Nikos Dendias
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Greek defence minister Dendias meets Saudi crown prince, visits Patriot battery in Yanbu
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman in Riyadh on Thursday, 15 October, then visited the Greek Patriot battery at Yanbu that evening.
- Oct 8
Greek government clashes with Alexis Tsipras over F-35 jet procurement and Turkey
Greek officials dismissed opposition claims of a national defeat over Turkish defense ties, citing US statements by Marco Rubio and confirming Greek F-35 deliveries by November 2029.
- Oct 3
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias launches election campaign with Alimos rally
Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias held his first pre-election rally at the Akanthus venue in Alimos on 2 October 2026, urging New Democracy party unity and citing his service under three prime ministers.
- Oct 1
Greece extends Patriot missile battery deployment in Saudi Arabia by one month
Greece's national security council met in Athens on Thursday to approve a 30-day extension for its Patriot missile unit in Saudi Arabia and review defense procurement programs.
- Oct 1
Dendias thanks Church of Cyprus for military academy funding ahead of 66th independence anniversary
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias met Archbishop George in Nicosia to acknowledge church funding for the Evelpidon Military Academy before attending official independence ceremonies.
- Sep 12
New Democracy replaces Makarios Lazaridis as defense rapporteur after clash with Nikos Dendias aide
Greece's New Democracy replaced lawmaker Makarios Lazaridis with Giorgos Amyras as rapporteur for two defense bills following Lazaridis's public criticism of minister Nikos Dendias's office director.
- Sep 6
Greek F-4 Phantom crashes at Tanagra air show, killing two Hellenic Air Force pilots
Two Hellenic Air Force officers died on Saturday when their F-4E Phantom II crashed into an industrial zone during a demonstration flight at the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra.
- Sep 6
Two Greek pilots die in Tanagra Phantom crash during Athens Flying Week
A Hellenic Air Force Phantom fighter jet crashed during an airshow in Tanagra on Saturday, killing both pilots and leading Greek officials to curtail celebratory political events at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
- Aug 16
Apostolos Christou defends European 100m backstroke title in Paris, edging world record holder Ceccon by 0.01 seconds
Greek swimmer Apostolos Christou defended his European 100m backstroke title in Paris on 16 August 2026, beating world record holder Thomas Ceccon by one hundredth of a second in 52.27.
- Jul 1
Three gas-canister blasts target New Democracy officials in Thessaloniki, five injured, one critically
Early Wednesday, coordinated gas-canister devices exploded at the homes of three New Democracy figures in Thessaloniki, injuring five people. The mother of candidate Afroditi Nestora is intubated with severe burns; anti-terrorism investigators are examining security footage.
- Jun 11
Greece's ruling New Democracy party elects Konstantinos Kyranakis as its new political committee secretary
Konstantinos Kyranakis was elected by acclamation as the new secretary of New Democracy's political committee, following a nomination by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
- Jun 8
Turkey scrambles F-16s as Greek, French and Dutch defence ministers fly to Cyprus for EU summit
Two Turkish F-16s shadowed aircraft carrying the Greek, French and Dutch defence ministers to an informal EU defence summit in Nicosia on Sunday evening, while radio interference was reported from the breakaway north.
