On Wednesday 1 of April 2026, NMIOTC was honored to welcome Her Excellency the Ambassador of Finland to the Hellenic Republic, Leena Pylvänäinen. During the visit, she was thoroughly briefed about the Centre’s mission, role and extensive training capabilities, including the recent tailored trainings provided to Finnish Armed Forces.
From 16 to 20 March 2026, the NMIOTC delivered its resident Course 29000 “Detection and Identification of WMD (CBRN Materials) in Maritime Interdiction”. Nine (9) trainees coming from eight (8) NATO and Partner Nations (Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and USA) attended the course. Subject Matter Experts from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and Naval Criminal Investigative Service supported the course as guest instructors.
From 16 to 20 March 2026, NMIOTC hosted the Initial Planning Conference (IPC) of Exercise Cyber Coalition 2026 (CC26) at its premises in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. CC26 is a Cyber Defence Exercise designed to exercise the coordination and collaboration within and between NATO and National Cyber Defence Capabilities, military and/or civilian in accordance with national roles and responsibilities. More than 90 attendees attended the conference.
From 16 to 20 March 2026, a Mobile Training Team (MTT) from the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) delivered a five-day training course on NATO Standardization in Tbilisi, Georgia, within the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Partnerships Directorate (SHAPE PD) framework. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) of Georgia hosted the training at the Defence Institution Building School (DIBS) in Tbilisi. In total, twenty-one (21) officials from the Georgian Defence Forces and the MOD participated in the Course.
On Monday, 23 March 2026, thirty (30) 3rd Grade Students from the Chios-based Tsakos Enhanced Educational Nautical School (TEENS), led by the School Director, Mr. Michalis Xynos, visited the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC), in the context of their educational visit to Crete. The visitors were briefed about the Centre’s mission, role, educational and transformational activities, and discussed with NMIOTC Commandant about modern maritime security challenges and the Navy Officer’s career.
The NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (#NMIOTC) is pleased to announce more details regarding its 10th Conference on Cyber Security in the Maritme Domain, scheduled for 23 & 24 September 2026 in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. 📢 CALL FOR PAPERS: Subject matter experts are invited to submit an abstract (max 250 words) and a short CV by 15 July 2026. 👉 Registration: Open to military, law enforcement, industry, and academic professionals. 📆 Final registration deadline is 15 September 2026. 🔗 More Details & Registration: http://bit.ly/4uLTj7l Further information will be available on https://nmiotc.nato.int/nmiotc-annual-conferences/cyber-security-conference/
