Defense minister hails ‘transition into a new era’ 

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Defense Minister Nikos Dendias connected Wednesday highlighted what helium described arsenic a important step successful modernizing the country’s equipped forces during a visit to subject facilities focused connected drone accumulation and support.

Speaking from the 306 Telecommunications Base Factory successful Acharnes, where a workshop for unmanned craft systems operates, Dendias pointed to the improvement of home capabilities arsenic cardinal to a broader transition. He besides referenced parallel work astatine the 316 Technical Area Workshop successful Toxotes, Xanthi.

“Here, arsenic well arsenic astatine the 316 mill successful Xanthi, we spot a large step being implemented for the transition of our country’s Armed Forces into a caller era,” Dendias said.

He noted that two drone accumulation facilities person already been established and that mobile accumulation units are under construction. These units, helium said, are intended to travel each service brigades successful existent time. “Each brigade will beryllium capable to nutrient and repair drones connected site,” helium added.

Dendias emphasized that strengthening home accumulation reduces reliance connected overseas suppliers. “Our country, successful bid to support a credible deterrent force, indispensable accommodate to caller capabilities,” helium said, adding that locally developed drone and counter-drone systems would assistance debar dependence connected outer procurement and trim spending abroad.