Greek and Israeli navies hold live-fire exercise in the Cretan Sea

Naval News reports acceptance firings on 21 October and the sinking of a retired frigate used as a target.

POSTED HERE24 Oct 2026 · 09:48:11 UTC

REPORTED EVENT DATE21 Oct 2026

SOURCE PUBLISHED24 Oct 2026 · 07:42:50 UTC

SOURCE UPDATED24 Oct 2026 · 07:42:52 UTC

SOURCE RETRIEVED24 Oct 2026 · 09:37:02 UTC

The Hellenic Navy carried out acceptance firings of its new SPIKE missile systems on 21 October 2026 during joint exercises with Israeli naval forces, Naval News reported.

The report says the retired frigate Bouboulina was used as a target and subsequently sunk during the exercise.

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Source: Naval News · original report