“At the next parade of Thessaloniki, on October 28th you will see another parade. An army that has some possibilities different from the old ones. Greek society will see where we are and where we are going, “National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said in the process of elaborating the draft law on” Approval of Defense Plans in Defense to Modify the 016B/21 and 017B/21 contracts for the “FDI” House.

Mr. Nikos Dendias, at the same time, announced that “on Monday I will go to Italy and our intention is and I hope we can sign a memorandum with the Italian side for Bergamini.” The minister clarified that “this is not a market, but that we will sign a memorandum of commencement of negotiations, as the inspection of these ships by our Navy has ended”, Mr Dendias even expressed his appreciation for the achievement of this goal. It is for two plus two Italian vapors. The two in principle and then when Italy released the other two. ” If we do this, Mr Dendias said, “it will be a huge success, as in a short time we will now get the most powerful and modern navy in our history.”

Regarding the approval of plans to acquire the fourth frigate and upgrading the three previous Belharra Standard 2 at the same level Standard 2 ++ the minister said that “turns them into the most advanced frigates on the planet”.

On the need to modernize the three previous Belharra frigates, the minister recalled that “their negotiation began in 2020 as a complementary attendance of the agreement with the French. Today the reality on the planet has changed dramatically and the comparison with 2020 has as much as the Middle Ages. ” He pointed out that “the over -demand demand and the zero offer that exists today is something you should take into account and not speak outside the current reality. The fact that the French have accepted to change the specifications of these ships is due to the reality, as there have been three wars in the meantime. And it is not possible to ask for a new frigate to order with the specifications that existed before these three wars. “

Mr Dendias explained that “the value of a ship is not its carrier, but their potential in the systems it carries such as anti -droons and the treatment of multiple threats.” The Navy told us the minister “took a ship (Ens. Belharra Standard 2) and turns them into the most advanced frigates on the planet.”

On the cost, the minister called on the parties to look at and to compare “the amount recently agreed by the Norwegians to buy ships”. He recalled that “in 2020, the Naval Group was then in a very difficult position because the Australians were canceled submarines, which is why the French then gave a very large amount of discount,” Mr Dendias said, “The French maintained the basic price”.

Regarding the added price that comes from that of the three previous Belharra Standard 2 wells (from 719.6m euros to 790m euros), the minister said that “Standard 2 ++ frigate is in fact another ship” and clarified that “the possibility of an option) France’s obligation to sell us a Standard 2 level frigate rather than Standard 2 ++ which at the discretion of the MN is required to deal with today’s reality and threats that exist “and” it would be criminal to buy a Standard 2 frigate that is the truth that we are not sufficient to deal with our national defense. “

Commenting on the criticism of overgrowths in this Belharra wells program and if they are in danger of being hurt by a lower-value drons, Mr Dendias said that “yes, the frigate can deal with anti-drones, it can defend itself as well as multiple threats” To build the “Centaur” our own anti-drones system whose value has proved to be in the Red Sea and all of our frigates of us are an anti-drones system that is specialized in specific missions “that we can accept.

The minister said that there are delay clauses in the contract as in any contract. The upgrades of the three frigates will be here in our country and this is part of the agreement. He clarified that the provision in the agreement by 12% has risen to 25% for domestic construction engagement.

Mr Dendias said that our country would participate in the ELSA program, while on the SAFE program he asked the parties “not to treat it as if it were free money we lose. Safe is not free, it’s a loan. Greece has a given fiscal space, “he said that major countries such as Germany and the Netherlands have not entered the Safe’s loan side, but only in the mechanism. We entered according to the borrowing margin we have according to our budgetary margin. Do not perceive Safe as something that was a champ and we lost it. “So he explained” When the Treasury gave 1.2m euros we added exactly equipment programs to this height “

In response to more general reports, the minister said that we have made “significant increases in savings through the ministry and in the fleet’s salaries in the fleet of fleet have been given two additional benefits and crews in the Red Sea have been satisfied. At the same time, he said that in the coming days the largest housing program would be presented since the establishment of the Greek state and will meet the whole needs of the EDs.

General Chief of General Staff Dimitris Houpis, answering questions and reports of MPs about the contracts under discussion said that the option of the previous agreement was not practiced within the projected time, as today’s potential were not available, nor did they teach his “wars”. The important of the contract amendment, the leader said is, “We do not take a fourth modernized ship, but both Kimon and the other two frigates were redesigned to make a standard 2 to standard 2 ++. The percentage of the Greek industry is 25% for both contracts. Naval Group has so far 130 contracts with 70 Greek companies. All upgrades will be made in Greece from that of Kimon to Themistocles and will take place during their immobility periods. The Support of the four ships is increasing by half to 2030. The leader pledged whether the members of the Commission want to fully and thoroughly analyze in a confidential meeting the operational capabilities of these frigates to say that “all the modern threats are included, and the new forces structure are supported”.

The Chief of General Staff Dimitrios – Eleftherios Qatari at the start of the meeting, made a detailed presentation with the slides of the plans, stressing “that these four frigates fully meet the operational requirements in all kinds of wars”. These frigates noted, among other things, that they are a technological leap providing an excellent operational upgrading of the fleet and the treatment of modern threats. They bring about an excellent change to the philosophy of the Navy to innovations to protect Greek territory. For the ELSA missiles that will occur after 2030 will provide a drastic increase in range and the ability to strategic wounds accurately away from the narrow defense limits. Standard 2 ++ frigates have integrated all the innovations and cutting -edge technologies that contribute to unique operational capabilities, have special opportunities for cyber and cyber security, while also serving unmanned aircraft. With their equipment in surface businesses, the entire Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean sector can be covered against hostile surface units, as well as land targets as well as protecting the entire FAR. Referring to the delivery schedule of the first three frigates, he said that it would gradually be by the end of 2026.

The draft law in the Commission will continue tomorrow at noon with the hearing of bodies and immediately after his third and last discussion.