The Hellenic armed forces use drones of Greek manufacture as well as those of foreign countries. For military purposes in the air force as well as in the army.
List of drones of the Hellenic Army edit
| Army air force drones | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Quantity | Notes |
| Aeronautics Defense Orbiter | 
|
 Israel
|
Reconnaissance/ Fire-control system artillery guidance | Orbiter 3 | 17 | On order.[1][2][3][4] |
| SAGEM Sperwer |  |
 France |
Reconnaissance/ artillery guidance | B | 16 | Operated by Signals Corps. |
| Matrice 300 | 
|
 China
|
Surveillance & control | RTK | Made by DJI. Used by special forces on the border.[5] | |
| EMPUSA Χ6 |  Greece |
Surveillance & control | EMP-X6T (Tactical) | 1 | Made by S.A.S. Used by the 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade.[6] | |
| ATLAS 204 | Greece |
Surveillance & control | 204 | 32 | [7] | |
List of drones of the Hellenic Air Force edit
| Air force drones | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Quantity | Notes |
| IAI Heron TP | 
|
Israel
|
Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance | Heron 1 | 3 | leased from Israel[8] |
| EAV (HAI) Pegasus | 
|
Greece
|
Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance | E1-79 Pegasus I E1-79 Pegasus II |
16 | [9] |
| General Atomics MQ-9B | .jpg)
|
 United States
|
Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle | SeaGuardian | 3 | 3 on order [10] |
References edit
- ^ Νικήτας, Γιάννης (2023-04-17). "Το ισραηλινό Orbiter 3 είναι το νέο UAV του Ελληνικού Στρατού". Defence Review (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ HD, NEMESIS (17 April 2023). "Η Ελλάδα αγόρασε ΔΕΚΑΔΕΣ UAS ORBITER 3 μαζί με τους SPIKE NLOS / ER2" (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Newsroom, DefenceReview (2023-05-24). "Ελληνικός Στρατός: Τι περιλαμβάνει η συμφωνία των SPIKE NLOS-Η σύνθεση των νέων πυραυλικών συστημάτων". Defence Review (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Aeronautics to deliver Orbiter 3 drones to Greece". 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Νικήτας, Γιάννης (2021-02-05). "Eιδικές Δυνάμεις: Συντελείται μεγάλη αναβάθμιση, συνεχίζονται οι ευχάριστες και θετικές εκπλήξεις". Defence Review (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ 10.11.2021" (PDF) (in Greek).
- ^ ""ATLAS 204": Παραδόθηκαν τα drone "μάτια" των συνόρων σε ΣΞ και ΠΝ". www.metrosport.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Greece Leases Israeli Heron Surveillance Drones". www.defenseworld.net. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "UAV MALE Πήγασος ΙΙ. To ελληνικό μη επανδρωμένο αεροσκάφος είναι έτοιμο και επιχειρησιακό!". March 27, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Singh Bisht, Inder (8 July 2022). "Greek Parliament Approves $400M MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drone Purchase". thedefensepost.com. The Defense Post. Retrieved 13 July 2022.