Meeting between Greek and U.S. Navy chiefs: Focus on the progress of the Hellenic Navy’s armament programs

The Chief of the Hellenic Navy, Vice Admiral Dimitrios Eleftherios Kataras, held meetings with elder U.S. Navy officers during his authoritative sojourn to the United States from October 7 to 13, 2025, pursuing an invitation from his counterpart, Admiral Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO).

The scheduled bilateral meeting betwixt the 2 Navy Chiefs took spot astatine the historic Carpenter’s Hall successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Discussions focused connected issues of mutual interest and initiatives to further fortify cooperation, reaffirming the excellent relations and prospects for interaction betwixt the 2 naval forces.

As portion of the visit, Vice Admiral Kataras besides attended the 250th Anniversary celebrations of the U.S. Navy (Navy Marine Corps 250 Commemoration) successful Philadelphia. On the sidelines of the events, helium held a bilateral gathering with the Chief of the French Navy, Vice Admiral Nicolas Vaujour, and had discussions with U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.

During his enactment successful Washington, D.C., the Hellenic Navy Chief met with Rear Admiral Raymond P. Owens III, Director of the Naval International Programs Office (NIPO), to reappraisal the progress of Hellenic Navy armament programs nether NIPO’s supervision. He besides visited the Embassy of Greece, gathering with Ambassador Katerina Nasika, arsenic good arsenic Greek subject personnel serving successful the U.S. crossed each branches of the Armed Forces.

Additionally, Vice Admiral Kataras visited the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School successful Monterey, California, wherever helium met with Vice Admiral (Ret.) Ann E. Rondeau, the university’s president. He was briefed connected academic programs related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unmanned Systems, arsenic good arsenic connected the progress of the U.S. Naval Innovation Center (NIC). He besides had the accidental to conscionable with Greek Navy officers presently studying astatine the institution and was updated connected the progress of their grooming programs.