Aspides

The defense minister also visited the Greek frigate Spetsai, which is participating in Operation ASPIDES, while in the port of Djibouti.

The vessel had been hit by drones and missiles launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels based in Yemen

Greek-owned tanker loaded with crude oil was hit by missiles and drones by Houthi rebels; crew safely evacuated to Djibouti

The crude oil-laden tanker Sounion was hit by Houthi rebel drones and missiles late last month. Crew safe

Greece has frequently been at the epicenter of European attention in different fields. The outbreak of the debt crisis in 2009 and the risk of Greece to leave the Eurozone and cause a systemic domino effect, for instance, heavily influenced European economic governance. In difficult times for the national economy, it was the role of […]

One drone was downed, while the rest were repelled from a maritime region in the Gulf of Aden

Warship HN Psara reportedly used its new anti-drone system for the first time, along with its main naval gun, against four UAVs in the Gulf of Aden

The Dendias- Borrell meeting was followed by a visit to the HQ of the ASPIDES mission for the Red Sea, located in the central Greece city of Larissa

The Hydra will arrive on Thursday and the Psara will depart on Monday, enabling both crews to vote in Sunday's European Parliament election

This is the Greek frigate's second military engagement with UAVs in the Gulf of Aden while protecting merchant ships as part of the EU's EUNAVFOR’s 'Aspides' mission

The warship was escorting a commercial vessel owned by Italian interests when its crew spotted the UAVs and fired on them, causing the aircraft to withdraw

Hellenic Navy frigate 'Hydra' sails for Red Sea protection mission

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias boarded the Hellenic Navy warship on Monday as it was docked off the greater Athens area

The Operation Commander will be Commodore Vasilios Griparis, and the Force Commander will be Rear Admiral Stefano Costantino, while the headquarters will be based in Larissa, Greece

The European Union’s defense ministers last week agreed to field an operation, code-named “Aspides”, in the Red Sea against rebel Houthi attacks on shipping.

Greek DM Nikos Dendias cited Athens' proposal to assume command of the operation, while basing its HQ in the city of Larissa