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Greece is negotiating with Russia for the purchase of missiles for its S-300 anti-missile systems and for their maintenance, Russia's RIA news agency quoted Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos as saying on Wednesday. The report followed a visit by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week...

Greece pledges to shut immigrant detention centres Greece's new left-wing government pledged on Saturday to close down detention centres for illegal immigrants that have long been criticised by rights groups as inhumane. A Pakistani man had died overnight at the Amygdaleza detention centre in...

Bordering irrelevant maybe. He's simply from a nationalist party so what he did is something to be expected. I'm not seeing any meaning in this move of his beyond that. Hey. :cheers:

It was an alright move, more symbolic than anything else. What I don't like about him is the way he's trying to approach Russia at a time like this...

Greece does have rocket, self-propelled and towed artillery. I don't know why they're not listed in the video. And I didn't even bother to check the rest of the numbers.

Four Hydra-class frigates with the ESSM (7 points each): 28 points Nine Elli-class frigates with the RIM-7/Sea Sparrow (3 points each): 27 points Four Roussan-class fast attack crafts with RAMs (1.5 points each): 6 Total points: 61 Place: 19 No new frigates or SAM upgrades are planned for...

Why does the Greek submarine fleet have 63 points? Three 209-110 subs (18 points) and four 209-1200 subs (including an AIP-equipped one, 28 points) as well as a class 214 sub (14 points). That makes for a total of 60 points. So Greece shares the same score as Germany and is in place 11 and 12...

I doubt that a drone so small could reach that altitude. It may sound like a smart idea but can it really perform surveillance and reconnaissance missions from that height? What kind of camera will it have? And how is it going to get there with so little fuel? It must have an insane rate of...

The M4 has already dropped from competition. That leaves the ARX-160 and the ACE. Indian Competition to Replace INSAS Begins - The Firearm Blog

Yes. You're looking at another drone's specs. The 4 kg drone is only mentioned at the beginning of the article:

For that to happen wouldn't they at least have to equip themselves with some submarines, frigates, fighter jets and third generation main battle tanks? I'm not really seeing any of these programs being put forward by Albania and FYROM within this decade. Possibly not even within the next decade...

Interesting. The Nigerian armed forces should be focused on counter-insurgency. They should get more advanced weapons like for example a new service rifle (I heard that they're still using a locally produced version of the AK-47) and more attack helicopters armed with rockets and air-to-surface...

Well yea, Tsipras does indeed sound like a pro-EU person and he represents the majority of SYRIZA members but as I said if he actually reaches an agreement with the troika through negotiations the general impression is that it will be viewed as a U-turn by some of the more extreme elements in...

Well who else was it going to be? What are the chances of Greece going to war with Italy or Egypt? xP In any case the following months are crucial. If the pro-EU moderates win they have to complete the negotiations with the troika within a month. They have to agree on a precautionary credit...

Spanish authorities have this week confirmed they have filed an application with the United Nations to expand their continental shelf in the Atlantic between the Canary Islands and Madeira by 296,000 square kilometers. In the proposal sent to the UN, Spain has also rekindled its intention to...

I doubt this is a realistic possibility. There's no reason the UK would fall back from its well defined positions supported by international law just so its relations with Argentina improve. It'd really set an awful precedent. "Be violent, shout loud enough and then you'll be heard".

Greek GDP, 2013: $241.7 billion Government Debt to GDP, 2013: 174.9% Government Debt, 2013: $422.7 billion Unemployment rate, September 2014: 25.7% Population, 2014: 11.06 million source

I've seen that movie so many times, it used to be on TV all the time a few years ago. xP Every place has its own unique beauty. :) Truth is that I haven't been to Cephalonia. I've been to Lefkada though, it's right next to it. Well obviously there are no plans to conquer half of Anatolia or...

Hey, hey. I'm here. xP Xenon's video is really cool although I've seen it before. Pappas, the guy who made the video, is a really good Greek-American comedian. And it's only fair I post a military video as well. I like the music in this one. The pace as well as the timing of the video are...

Hmm. What do you think a normal configuration for a ground attack mission to the Falklands to support invading forces would be? Assume it's a hi-hi-lo mission. I guess that it'll have Kh-23M on hardpoints 1 and 8. PTB-3,000 external tanks on hardpoints 2 and 7. One KAB-500KR bomb on each of the...