Vice Admiral ( HN ) ret . Vasilios MARTZOUKOS
President of HELL . I . S . S . Honorable C . O . of the Hellenic Naval Academy
Vice Admiral ( HN ) ret . Vasilios MARTZOUKOS , entered the Naval Academy in 1971 and was graduated in 1975 . He was retired in 2006 During the 16 years of his sea duty V . Admiral Martzoukos served on Destroyers , Fast Patrol Boats with Missiles ( FPBG ) and Frigates . He has also served as Commanding Officer ( C . O .) at FPBG BLESSAS and Frigate ELLI , as C . O . of 1st Frigates Division , as Chief of Staff of the Fleet and as C . O . of the Frigates Command . During his 11 years of service ashore , V . Admiral Martzoukos was appointed at the Artillery School of Hellenic Navy ( H . N .) as a trainer , he served at Elefsis Shipyards during the landing ships « CHIOS » type project , as Naval Aid to the President of the Hellenic Republic , as Director of Studies in the Hellenic Naval War College ( H . N . W . C .), as Naval Attache in Bonn ( Germany ), as Planning Director in Hellenic Navy General Staff , as C . O . at Souda Naval Base and as C . O . at the Hellenic Naval Academy . He has attended successfully all service schools of the H . N ., including the H . N . W . C . and has also attended several NATO seminars . He is a graduate from Naval War College ( RI - USA ). He has received a Master ’ s degree in Weapons Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School ( CA – USA ), and a Master ’ s degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies at Panteion University of Athens . He speaks English very well . From 2006 to 2010 he worked as General Director of the Yacht Club of Greece . Vice Admiral V . Martzoukos is the President of the Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies . He is associated with the Hellenic National Defence College and the Institute of International Relations ( Panteion University ). He participates in lectures and seminars and writes articles in magazines and websites . He is married since 1979 and has two children .
" UNMANNED VEHICLES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS "
Today UV ’ s ( UAV , USV , UUV , UGV ), are directly connected with some national power indicators like economy and economic growth , technology , research and development and at the same time they are already deeply involved in civil and military activities . The civil missions undertaken by UV ’ S , constitute a critical evolution in the civil sector , while their military missions create a new era in strategic , operational and tactical level and consist a revolution in the military domain . For the moment UV ’ S face weaknesses and challenges . According to the technology trends , UV ’ s , in the near future are going to gain endurance , better fuel efficiencies , better stealth technologies and better sense and avoid systems . Future UV ’ s are going to be multi-mission oriented , cheaper , smaller , lighter , more efficient , with capable sensors and more onboard computing power , while their survivability will be greatly improved and they are going to have access to an integrated tactical network system . Since the technology is “ interoperable ”, support for companies developing civilian drones inevitably benefits the manufacturers of the military drones . Armed forces should exploit these technologies reevaluate and accordingly to review their Force Structure , Command Structure , operational and tactical planning , their acquisition programs and their training procedures . UV ’ s technology creates also new opportunities for domestic defense industry which have to be grasped within a context of a greater strategic vision and supportive mechanisms capable to decide quickly .