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It was ratified by the Greek Parliament on 7 October 2021 by a vote of 191 for to 109 against. [8] [9] [10] The agreement came two weeks after the surprise announcement of the AUKUS security pact by Australia , United Kingdom and the United States where Australia also cancelled a €35 billion deal for 12 French diesel-electric submarines.
Military expenditure in Greece was reported at 3.69% of GDP in 2022, a significant increase from 1.9% in 2019. This surge in spending is largely attributed to the election of the New Democracy Party, making Greece the biggest spender on military as a percentage of GDP in all of NATO, surpassing even the United States.
The Ministry of National Defence (Greek: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας, abbreviated ΥΠΕΘΑ), is the civilian cabinet organisation responsible for managing the Hellenic Armed Forces, the leader of which is, according to the Constitution (Article 45), the President of the Republic but their administration is exercised only by the Prime Minister and the Government of Greece.
August 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM. By Joseph Ax. (Reuters) - The number of sexual assaults in the U.S. military is likely significantly higher than official government estimates, according to a new ...
The term Hellenic is the endogenous synonym for Greek. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces, also constituted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the Hellenic Navy (HN). The army is commanded by the chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff (HAGS), which in turn is under the command of Hellenic ...
2 November 2021 2021 Kabul hospital attack: Kabul: On 2 November 2021, bombers and gunmen attacked Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul. Militants attacked the hospital at its entrance gate by explosion and caused another explosion nearby, then continued the attack using guns. The Taliban said that they killed four attackers and arrested ...
Amid the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, a crowd of local and foreign civilians fled to the airport to be evacuated. [5] At Abbey Gate, one of the gates into the airport, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt. [2] After the explosion, gunfire erupted and all gates to the airport were closed. [31]
Pay grades [1] are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States [2] (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps), as well as the Maritime Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services.