companies have been included as subcontractors, namely Salamis Shipyards and Mevaco for the platform, and Akmon, Marel Electronics (via Themys, Naval Group’s OEM) and Simon Technologies for the combat system. In addition, Naval Group also signed four framework agreements with Miltech Hellas, Prisma Electronics and Scytalys. Five of the eight companies involved - Akmon, Mevaco, Miltech Hellas, Prisma Electronics and Scytalys – are small-sized companies employing between 40 and 140 workers. These companies have a positive balance sheet and, as a result, were chosen by Naval Group for cooperation. The number of employees in Simon Technologies is not known. However, the company showed a positive turnover in 2020 and 2021. As for the Salamis Shipyards, neither the number of employees nor the balance sheet is known. However, the official company website states that the shipyard is the certified contractor for the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence. Marel Electronics is known for its expertise in integration of critical communication and navigation systems. The number of employees and the balance sheet of the company is not listed. So far – Naval Group signed about 20 contracts to strengthen relations with Greek shipbuilding industry partners and also include on-site job training for the local workforce to enhance their skills and know-how. As for the construction of Greece’s corvette fleet, France’s Naval Group competes against Italy’s Fincantieri Group. According to the Naval Group press release on 14 December, the company will open Naval Group Hellas, its 100 percent subsidiary in Greece, in early 2023. The subsidiary will provide training for its Hellenic personnel and will be used for the In the medium to long term, Greece will also have to replace its Fast Attack Craft with equivalent or additional corvettes. Although Greece has committed to the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) programme with Italy, France and Spain, the protracted negotiations over the final configuration and workshare leave a window of opportunity for the Israeli company should Greece withdraw (e.g. due to excessive costs) or choose to limit the number of ‘European’ corvettes. Israel Shipyard can present its Reshef corvettes, in the 800t class, already in production for Israel. During the previous edition of DEFEA exhibition, the company had spelled out an agreement with the Greek Onex Neorion Shipyards to offer the Themistocles class, a 1,000t derivative of the Reshef, 79m long and 11m wide, capable of a maximum speed of 30kn and a range of 2,500 nm at 15kt. In the patrol vessel segment, in addition to the successful Sa’ar-62 and Sa’ar-72 designs, the shipyard has been promoting in Greece the high-performance Shaldag family, especially the MK V model, which is now also available in a stealth version following an order for four units from Israel. Cooperation with France France’s Naval Group signed a contract with Greece to build three new Defence and Intervention Frigates (known as FDI HN) and an optional fourth for the Hellenic Navy on 24 March 2022. The delivery of three frigates is due in 2025 and 2026. According to Naval Group’s company literature, five Hellenic Dr Eugene Kogan is a noted expert in a wide variety of defence and security issues and reports from Tbilisi, Georgia, for MilTech. Nations in Focus: Greece MT 2/2023 · 41 The proposed Themistocles corvette by Israel Shipyard is a flagship product of the wide range of Israeli products proposed to Greece. (Photo: Israel Shipyard)
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