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Unmanned aerial vehicles in the Hellenic Armed Forces

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The Greek armed forces use drones of Greek manufacture as well as those of foreign countries. For military purposes in aviation, army, navy and port. In recent years, Greece has also started its own drone production program [1] and, together with the purchase or rental of uavs, has built one of the largest fleets of drones in the region.[2]

List of drones of the Hellenic Army

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Army air force drones
Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes
AeroVironment Switchblade  United States Loitering missile Switchblade 300, Switchblade 600 30-40 In September 2024, it was reported that Greece would buy an unknown number of Switchblade 300 and 600 loitering munitions. [3] The cost of the programme is reported to be $75.2 million,[4] with FMF covering $50.2 million.[5][6]
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States Remote controlled UAS RQ-20 Puma 20 Unknown number of RQ20B Puma AE II UAVs purchased in June 2017. Delivered by September of the same year to special operations units.[7]
Safran Patroller  France Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV B 4 On Order - Developed and manufactured .[8]
Aeronautics Defense Orbiter  Israel Reconnaissance/ Fire-control system artillery guidance Orbiter 3 17 On order.[9][10][11][12]
SAGEM Sperwer  France Reconnaissance/ artillery guidance B 16 Operated by Signals Corps.
Matrice 300  China Surveillance & control RTK Made by DJI. Used by special forces on the border.[13]
EMPUSA Χ6  Greece Surveillance & control EMP-X6T (Tactical) 1 Made by S.A.S. Used by the 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade.[14]
ATLAS 204  Greece Surveillance & control 204 32 [15]

List of drones of the Hellenic Air Force

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Air force drones
Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes
IAI Heron TP  Israel Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance Heron 1 3 leased from Israel[16]
EAV (HAI) Pegasus  Greece Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance E1-79 Pegasus I
E1-79 Pegasus II 		16 [17]
General Atomics MQ-9B  United States Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle SeaGuardian 3 3 on order [18]

List of drones of the Hellenic Navy

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Hellenic Navy
Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes
Alpha 900 UAV helicopter  United States
 Spain 		Maritime surveillance
Reconnaissance 		A900 5 [19]
Schiebel Camcopter S-100  Austria Maritime surveillance
Reconnaissance 		S-100 4 [20]

List of drones of the Hellenic Coast Guard

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Air force drones
Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes
IAI Heron 1
 Israel UAV Heron 1 1 [21]

References

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  1. ^ "UAV MALE Πήγασος ΙΙ. To ελληνικό μη επανδρωμένο αεροσκάφος είναι έτοιμο και επιχειρησιακό!". March 27, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Νικήτας, Γιάννης (2021-02-05). "Eιδικές Δυνάμεις: Συντελείται μεγάλη αναβάθμιση, συνεχίζονται οι ευχάριστες και θετικές εκπλήξεις". Defence Review (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ^ Nedos, Vasilis (2024-05-21). "Ειδικές δυνάμεις με drone στο σακίδιο" [Special Forces with a drone in the backpack]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-09-19. Η Αθήνα βρίσκεται σε προχωρημένες συζητήσεις με τους Αμερικανούς για την προμήθεια σημαντικού αριθμού περιφερόμενων πυρομαχικών (loitering munitions) Switchblade (τόσο τα παλαιότερα τύπου 300 όσο και κάποια νεότερα τύπου 600 του συγκεκριμένου μοντέλου), τα οποία θα τεθούν στη διάθεση της Διοίκησης Ειδικού Πολέμου. [Athens is in advanced discussions with the Americans for the supply of a significant number of Switchblade loitering munitions (both the older type 300 and some newer type 600 of this model), which will be placed at the disposal of the Special Warfare Command.]
  4. ^ "Greece to buy US drones, sources say". Reuters. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2024-09-19. "We have selected the Switchblade type from the U.S.," a Greek official with knowledge of the issue told Reuters. The source did not specify how many Athens would buy. A second official said that the cost will be 75.2 million euros. The source said the chiefs of staff approved two types of Switchblade with a range of up to 20 km (12 miles) and up to 40 km.
  5. ^ "Η Ελλάδα αποκτά περιφερόμενα πυρομαχικά Switchblade 2 τύπων: Οι δυνατότητες τους και το νέο εμπόδιο για την Τουρκία σε Αιγαίο και Θράκη" [Greece acquires 2 types of Switchblade roving ammunition: their capabilities and the new obstacle for Turkey in the Aegean and Thrace]. NEMESIS HD (in Greek). 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  6. ^ "Mini drone procurement on the cards". ekathimerini.com. 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  7. ^ "Που βρίσκονται τα ελληνικά RQ-20 Puma;". flight (in Greek). 31 March 2018. Πιθανολογείται ότι αποδέκτες των RQ-20B είναι κάποιες από τις μονάδες ειδικών επιχειρήσεων
  8. ^ Perry, Dominic. "Greece selects Safran Patroller UAV for Sperwer replacement". flightglobal.com. Flight Global. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. ^ Νικήτας, Γιάννης (2023-04-17). "Το ισραηλινό Orbiter 3 είναι το νέο UAV του Ελληνικού Στρατού". Defence Review (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  10. ^ HD, NEMESIS (17 April 2023). "Η Ελλάδα αγόρασε ΔΕΚΑΔΕΣ UAS ORBITER 3 μαζί με τους SPIKE NLOS / ER2" (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  11. ^ "Ελληνικός Στρατός: Τι περιλαμβάνει η συμφωνία των SPIKE NLOS-Η σύνθεση των νέων πυραυλικών συστημάτων". Defence Review (in Greek). 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  12. ^ "Aeronautics to deliver Orbiter 3 drones to Greece". 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  13. ^ Νικήτας, Γιάννης (2021-02-05). "Eιδικές Δυνάμεις: Συντελείται μεγάλη αναβάθμιση, συνεχίζονται οι ευχάριστες και θετικές εκπλήξεις". Defence Review (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  14. ^ "ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ 10.11.2021" (PDF) (in Greek).
  15. ^ ""ATLAS 204": Παραδόθηκαν τα drone "μάτια" των συνόρων σε ΣΞ και ΠΝ". www.metrosport.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  16. ^ "Greece Leases Israeli Heron Surveillance Drones". www.defenseworld.net. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  17. ^ "UAV MALE Πήγασος ΙΙ. To ελληνικό μη επανδρωμένο αεροσκάφος είναι έτοιμο και επιχειρησιακό!". March 27, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  18. ^ Singh Bisht, Inder (8 July 2022). "Greek Parliament Approves $400M MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drone Purchase". thedefensepost.com. The Defense Post. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  19. ^ "H ΑLTUS LSA θα προμηθεύσει με 5 A900 UAVs ελικόπτερα το Πολεμικό Ναυτικό". i Drones (in Greek). 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  20. ^ "S-100 Camcopter: Το Πολεμικό Ναυτικό στην εποχή των Μη Επανδρωμένων Ελικοπτέρων-Τα νέα UAS των φρεγατών FDI HN και οι ελληνικές λύσεις" (in Greek). 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  21. ^ "Incident IAI Heron 1". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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