Hellenic Defense Systems (, ''Ellinika Amyntika Systimata'', abbreviated EAS) is the company formed by the merger in 2004 of the

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defence companies

Hellenic Arms Industry The Hellenic Arms Industry (, ''Elliniki Viomichania Oplon'', abbreviated EBO) is the main arms manufacturer of Greece. Its creation is linked to a desire of Greek governments for "complete self-sufficiency" of Greece in the areas of personal and ...

and Pyrkal. Upon its creation, it was a major manufacturer with thousands of employees, with a product range that included most land weapons in use today, as well as an established exporter to many countries in the world. , EAS reported a loss, despite the Greek government paying million (equivalent to €million in ) towards the company's bills and debts, attributed to the ongoing economic crisis that affected Greece from 2008 to 2018.

Products

* E56 120 mm Mortar *

FN Minimi The FN Minimi (short for ; "mini machine gun") is a Belgian 5.56mm or 7.62mm light machine gun, also classified as a squad automatic weapon developed by Ernest Vervier for FN Herstal. Introduced in the late 1970s, it is in service in more than ...

* HK G3 *

HK USP The Heckler & Koch USP (''Universelle Selbstladepistole'' or "universal self-loading pistol") is a semi-automatic pistol developed in Germany by Heckler & Koch, Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) as a replacement for the Heckler & Koch P7, P7 series of han ...

* HK MP5 * HK 11A1 * MG 3 machine gun

References

Official financial statements (202

External links

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L.S. Skartsis, "Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers 1800 to present: A Pictorial History", Marathon (2012)
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