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Greek maritime drone surveillance expansion

Overview

Greece is expanding its maritime surveillance capabilities in the Aegean Sea through the deployment of V-BAT vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones. Following the establishment of a support base at Maritsa Airport in Rhodes, the military is moving to create a permanent installation on Lesvos.

Infrastructure development in Pagani, Lesvos, including a covered shelter for ground support vehicles, indicates a shift from temporary deployments to permanent bases intended for continuous, real-time monitoring of maritime borders and straits near Turkey. The Greek Army intends to operate a fleet of 20 to 24 Group 3 tactical unmanned aircraft systems.

Entities

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research · Lesvos · Greece · Turkey · V-BAT

Timeline

  1. 11 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Greece expands drone surveillance network to Lesvos

    Greece is establishing permanent V-BAT drone bases on Lesvos and Rhodes to enhance maritime surveillance and real-time monitoring of the Eastern Aegean.

  2. 28 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Greece implements drone mosquito control and rabbitfish management

    Greek regional authorities are deploying drones to combat West Nile virus in Thessaly and preparing a joint pilot program with Crete to manage rabbitfish populations in the South Aegean.

Sources

carandmotor.gr · dimokratiki.gr · thessaliatv.gr · zougla.gr