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One of the two elementary school-aged children growing up on Pserimos, Panormitis Sakellaris, 5, baptizes the Mandouvalos at the Salamis Shipyards on Monday.

The announcement of the shipbuilding program by the Turkish Armed Forces and the geopolitical challenges in the wider region have prompted the Hellenic Navy to explore acquiring more ships.

As outlined in the plan presented to parliament in November by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, the Hellenic Navy aims for a fleet of 16 main vessels by 2035.

The coasts of Peru, Ecuador, and Chile were hit by unusually violent waves, a swell that claimed the lives of three people and led to the closure of most Peruvian ports.

The waves exceeded four meters in Peru and two meters in Ecuador, according to authorities in both countries.

On the evening of Sunday, December 29, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who was also a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away at the age of 100.

Images of two new Chinese military aircraft with stealth features were posted online Friday, with defense experts calling them advanced designs, but without enough details for definitive conclusions.

According to Reuters, the aircraft lack vertical stabilizers, a feature that makes them “tail-less” and dependent on computers to maintain their stability.

The government plans to create a missile protection "wall" on the Aegean islands within the framework of its Agenda 2030 reforms for the military, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has said.

“The Navy remains the continuator of these traditions, namely, Greek sovereignty in the Aegean. And it also remains the guarantor of the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Hellenism at sea,” Nikos Dendias said, during his address at the Naval Cadet School, on the occasion of the celebration of St. Nicholas, patron saint of the Navy.

While the Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court has since late last October forwarded to Parliament the file on the case of the five “ghost” naval cooperation aircraft Navy’s P-3B Orion and the $500 million scandal over the awarding of their upgrade to Lockheed, under SYRIZA-ANEL, the Financial Prosecutor’s Office has already launched a preliminary investigation.

A member of the Greek Navy has died while engaged in underwater disaster management training.

The non-commissioned officer became unconscious during the training at around noon, a navy statement said.

First aid and CPR were provided on the spot and the NCO was transferred to the Attica Hospital where, despite the efforts of staff, he was pronounced dead.

Through today, Monday, 28 October 2024 ships of the Navy are at the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki, in order to give the public the opportunity to visit them, as part of the celebration of the National Anniversary of 28 October 1940.

Which warships can be visited