Dimitris Mitsopoulos
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Freelance Writer at Warship World
Founder and Editor at navalanalyses.com
Dimitris Mitsopoulos (D-Mitch), Analyst of naval ships, weapons & fleets | Editorial contributor @JanesINTEL, @navalnewscom, @warshipworld & @PtisiMagazine |⚓️
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1 week ago |
navalnews.com | Dimitris Mitsopoulos
In the presence of Ministers of Greece and France, an Interstate Convention was signed, concerning the procurement of 16 EXOCET guided missiles, by GDDIA Director General, Major General Ioannis Mpouras, and the representative of MBDA, Annie Kristina Ramon. On Monday, April 14, 2025, Greece signed an intergovernmental agreement with France for the procurement of 16 EXOCET MM40 Block 3C anti-ship missiles with land attack capability from MBDA.
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1 week ago |
navalnews.com | Dimitris Mitsopoulos
Greece has announced a 12-year Long-Term Defence Armaments Plan for the Armed Forces, which includes, among other initiatives, the acquisition of new frigates, submarines, and patrol vessels, as well as multiple upgrade programs for the existing fleet. On April 10, Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias addressed the Hellenic Parliament’s Special Standing Committee on Armament Programmes and Contracts regarding the Long-term Planning of Defence Armaments of the Armed Forces 2025–2036.
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3 weeks ago |
navalnews.com | Dimitris Mitsopoulos
Naval Group has presented the Greek military and political leadership a proposal to expand the Hellenic Navy’s fleet. The plan calls for the local production of additional FDI frigates, along with other vessels.
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1 month ago |
navalnews.com | Dimitris Mitsopoulos |Kosuke Takahashi
At IDEX 25 in Abu Dhabi, Lockheed Martin showcased for the first time a scale model of Japan’s future AEGIS System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) — an advanced, large, stealth guided-missile destroyer. The model revealed new design details about the ship’s final configuration. Story by Dimitris Mitsopoulos and Kosuke TakahashiAt the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) 2025 in Abu Dhabi, a mock-up of Japan’s under-development ASEV was displayed.
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2 months ago |
navalnews.com | Dimitris Mitsopoulos
Press Release by Israel’s Ministry of DefenseThe Ministry of Defense, the Israeli Navy, and Israel Shipyards marked on February 18, 2025 the beginning of the production process for the Reshef-class ships (corvettes) in a traditional “steel cutting” ceremony, signaling the start of the manufacturing of five advanced warships.
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In the coming days, Albania will acquire the Cassiopea-class offshore patrol vessel Libra (P402) from Italy. Measuring 80 meters in length and displacing 1,500 tons at full load, Libra is armed with an OTO Melara 76/62 Allargato gun and two OTO Melara 25/80 guns. The vessel is https://t.co/HkXLTv96hL
BREAKING: Turkey acquires Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth for its fleet! Just kidding — it’s headed for the scrapyard instead. 😄
SOLD 🇬🇧 🤝 🇹🇷 Our Exports & Sales team have sold Type 23 Frigate HMS Monmouth to Turkey for recycling after 28 years of @RoyalNavy service. Commissioned in 1993, she was deployed on global operations from humanitarian aid missions to hunting pirates. 🔗 https://t.co/KUe1w9l4x2 https://t.co/zixo7GhORv
Frigate @HNLMS_Evertsen, the only ship in the De Zeven Provinciën-class (LCF) equipped with two Goalkeeper CIWS, is now the first in her class to be upgraded with the cutting-edge @LDO_Electronics 127/64 LW naval gun. Add the missing 8-cell Mk41 VLS module, and she’ll rank among https://t.co/AeuJVeNXj2
Los van de update ten aanzien van vuurkracht wil het oog ook wat. Dit ziet er strak uit #marine https://t.co/iLlCzQmh3N