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The Hellenic Armed Forces ( Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized :Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force . The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of National Defense .
The AGR-20 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System ( APKWS) is a design conversion of Hydra 70 unguided rockets with a laser guidance kit to turn them into precision-guided munitions (PGMs). [ 7] APKWS is approximately one-third the cost and one-third the weight of the current inventory of laser-guided weapons, has a lower yield more suitable for ...
Greece: 5.56×45mm NATO: Equipped with night vision binoculars NS467C by THEON Sensors.The first 750 pieces are available in two versions (Standard) and (PARA). The remaining 2,320 are MINIMI Mk. 2 with the same number of night-vision binoculars of third generation NS 685C made by THEON Sensors. 1,274 more on order.
Senior Dance – ELINT/SIGINT program, possibly U-2 related. Senior Game – A military item shipping designation. Senior Glass – U-2 SIGINT sensor package upgrade combing Senior Spear and Senior Ruby; Senior Guardian – Grob/E-Systems D-500 Egrett, high-altitude surveillance / reconnaissance aircraft, German-US cooperation, 1980s
Name Origin Type Number Image Notes SCS – Soldier Combat System Portugal Bulletproof vest, Combat helmet, Uniform, Gloves +12.000 In 2019, the new uniform began to be distributed gradually in some units, which includes a new standard, ballistic helmets, protective glasses, maxillofacial protection, ballistic vests, Kevlar elbow pads, protective gloves, watches and physiological monitors on ...
114 M113A2 (20 mm cannon), 70 M113A1-ACAV, 204 M113A2 [1] M577 ~20 Command post carrier variant of the M113. M577A1 version. M548: 28 Cargo carrier variant of the M113. M548A1 version. WZ-551 China: 4 WZ-551B1 [1] Mowag Grenadier: Amphibious Transport Vehicle Switzerland ~60 [2] [3] armed with the Oerlikon 20 mm cannon: Alvis Tactica: Infantry ...
The Ministry of National Defence (Greek: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας, abbreviated ΥΠΕΘΑ), is the civilian cabinet organisation responsible for managing the Hellenic Armed Forces, the leader of which is, according to the Constitution (Article 45), the President of the Republic but their administration is exercised only by the Prime Minister and the Government of Greece.
The M249 SAW, M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles. BGM-71 TOW mounted on Humvee and JLTV variants, as well as M2 and M3 Bradley. The M134 Minigun fires 7.62mm ammunition at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm. The M3P Machine Gun, an M2 variant with a higher rate of fire mounted on the Avenger Humvee.