HEMPAS-CCIAS Radar

In 2006 after studying and planning for six years, the team applied to the Hellenic Army to participate in a research project for the construction and development of the CCIAS system.

Immediately after the presentation without any doubt and hesitation, the political and military leadership excited calls for scientists to move quickly.

The then Chief of Defence General Dimitrios Grapsas, who was a great proponent of the development of the Greek, failed to put this issue on the agenda until his retirement in August 2009.

The scientific team from the University of Thessaloniki, was not put off by the retirement of General Grapsas and continued its research.

On April 4, 2010, the Council of Chiefs met with the new Defence Minister E. Venizelos and with a 4-0 vote adopted the proposed system as extremely necessary and urgent.