Lockheed Martin has revealed details of its proposed multi-mission surface combatant warships for the naval forces of Greece. The country is considering adding four combat ships to its arsenal and upgrading its existing Hydra-class frigates. However, it has yet to choose a defense firm for the contract. “Very high on their priority list is the modernization of their navy.
They’re currently operating four MEKO-class frigates and various other patrol craft that are working pretty hard. It’s pretty busy in the Eastern Mediterranean right now,” Lockheed Martin official Tom Rowden told USNI News.
The American defense and technology company plans to build the initial frigate in Italy. Its proposed 4,000-ton warship will be built around the same propulsion system used on the Freedom and on Saudi frigates....MORE
