Aimed at enhancing the operational capacity of Coast Guard and the shielding of the marine borders, the Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Vassilis Kikiliasannounced the start of an ambitious equipment program of 450 million eurosin cooperation with the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum.
As he points out in his post today on the “X” platform (former twitter), “As in Aigis of Civil Protection I ran within less than 20 months of competitions of 1.8 billion euros, so in Ministry of Shipping We will proceed rapidly the bidding procedures to enhance infrastructure and equipment of the Coast Guard. “
Funding, as emerged from a meeting with the Minister of Immigration, Thanos Plevrisand in agreement with the Prime Minister, it will be used to supply a large package of modern and technologically advanced media, which includes:
– Two 80 -meter offshore ships with helicopters
– Six coastal patrols
– Ten high -speed boats 60 knots
– Mobile units
– Unmanned aircraft (drones)
– Modern surveillance systems
At the same time, a new War Room type operational structure is expected to be created in the pattern of Civil Protection, with advanced technological means of monitoring, analyzing and direct response to crises or threats to the maritime borders.
“The men and women of the Coast Guard defend the safety of our country daily. We have the obligation and the duty to equip them with all the necessary means, ”the minister concludes.