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ATHENS, October 2026 \u2014 The Hellenic Navy unveiled the Pyrpolitis USV on Tuesday at Skaramangas, showing its first fully home-built unmanned surface vessel after six months of secret work.<\/strong><\/p>\n Defence Minister Nikos Dendias opened a new unmanned-systems training centre at the Palaskas base for the ceremony.<\/p>\n Because officers and NCOs worked outside their daily duties, teams finished the Pyrpolitis USV under strict secrecy, Kathimerini reported.<\/p>\n It is five metres long and can hit 40 knots. Crews can use it for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, surface attack and kamikaze strikes.<\/p>\n \u201cAll these initiatives are one piece of a single plan,\u201d<\/em> Dendias said, linking innovation, training, production and use at sea.<\/p>\n As a result, he said Greece aims to lead the European Union by 2030 in operational use of autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n Mass production of the Pyrpolitis USV is now the next step. Then the navy plans to induct it into the fleet.<\/p>\n However, the display went wider than one craft. The Corsair from US firm Saronic, already used near the Strait of Hormuz, was also shown.<\/p>\n In addition, the navy has lined up two Italian Pluto Plus Plutino Miki underwater craft for mine hunting and kamikaze roles.<\/p>\n Three surface boats from the defence staff research centre cover surface missions. Kanaris 1, Kanaris 2 and MESE run from 1.8 to 6.5 metres.<\/p>\n Greek firm Altus LSA supplies the Niriis for surveillance and environmental data. Still, the Naval Cadet School runs a Blue Boat hydrographic craft under the TRITON program with MIT.<\/p>\n Cadets wrote new AI software for that boat. They also wrote new software for the Portuguese Flexus system after finding its original code closed.<\/p>\n Greek City Times earlier reported that Greece was seeking Italian minehunters as the navy deepens its unmanned push.<\/p>\n Dendias said future operations will need new platforms on and under the sea. Specifically, Greece must design and build systems at home, not only buy them abroad, he said.<\/p>\n That path sits under the Ministry of National Defence<\/a> Agenda 2030 plan. Further fleet detail sits with the Hellenic Navy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: Kathimerini<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\nPyrpolitis USV production plan<\/h3>\n
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