Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias announced connected Sunday the instauration of a caller drone and anti-drone training schoolhouse successful Tripoli, underscoring the government’s committedness to strengthening the country’s Armed Forces done innovation and caller technologies.
Speaking astatine events marking the 204th day of the Fall and Liberation of Tripolitsa, Dendias represented Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and linked the historical representation of 1821 to today’s nationalist responsibilities.
“The survival of Hellenism is our law and nationalist duty. Our country’s information is not a given, particularly successful today’s geopolitical environment. It requires some strong alliances and strong Armed Forces,” Dendias said, presenting the inaugural arsenic portion of the government’s “Agenda 2030” for defence modernization.
The caller school, which will absorption connected autonomous aerial vehicles (drones) and counter-drone systems, will people a transformation for Tripoli.
“You will σύντομα spot the improvement from a traditional conscript training centre into a hub where innovation, caller technologies and precocious capabilities go the main constituent of our Armed Forces,” Dendias added, stressing that this displacement will besides payment the metropolis itself.
The Minister highlighted that Greece needs equipped, flexible and susceptible Armed Forces to respond to modern challenges, noting:
“For each nonaccomplishment to support sovereignty, there are deep-rooted causes. These causes indispensable beryllium addressed with unity and courage. Political outgo should beryllium irrelevant when nationalist survival is astatine stake.”
Honouring 1821
Referring to the Fall of Tripolitsa successful 1821, Dendias called it a turning constituent of the Greek War of Independence, arsenic the illness of the Ottoman stronghold successful the Peloponnese reinforced the content that liberation was possible.
“The procreation of 1821 handed us the measurement of work done their struggle. They achieved the revival of Hellenism,” helium said.
Dendias besides paid tribute to the contradictions of modern Greek history: “It includes some virtue and treason, large nationalist publication and utmost corruption. But time and airy prevail implicit nighttime and darkness. Our work is to support Greece strong and resilient.”
Ceremonies successful Tripoli
The Defence Minister attended a memorial work astatine the Metropolitan Church of Saint Basil, followed by wreath-laying ceremonies astatine the Monument of Archpriests and Elders and astatine the equestrian statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis.
He aboriginal watched a parade featuring units of the Hellenic Armed Forces and section taste associations.
Also contiguous astatine the celebrations were Parliament representatives, section officials, clergy, and citizens, including Odysseas Konstantinopoulos (representing the Speaker of Parliament), Deputy Minister of Education Konstantinos Vlasis, politician of the Peloponnese portion Dimitris Ptochos, Tripoli politician Kostas Tzioumis, and different dignitaries.
Source: tovima.com