In a period of extraordinary activity for VIKING in Greece, the contracts continue a run of success for VIKING Norsafe in support of Hellenic seaborne forces. An initial four Munin S1200 boats have recently been delivered to the Hellenic Army Special Forces, with three more to follow this summe...
The Special Parachute Section (ΕΤΑ), the Army’s “Tier 1” unit that specializes in special reconnaissance (SR) and direct action (DA) missions The Hellenic Navy’s Underwater Demolition Teams/Navy SEALs (ΜΥΚ) The Hellenic Air Force’s 31stSpecial Operations Squadron (ΜΕΕΔ) ...
The Hellenic Army’s Z Amphibious Raiding Squadron (Z’MAK), an amphibious commando unit that specializes in recapturing small islands, among other SOF tasks The Special Parachute Section (ΕΤΑ), the Army’s “Tier 1†unit that specializes in...
The military power of the city-states was also undermined; the citizen’s army was replaced in some city-states by detachments of mercenaries, since war had become the only possible occupation for the poor. Constant internecine wars among the city-states further intensified their difficulties. In...
Although the attack ultimately failed, King Archidamus gathered the Peloponnesian forces in the Isthmus of Corinth. He made one final bid for concessions. When the Athenians refused, he finally (and reluctantly), led the Peloponnesian army into Attica launching a war, he predicted, that they ...
The Kremlin has said that Western allegations Russian forces committed war crimes by executing civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha were a “monstrous forgery” aimed at denigrating the Russian army. The coal ban alone is estimated by the Commission to be worth 8 billion euros a year in lo...
The Athenians defeated the Persian army at Marathon in 490 BC. Ten years later, the Persian navy, supported by Phoenicians, was defeated at the Bay of Salamis. In Sicily, the role of the Phoenicians in the "Persian War" did not endear the Greek settlers to the Carthaginians (Phoenician ...