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On July 4, 2022, Greece’s arms treaty commission approved new weapons programs, one of which is the acquisition of at least 3 MQ-9B SeaGuardian with a budget of 330 million euros. The system is not unknown to Greece, nor is the decision to acquire this particular system a surprise.
On December 10, 2019, an official visit of the Greek military leadership and a briefing on the specific UAV was held at the 110th fighter air base in Larissa, and a few days later, on December 19, a corresponding flight demonstration.
In January 2021, GA-ASI announced that, in collaboration with Italy’s Leonardo, it will integrate the SeaSpray-7500E V2 surface search radar into the MQ-9B SeaGuardian. The radar will be integrated externally, in a spindle, on the suspension’s ventral pylon. The SeaSprey-7500E V2 is an AESA intelligence gathering, surveillance, and reconnaissance technology radar. It weighs 104 kg, operates in the “X” frequency band, and has a range of 320 nautical miles [593 km], the biggest range globally.
On December 10, 2019, an official visit of the Greek military leadership and a briefing on the specific UAV was held at the 110th fighter air base in Larissa, and a few days later, on December 19, a corresponding flight demonstration.
In January 2021, GA-ASI announced that, in collaboration with Italy’s Leonardo, it will integrate the SeaSpray-7500E V2 surface search radar into the MQ-9B SeaGuardian. The radar will be integrated externally, in a spindle, on the suspension’s ventral pylon. The SeaSprey-7500E V2 is an AESA intelligence gathering, surveillance, and reconnaissance technology radar. It weighs 104 kg, operates in the “X” frequency band, and has a range of 320 nautical miles [593 km], the biggest range globally.