Nikos Dendias

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias visited the remote eastern island of Kastellorizo in the Dodecanese on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the island.

During his visit, Dendias emphasized the island's significant geopolitical importance and its crucial role in Greece's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf. 

The Minister of National Defense posted a message on social media today to mark the anniversary of the start of the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Greece formally approved an offer to buy 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from the United States as part of a major defense overhaul, government officials said Thursday.

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias signed a Letter of Intent on Thursday with his Romanian and Bulgarian counterparts for cross-border military mobility cooperation.

According to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA), early Sunday morning in the Gulf of Aden, the frigate protected a merchant ship. Utilizing both its anti-drone system and its guns, the frigate engaged four Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Two drones were shot down, and the other two were cleared, by the current Rules of Engagement.

Greece is on track to have the most powerful Armed Forces in its history by the completion of the 2030 Agenda, according to Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias. Speaking at the 28th Annual Economist Government Roundtable in Lagonisi on Tuesday, July 2, Dendias highlighted the strategic reforms and investments being made.

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias briefed a Parliament committee on Thursday about two programs, whose potential implementation will contribute decisively to the modernization of the Hellenic Air Force and the Hellenic Navy - the acquisition of 20 fifth-generation F-35 fighters and Greece's exploratory participation in the current design stage of the Constellation-type frigate being developed for

The losses suffered by ruling New Democracy in the recent European Parliament elections were from "both sides," Defense Minister Nikos Dendias tells Kathimerini, noting that while these losses were mostly concentrated in the center, the ones to the right were "not negligible" either.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reshuffled his government, his spokesman announced on June 14, following disappointing results for his right-wing New Democracy (ND) party in last week's European Parliament elections.

The posts of interior, migration and labor ministers changed hands, as did the agriculture and rural development portfolios.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reshuffled his conservative government, overseeing the departure of four ministers and seven deputy ministers. Below is the full list of his new set of ministers and their deputies.

Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Minister: Kostis Hatzidakis