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Each of the 25 dossier cards uses a different photograph. Archive and contextual images do not establish current equipment status. Crops are for presentation; no equipment has been added or altered.

Dossier	Photograph and credit	Licence and source
project-trident	Archive: shipboard steel fabrication. Contextual industrial photograph. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dean M. Cates.	Public domain · Original photograph ↗
air-power	Hellenic Air Force Rafale 402. Archive photograph. Credit: Colin Cooke Photo.	CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original photograph ↗
us-greece-defense	Hellenic Air Force F-16. Archive photograph. Credit: Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford and Largs, United Kingdom.	CC BY 2.0 · Original photograph ↗
saudi-patriot	Patriot radar in Slovakia, 2022. Contextual system photograph, not the Greek deployment. Credit: U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Emily Park.	Public domain · Original photograph ↗
european-defense	European Commission headquarters, Brussels. Contextual photograph. Credit: acediscovery.	CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph ↗
french-deterrence	French Triomphant-class strategic submarine, 2023. French capability, not a Greek vessel. Credit: Marine nationale.	Licence Ouverte 2.0 · Original photograph ↗
naval-renewal	Hellenic Navy frigate Kimon off Piraeus, 15 January 2026. Credit: Spartacos31.	CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original photograph ↗
aspides	Hydra in the Ionian Sea, March 2022. Archive photograph, not an ASPIDES operation. Credit: U.S. Navy / MC3 Bela Chambers.	Public domain · Original photograph ↗
centaur-counter-drone	Counter-drone demonstration in Estonia, March 2026. Contextual photograph; does not depict Centaur. Credit: U.S. Army / Pfc. Gabriel Martinez.	Public domain · Original photograph ↗
greek-unmanned	HAI Pegasus II, 2017. Greek UAV archive, not X-BAT. Credit: Pieter Stroobach.	CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original photograph ↗
airlift-embraer	Embraer KC-390 demonstrator at Lisbon, September 2022. Not a Greek aircraft. Credit: Alan Wilson.	CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original photograph ↗
eastern-frontier	Evros river landscape, June 2016. Geographic context. Credit: Dimitra Papadimitriou.	CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original photograph ↗
achilles-shield	David’s Sling Stunner test launch, December 2015. System archive, not a Greek deployment. Credit: U.S. Missile Defense Agency.	Public domain · Original photograph ↗

All 33 article photographs are real. They are selected from public-domain, CC BY, CC BY-SA or CC0 records. Article captions identify contextual or archive use. The licence applies to the photograph, not to an endorsement by the people, companies or institutions depicted.

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Article	Photograph & creator	Licence & source
Turkey–Libya maritime accord: the diplomatic response widens	iss073e1047001 (Nov. 2, 2025) — Tripoli, Libya—a city founded approximately 2,700 years ago on the Mediterranean Sea coast—is pictured at about 11:10 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the African nation. The city’s modern, cool white lights reflect a major transition to LED and solar-powered LED lighting, part of efforts to modernize urban design, enhance safety, and support tourism infrastructure. Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center	Public domain Source image ↗
Lykomitros Steel: the industrial case for a defense supply-chain role.	ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 9, 2012) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Adam Garcia uses a tig welder to join two pieces of steel in the metalsmithing shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dean M. Cates/Released) Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dean M. Cates	Public domain Source image ↗
The contract is signed. When does the capability arrive?	A Hellenic Air Force Dassault Rafale F3R participating in NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 24 flies over the west coast of Greece, Oct. 4, 2024. Over 130 fighter and enabler aircraft from Greece, Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States are training side by side to improve tactics and foster more robust integration, demonstrating NATO’s resolve, commitment and ability to deter potential adversaries and defend the Alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emili Koonce) Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emili Koonce	Public domain Source image ↗
Europe can finance ambition. Who can deliver it?	European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, July 2026 Credit: Dev Jadiya	CC BY-SA 4.0 Source image ↗
Beyond buying. Building together?	F-16 Hellenic Air Force Credit: Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford and Largs, United Kingdom	CC BY 2.0 Source image ↗
The region is connected. The evidence must be specific.	A U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103) "Jolly Rogers", an Italian Navy McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, a Spanish Navy AV-8B, and Greek Dassault Rafale and a Greek Dassault Mirage 2000 fly above Greece during combined long range strike training, 21 February 2023. VFA-103 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea since 10 August 2022.) Credit: U.S. Navy photo	Public domain Source image ↗
A discussion that improves with evidence.	Hellenic AF Rafale F3R EG "418" at Andravida Air Base/LGAD. Credit: Colin Cooke Photo	CC BY-SA 2.0 Source image ↗
UAE–Greece forum puts capital and industrial cooperation on the agenda	Lt. Col. Mike Benham, 13th Air Force chief of safety at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, gets ready for an orientation flight Feb. 9 in a United Arab Emirates F-16 fighter at the Aero India 09 air show at Air Force Station Yelahanaka, India. Colonel Benham is acting as operations officer for the U.S. aircraft and personnel at the air show, which runs through Feb. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Sam Highley) Credit: U.S. Air Force	Public domain Source image ↗
Greece–Egypt EEZ extension: consultations, not a signed boundary	Alexandria extends about 30+ km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Alexandria, Egypt. Credit: Vyacheslav Argenberg	CC BY 4.0 Source image ↗
IDE puts military microgrids and energy resilience on the industrial agenda	CRSSP Yard (Microgrid, PV and BESS) Demonstration Project Camp Arifjan has become a beacon of innovation and sustainability with the groundbreaking installation of a first-of-its-kind microgrid system. This project, spearheaded by the U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) Operational Energy Team, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and Sain Engineering Associates (SEA), represents a significant leap forward in military energy management and operational resilience. Credit: U.S. Army USARCENT by [null Courtesy]	Public domain Source image ↗
THEON announces €45m in night-vision awards from two NATO states	Austrian soldier with NSB-3D NYX goggles Credit: Fabien Tremoulinas	CC0 Source image ↗
Greece and Saudi Arabia discuss defense innovation during Riyadh visit	RIAT 2024 Credit: Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom	CC BY 2.0 Source image ↗
EU leaders press for joint development and better defense-industry financing	View of the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium, which houses the headquarters of the European Commission Credit: acediscovery	CC BY 4.0 Source image ↗
IDE starts two ESA ARTES projects in resilient satellite communications	NOAA’s GOES-T satellite is in view alongside its banner inside the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida, on Jan. 20, 2022. GOES-T is scheduled to launch on March 1, 2022, atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. GOES-T is the third satellite in the GOES-R series ― the Western Hemisphere's most advanced weather-observing and environmental monitoring system. Data from GOES-T will help meteorologists see the big picture as well as read the fine print, providing critical real-time information before, during and after severe weather and disasters strike. The launch is being managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, America’s multi-user spaceport. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky Credit: Ben Smegelsky	Public domain Source image ↗
Turkey’s uncrewed industry demonstrates a system-of-systems proposition	TCG Anadolu'nun pistinde bir Bayraktar TB3 Credit: Ata Barış	CC BY-SA 4.0 Source image ↗
Prisma Electronics takes its international business-development effort to AUSA	Kramer Electronics PT-102AN – board Credit: Raimond Spekking	CC BY-SA 4.0 Source image ↗
ELKAK prepares ten-company mission to European Defense Week	Safran exhibition at Paris Air Show 2019 Credit: Matti Blume	CC BY-SA 4.0 Source image ↗
THEON reports €50m orders and a European ORION milestone	LSA ANACONDA, Iraq – A CH-47 Chinook pilot adjusts his night vision goggles before flying a night mission. Credit:	Public domain Source image ↗
Turkey’s Typhoon programme moves into pilot training	A Typhoon at RAF Lossiemouth. This 2 Squadron Typhoon military jet is on the approach to Runway 05 at the RAF base. Credit: Walter Baxter	CC BY-SA 2.0 Source image ↗
Greece–Egypt–Cyprus: maritime protection and military coordination, with limits	An Egyptian Soldier briefs a crowd of U.S. Military, Egyptian, Greek, Italian, Qatari and Saudi Service members during exercise BRIGHT STAR 25 in El Wash, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2025. BRIGHT STAR 25 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) command-post exercise, held in the Arab Republic of Egypt along with other partner nations. The exercise enhances regional security and stability by responding to modern day security scenarios. (U.S. Army Photo by Cpl. Cary Turner) Credit: U.S. Marines 5MEB by Cpl. Cary Turner	Public domain Source image ↗
Baykar reports a shipborne TB3 sonobuoy demonstration	Baykar Bayraktar TB3 Credit: tolgaozbekcom	CC BY 3.0 Source image ↗
ELKAK awards Raycap €1.45m warship power-protection development	MEDITERRANEAN SEA (October 15, 2015) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) conducts maneuvering operations with the Hellenic Navy Kortenaer-class frigate HS Nikiforos Fokas (F466). Churchill is deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor N. Stinson/Released) Credit: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet	Public domain Source image ↗
ELKAK targets companies outside its existing network with Innovation Days	The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D. Vukovich Release Status: Released to Public Credit: Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994	Public domain Source image ↗
ELKAK and University of Thessaly sign a research-to-industry cooperation framework	The boys did a great job etching a power supply PCB for the Sound Lab Ultimate Credit: kjackman	CC BY-SA 2.0 Source image ↗
PROTEAS demonstrates aircraft-to-ground digital coordination in France	Hellenic AF Rafale F3R ED "402" at Andravida Air Base/LGAD. Credit: Colin Cooke Photo	CC BY-SA 2.0 Source image ↗
KNDS selects IDE communications for new Leopard 2A8 tanks	Leopard 2A8 prototype Credit: Defensie Nederlands	CC BY-SA 4.0 Source image ↗
Greece–Israel: the signed air-defense programme and the industrial questions still open	F-16 Fighting Falcon of Hellenic Air Force at Radom Air Show 2023 Credit: Jakub Hałun	CC BY-SA 4.0 Source image ↗
Naval Group and PPC Inspectra build an FDI maintenance-support link	The Hellenic navy Elli-class frigate Nikiforos Fokas (F466) passing the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71), not visible, in the Mediterranean Sea on 29 August 2014. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Herman	Public domain Source image ↗
Greece–France: a renewed defense framework and separate industrial commitments	c/n unknown Built as a Rafale C for the French Air Force with the serial ‘123’. Transferred to the Hellenic Air Force in January 2022 and now operated by 332 Mira as a Rafale EG with the serial ‘412’. Seen on static display at the unit’s home base during the annual celebration of Archangel Michael, the Patron Saint of the Air Force. Tanagra Air Base, Greece. 4th November 2022 Credit: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK	CC BY-SA 2.0 Source image ↗
IDE reports more than $108 million in new Patriot contracts	The sun rises over a 10th AAMDC Patriot Battery radar in Slovakia on July 27. Bravo Battery, 5-7 Air Defense Artillery is preparing for crew qualification tables and NATO readiness evaluations in the coming weeks while deployed to Slovakia providing increased air defense capacity and capability along NATO's Eastern flank. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Emily Park) Credit: U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Emily Park	Public domain Source image ↗
SAFE: distinguish the loan envelope from a supplier order	Justus Lipsius épület Credit: Szilas	CC BY-SA 4.0 Source image ↗
METLEN reports delivery of platform systems for a French FDI frigate	RIJEKA, Croatia (March 1, 2017) A civil service mariner welds aboard the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) at Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia. Mount Whitney is forward deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operating with a combined crew of U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Feddersen/Released)170301-N-GL340-003 Join the conversation: www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp www.facebook.com/USNavy www.twitter.com/USNavy navylive.dodlive.mil pinterest.com plus.google.com Credit: Official U.S. Navy Page	Public domain Source image ↗
Greece–Cyprus–Israel: what the 2026 cooperation plan actually covers	LIMMASOL, Cyprus – Civilian mariners and embarked military detachment personnel from USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8), a Military Sealift Command Fast Transport vessel, conduct simulated search and rescue night operations with Cypriot military personnel during Exercise Argonaut 2019. The exercise is designed to develop the individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations in search and rescue and non-combatant evacuation operations. Credit: U.S. Navy MSCEURAF by Matthew Montgomery	Public domain Source image ↗