Nikos Dendias at the launching ceremony – The French company Naval Group posted on Monday an image showing the Belharra having “raised” the Greek flag
During the day, in France, the launch takes place of the state-of-the-art frigate “Kimon”, the first Greek Belharra.
The French manufacturer Naval Group posted an image on Monday showing the frigate having “raised” the Greek flag. “Stay tuned” is typically mentioned in the caption.
THE Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias will visit France today Wednesday. As announced, he will be received at 14:30 local time, at Lann-Bihoué Air Base, by his counterpart Sebastien Lecornou.
Stay tuned. ⚓🇬🇷
📅 04.10 🕒 15h00 (UTC +2) pic.twitter.com/RnmPqAoVw1
— Naval Group (@navalgroup) October 2, 2023
Afterwards, Mr. Dendias will go to its facilities Naval Group in Lorientwhere he will be welcomed by the head of the GEN Vice-Admiral Ioannis Drymousis PN and will inspect the shipbuilding works of the frigate “Nearchos”.
Subsequently, at 16:00 local time, the Minister of National Defense, accompanied by his French counterpart and the head of the General Staff, will visit the “Kimon” frigate and attend its launching ceremony.
At 17:00 local time, Mr. Dendias will also go to her base Navy Special Operations Force of France in the region, in which he will have a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defense of France.
Finally, at 18:30 local time, Mr. Dendias will proceed to the Naval Base of the Navy in Lorient, where he will meet with the commander and his staff.
Video of her test launch Greek frigate Belharra the Naval News website reported on Saturday. The French company Naval Group that built the “KIMON” frigate proceeded to a “technical launch”, i.e. a test launch.
Video from the test launch of the Greek Belharra
On September 11, the Naval Group released a photo of the Greek Belharra shortly before it was launched.
[#MondayMotivation] 👀 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/9wAD2KPTpv
— Naval Group (@navalgroup) September 11, 2023
The new and advanced Kimon-class FDI frigates, according to Naval Group’s schedule, will be delivered in a very short time, starting from 2025 for the first two surface units “KIMON” and “NEARCHOS” and in 2026 for the third “FORMION” frigate.
French shipbuilder @navalgroup today conducted the “technical launch” of the first Kimon-class (FDI HN) for the Hellenic Navy. The launching ceremony with Greek and French officials will take place on October 4 2023 🇬🇷🇫🇷 @NavyGR https://t.co/pDzf8653JS
— Naval News (@navalnewscom) September 28, 2023
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