PRESS RELEASE
Creation of a State Department of Defense Industry - Proposal for a Union Hellenic Aerospace & Defense Companies (EHEA)
Athens, 09 September 2015: Mr. George Troullinos President of the Board of Directors of EULEX and IDE CEO (INTRACOM Defense Electronics) participated as guest speaker at the 4 th Aviation Development Conference in Athens on Sept. 15, 15, as part of Athens Flying Week.
Mr. Troullinos in his speech entitled "Prospects for the Reconstruction of Greek Defense Industry »reiterated the positions of EULEX as they have been submitted to last years in all the political leaderships of the Ministry of Defense without however substantial results. In particular he stressed the need to maintain the necessary existing production infrastructures, and that industries must are involved in the maintenance and support of the Armed Forces weapon systems Forces with the creation of public-private partnerships. He also stated that
funding of specific Multinational and National Research Projects & Development, with the ultimate goal of making products not only for the domestic but also for the international market.
Finally, in order to implement the above proposals, he proposed the establishment of a State Department Defense Industry , which will be responsible for the defense industries, technology and how defense supplies are implemented. Staffing of becoming technocrats who, independent of governments and policies situations, they will set goals, control and report on all the issues that they have concern the defense industry and the implementation of defense programs.
About the Association of Greek Aerospace and Defense Companies (EHEA)
ELEEA, with members of the twenty-six largest domestic public and private companies in the country The defense industry employs more than 8,000 defense workers sector. ELEEA members are Greek design companies, production and maintenance of defense systems and have accepted their involvement in the Anti-Corruption Forum, subscribing to the "Declaration Accession ”in the application of Common Industry Standards. The EULEX represents its members in contact with all international authorities and is in close cooperation with European Defense Agency (EDA), due to its membership in the Association Aerospace & Defense Industries (ASD), being the national representative of Greek Defense Industries.
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Email: sopap@intracomdefense.com

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