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Greek and Israeli navies test missiles as submarine sinks retired frigate
Greek and Israeli naval forces held weapons trials in the northern Cretan Sea on October 21.
The Greek Navy tested Israeli-made SPIKE NLOS and SPIKE ER2 guided missiles from a patrol vessel and a special operations craft.
A Greek submarine sank the retired frigate HS MPOUMPOULINA with a torpedo during the exercise.
The trial brought together ships, aircraft and submarine forces, and Israeli naval units also fired guided missiles.
The exercise tested new weapons in live conditions and gave crews practice coordinating different parts of the navy.
The trials support Greece’s effort to strengthen its maritime strike capability and improve cooperation with Israel.
The firings were acceptance trials, a step toward bringing the new missile systems into operational service with the Greek Navy.
Greek and Israeli naval forces tested guided missiles in the northern Cretan Sea on October 21.
The Greek Navy fired Rafael-made SPIKE NLOS and SPIKE ER2 missiles from two different vessels.
Israeli Navy units also conducted guided-missile firings during the trials.
A Greek submarine fired a torpedo that sank the decommissioned frigate HS MPOUMPOULINA.
The exercise was intended to demonstrate weapons and operational readiness and strengthen cooperation between the two navies.
- Who
- Greek and Israeli naval forces took part.
- What
- They tested guided missiles, and a Greek submarine sank a decommissioned frigate with a torpedo.
- When
- October 21. The year is not stated.
- Where
- The wider maritime area of the northern Cretan Sea.
- Why
- To demonstrate the weapons’ operational value and readiness and strengthen interoperability between the two navies.
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Greek and Israeli naval forces conducted missile acceptance trials in the northern Cretan Sea.
A Papanikolis-class Type 214HN submarine fired an SUT torpedo and sank the decommissioned frigate HS MPOUMPOULINA.
- Date
- October 21
- Location
- Northern Cretan Sea
- Greek missile systems
- SPIKE NLOS and SPIKE ER2
- NLOS launch platform
- MACHITIS-class gunboat
- ER2 launch platform
- MARK V Special Operations Craft
- Sunk vessel
- Decommissioned frigate HS MPOUMPOULINA (F-463)