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Greece Eyes Fourth Frigate as ‘Phormion’ Is Launched in France
- Greece launched the third French-built FDI frigate HS FORMION on June 4, 2025, at Naval Group’s Lorient shipyard in France.
- This launch follows Greece’s strategy to enhance naval defense amid rising regional tensions by acquiring advanced, multi-role warships.
- The warship displaces 4,500 tons, features stealth and electronic warfare systems, and carries weapons like Aster missiles and Exocet MM40 B3c missiles.
- Minister Nikolaos Dendias announced Greece’s intent to sign a contract for a fourth FDI frigate in 2025 at the HS FORMION ceremony.
- The fleet upgrade demonstrates solid Franco-Hellenic industrial cooperation involving about 70 Greek companies and supports the Navy’s strategic Eastern Mediterranean presence.
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Greece Eyes Fourth Frigate as ‘Phormion’ is Launched in France
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced that Greece will sign contracts for the acquisition of a fourth FDI Belharra-class frigate within 2025. Credit: Ministry of Defense The official launching ceremony of the third Greek FDI frigate, F-603 Phormion, took place in Naval Group’s shipyard in Lorient, France on Wednesday, as Greece signaled its intention to buy a fourth frigate for the Hellenic Navy. All three FDI frigates for the Hellenic Navy a…
The Greek defense industry will participate in the 4th frigate program at a rate of 25%.
Launching of HS FORMION, third FDI frigate for the Hellenic Navy - MÖNCH PUBLISHING GROUP
On June 4th, 2025, the launching ceremony of the third FDI frigate Hellenic Ship (HS) FORMION took place in the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient The ceremonial launching was held in the presence of Nikolaos Dendias, Minister of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic and General (Armament) Alexandre Lahousse, Deputy General Director of the National Armaments Directorate (DGA). General Dimitrios Choupis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense, V…
Naval Group launches third FDI frigate for Hellenic Navy
Also present were General Dimitrios Choupis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defence, Vice Admiral Dimitrios E. Kataras, Chief of the Hellenic Navy, Amiral Nicolas Vaujour, Chief of Staff of the French Navy, and Major General Ioannis Bouras, General Director of GDDIA. The industrial launching of HS FORMION had already taken place earlier on 28 May. All three FDI frigates for the Hellenic Navy—HS KIMON, HS NEARCHOS, and HS FORMION—are now afloat o…
Greece Launches HS FORMION, Third FDI Frigate Manufactured by Naval Group — Global Defense Insight
Naval Group has officially launched HS FORMION, the third of three FDI (Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention) frigates ordered by the Hellenic Navy, during a ceremony held on June 4, 2025, at its shipyard in Lorient, France. The launch event was attended by senior defense officials from both Greece and France, including Greece’s Minister of National Defence Nikolaos Dendias and high-ranking military officers from both nations. This launch signif…
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