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Vladimir Putin’s plans to hike defence spending to the highest level on record have sparked outrage among some people in Russia as the war with Ukraine drags into the third year.. Russia is ...
Military expenditure in Greece was reported at 3.69% of GDP in 2022, a significant increase from 1.9% in 2019. This surge in spending is largely attributed to the election of the New Democracy Party, making Greece the biggest spender on military as a percentage of GDP in all of NATO, surpassing even the United States.
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.
In 1931, the Hellenic Air Force Academy, the Icarus School (Greek: Σχολή Ικάρων), was founded. At the end of 1936, Greece ordered 36 Polish PZL P.24 fighter aircraft, which entered service with the 21st, 22nd and 23rd Pursuit Squadrons and after completion of deliveries in 1938, formed the core of the RHAF fighter force.
The Philippine navy said Tuesday that it had logged 207 Chinese coast guard, military and maritime militia vessels in waters claimed by Manila from Sept. 3 to 9, local media reported, the highest ...
30 April 2022: Unknown 7 soldiers, 7 civilians [619] 6 May 2022: Unk. soldiers, 11 civilians 28 soldiers, 13 civilians [620] [621] 10 June 2022: 4 soldiers 4 soldiers, 1 civilian [622] 18 June 2022: 5 N/A 5 civilians [623] 28 June 2022: 15 N/A 16 soldiers, 1 civilian [624] 29 June 2022: 144 soldiers 144 soldiers [625] 2 September 2022: Unknown ...
List of active Hellenic Navy ships. The Hellenic Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of Greece. As of 2024, the Navy operates a wide variety of warships including: 13 frigates, 10 submarines, 19 missile boats, 10 gunboats, and 15 helicopters.
Telescopic; detachable backup iron sights. The M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) or M24 is the military and police version of the Remington Model 700 rifle, M24 being the model name assigned by the United States Army after adoption as their standard sniper rifle in 1988. The M24 is referred to as a "weapon system" because it consists of not only a ...