
Guided missile launches were made in the exercise held off the coast of Crete.
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The Greek and Israeli Navies conduct joint training activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
According to the written statement made by the Greek General Staff, the Greek and Israeli Navies carried out a joint training exercise in the middle of the week.
A shooting practice was held with SPIKE NLOS and ER type guided missiles off the northern coast of Crete, with the participation of Greek Chief of General Staff Dimitrios Hupis and Israeli Naval Forces Commander Eyal Harel.
Frigates, submarines, assault boats, naval helicopters and air force vehicles from Greece and two ships of the Israeli Navy carrying guided missiles participated in the shooting.
A decommissioned Greek frigate was used as a target and the frigate was sunk following the exercise.

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