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Greece Takes Delivery of Second French-Built Frigate Amid Tensions With Turkey
Greece took delivery of its second French-built Belharra frigate on Friday, raising the Greek flag on the warship Nearchos in Lorient as tensions with Turkey simmer in the eastern Mediterranean. The multirole frigate, built by France's Naval Group, follows the Kimon, delivered in December 2025. A third, the Formion, is due by the end of 2026, and a fourth, the Themistoklis, is to follow. "The homeland is handing you the most modern platform ever created to defend our sovereignty and sovereign rights," Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias told the crew. "Our country is not located in a ne