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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 .
ZU-23-2 Soviet Union: 2×23×152mm. 285 Mk20 RH-202 Germany: 2×20×139mm (Another 326 operated by HAF and 183 by the Navy). 227 M1-L/60 Sweden: Bofors 40mm gun. In storage, withdrawn from active service since 2005. More in use by the Navy. 17 Artemis 30 Greece: 2×30×173mm (Another 38 under the Air Force and 5 by the Navy).
M24 Sniper Weapon System. 5.6 kg (12 lb) empty, without scope (M24A3). 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 ...
The head of the U.S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country’s counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of criticism and a drift ...
The Heckler & KochG36(Gewehr 36) is an assault rifle designed in the early 1990s by German weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It is chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO, and replaced the heavier G3 battle rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm. [1] The G36 was accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997. [2] Since then, it has been a popular export, and ...
Paul Joseph LaCamera [1] (born 4 September 1963) [2] is a United States Army four-star general and infantry officer who serves as commander of the United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea since 2 July 2021. [3] LaCamera most recently served as commanding general of United States Army Pacific from 18 ...
300 mi (483 km) [6] Maximum speed. 40 mph (64.4 km/h) [6] The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System ( M270 MLRS) is an American armored self-propelled multiple launch rocket system . The U.S. Army variant of the M270 is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s were delivered in 1983, and were adopted by several NATO ...
t. e. Since 1914, Greece (or the Hellenic Republic) has had mandatory military service ( conscription) of 12 months in the Army, Navy and the Air Force for men between the age of 19 to 45. Citizens discharged from active service are normally placed in the Reserve and are subject to periodic recall of 1–10 days at irregular intervals.