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The Hoplite is a Greek armored vehicle, which is currently under construction by the Greek company EODH. It is designed to be able to assist in a multitude of military and police operations, with focus on high reliability and operational readiness.

KIMON

HN Kimon is the lead ship of the Greek batch of Frégate de défense et d'intervention for the Hellenic Navy. It is named after Cimon, an ancient Athenian strategos and policitican.

Planning and construction
HN Kimon is one of the three (with a maximum of four) proposed vessels of the new frigate class Frégate de défense et d'intervention first proposed by France in 2015 to be used by the Hellenic Navy as part of a $5 billion defense package for the upgrade and modernization of the Hellenic combat fleet. The agreement between Greece and France was signed on December 2021, and the construction contract between Greece and Naval Group was later signed on 24 March 2022. Despite initial rumors that the Greek vessels would carry a heavier weapons package than their French counterparts, in February 2022 the Hellenic Parliament released documents that indicated the Greek ships will at first have a configuration identical to the French vessels of the class ("Standard-1") and will later begin gradually upgrading to a "Standard-2" package with 16 more Sylver A-50 cells and a RAM Block 2B.

Kimon was laid down on 21 October 2022 in the Naval Group's Lorient site, one month before the lead ship of the French class Admiral Ronarc'h was launched. Steel for the ship modules was cut during the same month, and the vessel is reportedly due to be launched in October 2023. Kimon is expected to be fully completed in early 2025.

Design
Kimon has a length of 122 meters (400 ft) to a beam of 17.7 meters (58 ft) and a displacement of 4,500 t (4,400 long tons). She has a maximum speed of 27 knots.