MSI Defense Integrates LIONFISH 20 Weapon Systems on Ex-USCG Cutters for Hellenic Navy

MSI Defense Solutions has integrated Leonardo LIONFISH 20 remotely operated 20 mm weapon stations into former US Coast Guard Island-class patrol vessels for the Hellenic Navy. The integration is part of the vessels' weapons modernisation, improving remote operation and close-range defensive firepower rather than representing a new patrol-ship acquisition. Greece had already received and commissioned all four former USCG Island-class cutters in January 2025, contrary to reports implying that two still awaited transfer. The October 2026 report concerns the weapon-system integration programme, not the arrival of the remaining ships.