The Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias attends a new torpedo type fire exercise on board HS “PIPINOS”

December 12, 2025

Yesterday, on Thursday 11 December 2025, the Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias boarded the type 214 HN Submarine “PIPINOS”, whence he attended a new torpedo “SeaHake mod4” type fire exercise against surface targets while the “PERISKOPIO” exercise was carried out.

Said exercise falls into the framework of the annual operational training programme of HN Units.

The Minister was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of National Defence Thanasis Davakis, the Chief/HNDGS, Dimitrios Choupis, the Chief/HNGS, Vice Admiral Dimitrios-Eleftherios Kataras HN, as well as the Commander in Chief of the Hellenic Fleet, Vice Admiral Christos Sasiakos HN.