Tag Archives: drones

A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the financing of the construction of a new drone was signed on Thursday among the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAV), the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Democritus University of Thrace, the University of Thessaly and the University of Patras. The signing was attended by Finance …

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Τurkey has apparently changed its tactic of violating Greece air space and now it increasingly uses drones and unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs to challenge the eastern borders of its neighboring country. On Sunday, February 6, the Greek military recorded a total of 60 violations of national air space and 2 …

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Israel’s Aerospace Industries (IAI) is leasing Maritime Heron drones to Greece for a period of three years, with an option to purchase the system upon completion of the leasing period, the IAI said in a statement released last week. The flexibility of leasing agreements is demonstrated by the recent contracts …

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Greece’s Ministry of National Defense categorically dismisses as “fake news” reports mainly on Turkish websites that “the Greek Army intends to procure remote-controlled or unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) of Turkish construction.” The Ministry categorically denies these reports and notes that “it reserves all its legal rights to deal with the …

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National Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, said that Greece will soon start to manufacture its own Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Speaking at the Parliament on Friday, he also revealed that the country will acquire three UAVs from the US and two from Israel. Panagiotopoulos said that he had contacts with the …

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Chinese drone maker creates no-fly zones around airports in 32 European countries, also in Greece. The Chinese drone company DJI will roll out a new system to protect airports from drones this month. The upgraded security system will be applied to 32 countries in Europe. It comes after drones disrupted …

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The first light of the day in Acropolis, a sunset in the Cap Sounion. But also pictures that shocked like the oil spil in Athens Riviera and the flash floods in Mandra. Greece as seen from drones. A review of 2017. Filmed and beautifully set together by the group Up …

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Millions of locust have invaded the island of Agios Efstratios – Ai Stratis- in the North Aegean Sea in recent days. They destroy grassland essential for the sheep and goat farming and cause major disturbance to the lives of residents and tourists. The mayor has declared the ‘state of emergency’ …

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