The modern Greek military

There is a company in Larissa called "Soukos Robots SA" that made a cotract with Raytheon to sell anti RPG technology for passive protection of vechicles. The contract is 31000000 usd.

 

 

Elli class frigates.

Greece has 10 or 11 Elli class frigates in addition to their better 4 Meko-200 class frigates.

A variety of systems allows Elli class frigates to engage a wide range of targets.

Most of the helicopters shown earlier are configured to work with these ships.

 

Examples of Elli class frigates...

 

HS Aegeon:

 

 

 

HS Bouboulina:

 

 

HS Kanaris:

 

HS Bouboulina launching:

 

Submarine hunting P3 torpedo aircraft:

 

 

 

S-300PMU-1 is not an direct equivalent to the PAC3 (rather the S300MU-2 would come close and the S-400 would be on par).

It is the equivalent of a PAC1-2. It can however be upgraded into the newer versions.

 

I'll add a picture of the slightly more advanced S-300PMU-2 battery which shows the radars they use. If anyone wants to know why the turks threatened preemptive strikes to make sure this system didn't get to Cyprus look at these radars, they aren't even happy thy are on Crete!

 

(these could be the same for the version used by Greece except the tin shield radar was used before the big bird and what model greece has could be one or the other) the newer big bird gives it a ABM capability and has no direct western equivalent.

The missiles
"The S-300PM/PMU-1 introduced the 48N6 which has much better kinematics � cited range against aerial targets is 81nm (150km), ballistic missile targets 21.5nm (40km), with a minimum engagement range of 1.6 to 2.7 nautical miles. Low altitude engagement capabilities were improved � down to 20 to 30ft AGL. The missile speed peaks at 2100 metres/sec or cca Mach 6. The missiles can be fired at three second intervals, and Russian sources claim a single shot kill probability of 80% to 93% for aerial targets, 40% to 85% for cruise missiles, and 50% to 77% for TBMs." Link

 

What did Greece order?
no one really knows, its top secret but most sources would have it between 6-12 launchers.

"The Russian contract with Cyprus to supply the S-300PMU-1 has not been made public, and reports conflict on how many batteries Cyprus has purchased. Russian news media speculate that the contract includes the delivery and deployment of three batteries, with each battery including 12 launchers. A source close to the Russian military leadership said the contract includes one battery comprised of 20 or 24 launchers. Turkish military experts reportedly believe that Cyprus purchased 24 launchers, while Greek news media say that Cyprus has purchased three S-300PMU-1 batteries. MIT Center for International Studies analyst Dan Lindley estimates that Russia has sold "perhaps eight to twelve S-300 surface to air systems to Cyprus." The Sunday Times of London reports that Cyprus has ordered "up to 70 missiles from the Russians, with as many as 12 mobile launchers." In 1994, the State Committee of the Russian Federation for the Defense Industry reported that the purchase price of an S-300PMU-1 system was $91 million. This figure and the estimated $400�600 million value of the Cyprus contract suggests that Cyprus has purchased between four and six S-300PMU-1 firing batteries. Steven Zaloga, a senior analyst with the Teal Group and correspondent for Jane�s Intelligence Review, reported that "The size of the order has not been disclosed but is probably only a few firing batteries." It is not clear whether Cyprus is acquiring C³ components and hence the overall effectiveness of the batteries is uncertain." link

"For a long time it was believed that the contract with Cyprus provided for the delivery of only one air defense system. However, later Kommersant Daily that was well informed about the details of the crisis in Cyprus reported that in fact 2 systems for $230 million had been delivered. Thus, total exports of S-300PMU/PMU1 in the 1990s comprised 10 systems for over $800 million (minimal press estimates of $780 million and maximum $900 million)." Link

A video of the system.

Originally posted by konstantinius Is the G36 Greek-made?

 

By Ellinika Amyntika Systimata under license from Heckler & Koch, the German designer.

 

The period that i was in the army the main weapon was the G3.
G36 (5.56 millimetre) replace G3 (7.62 millimetre) in 2002.

 

 

Below, a different ELBO product.