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General displayed at Defendory 06 two configurations of a HMMWV
(Humvee). One was designed specifically for the Greek Army,
with a protection
suite developed and manufactured by Plasan Sasa. Two versions
are produced, the standard utility vehicle and the higher version,
designed to carry communications gear and provide various mobile
services. The other, also an Israeli implementation, uses a
flatbed version mounting a derivative of teh Cardom
120mm low-recoil mortar designed by the Israeli company Soltam.
The mortar uses a unique base which dampens the firing loads
generated by the mortar, therefore enabling the vehicle to endure
the firing without special modifications. Prior to the firing,
the crew will deploy two support arms which assist with the
alignment of the platform and mitigation of the firing loads.
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is already operating several types of anti-tank / multi-purpose
missiles, including the vehicular mounted or man portable TOW,
Milan and AT-4 Spigot, but its most modern guided weapon is
the AT-14 Kornet-E
missiles produced by KBP. At Defendory, KBP highlighted the
latest version of the
Metis M1 (also known as AT-13). This portable anti-tank
weapon is positioned as follow-on to the AT-4. The Kornet missiles
were also displayed on a modified version of the VBL light patrol
vehicle, fitted with the Kvartet four missile target acquisition/launcher
system.
Greece is also operating the Hellfire II missile with its AH-64A
helicopters. Further delivery of 12 AH-64Ds is expected next
year, to be augmented by anti-tank and bunker busting versions
of the Hellfire II
missile. The Russians also promoted rocket systems and air
defense weapons, considered to be follow-on to those currently
in service. Among these were Slepok-1 automated command and
control system of Smerch
300 MRLS brigade. Greece is also planning to add a battalion
(eight units) of self propelled truck mounted artillery guns
(155mm) these vehicles will be procured in addition to the 24
PzH2000 155/52
tracked SP howitzers already supplied from Germany.
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