#Defence

There are no foreign soldiers active on the island with a mission to participate in the ongoing conflict in Israel, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgollas said on Tuesday. It is understood ...

Opposition parties on Thursday said they have already drafted a bill cutting the special defence contribution from 30 to 17 per cent, pointing out that there was no need for the government ...

As long as Cyprus remains under occupation, the government will continue to enhance its military strength and deterrent capability, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Tuesday. He was addressing a ...

Cyprus on Tuesday along with Belgium, France, Estonia, and Hungary signed a letter of intent to jointly procure Mistral anti-aircraft missiles. The letter was signed by defence ministry permanent secretary ...

The large-scale tactical National Guard exercise Nikitis-Dimitra 2023 which took place in the land, sea, and air space of Cyprus showed the preparation and effectiveness of the units, leading officers said ...

Cyprus is ready to address in time any Search and Rescue (SAR) incident of any scale at sea and to activate supporting means and the rescue process for any shipwreck, ...

The international military and civilian exercise Argonaut 2023 got underway on Monday morning. The four-day exercise, slated to last until Thursday, will be conducted in three phases, in sea, air, and ...

The Agapinor 2023 international exercise was held in Cyprus between May 7-11 within the framework of the Bilateral Defence Cooperation Programme between Cyprus and Israel. A news release from the National ...

Nicosia will not be giving Ukraine weapons, only humanitarian aid, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis clarified on Friday, commenting on a meeting between Cypriot Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas and his Ukrainian ...

British forces officials on Wednesday said they were looking forward to more opportunities to train alongside the National Guard, following a successful joint exercise the previous day. On Tuesday, explosive ...

Cyprus will become a member of the State Partnership Programme (SPP), putting into effect its cooperation with the National Guard of New Jersey on a number of issues, Defence Minister ...

Cyprus is seeking to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Greece, particularly where defence policy issues are concerned, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday during his first official visit to ...

Cyprus supports the strengthening of common defence across the EU, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Tuesday. He was speaking after attending the European Security and Defence Summit and the ...

The national guard has just completed a military exercise with the US armed forces that began on February 20, it was announced on Sunday. The exercise, ‘Proteas’ included the army and ...

Cyprus and Israel have signed a bilateral defence cooperation programme between the national guard and the armed forces of Israel (IDF) in Tel Aviv, as well as a corresponding tripartite ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday set out ambitions to more than triple annual defence exports to $5 billion over the next two years, as arms firms flocked to a ...

The Cyprus Association of Research and Innovation Enterprises (CARIE) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hellenic Aerospace Security & Defense Industries Group (HASDIG) aimed at consolidating the ...

Cyprus needs to continuously upgrade its defence due to the increasingly aggressive attitude of Turkey, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Tuesday. The defence ministry aims to safeguard the independence, ...

Nicosia and New Delhi sought to strengthen ties on Thursday, signing agreements aimed to tighten military cooperation and expand the use of solar energy technology. Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said ...

Strengthening the operational capacity and deterrence capability of the National Guard is a “key priority”, said the Minister of Defence, Charalambos Petrides, on Friday. Speaking at the passing out ceremony ...

The multi-national ‘Medusa’ military exercise will end this week after six days, the defence ministry said on Thursday. According to the ministry, the exercise began on November 19 and will be ...

France, Germany and Spain have reached agreement on starting the next phase of development of a new fighter jet dubbed FCAS, Europe’s largest defence project at an estimated cost ...

Germany’s Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht was in Cyprus on Sunday for contacts with her Cypriot counterpart Charalambos Petrides. The meeting had not been announced in advance. A statement from ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said Cyprus was committed to upholding its responsibilities arising from oil and gas exploitation activities in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Petrides’ comments came ...