BSK Defense

BSK Defense
Native name	BSK DEFENSE A.E.
Romanized name	BSK DEFENSE S.A.
Formerly	Velos O.E.
Company type	Private
Industry	Aerospace and defense; Engineering services (testing and analysis); Research and development
Founded	May 30, 2008
Defunct	December 31, 2013
Fate	Dissolved
Headquarters	Crete, Chania, Greece
Services	Digital systems R&D; R&D of control automation & remote control systems; UAV design & construction; marine vessel design & construction;
Website	bsk-defense.com

BSK Defense was the successor of Velos O.E., a company established in 1982, producing a series of aerial target and aerial observation products used by foreign companies and armed forces. The current company was founded in Chania, Crete, in 2008.^[1]^[2] It focused on design, development and production of defense systems, including UAVs (Phaeton,^[1] Ideon, Kyon, Erevos), USVs (Seirios 65 and 95), target drones (Nemesis, (H)Yperion, Panas), electronics, and UAV engines.

In 2010, it started development of a cruise missile type HSC-1 Makedon in cooperation with other Greek companies, including Axon Engineering (which undertook parts of the engine development). The missile was designed to be 4.5 metres (15 ft) long, weigh 1050 kg and reach a maximum speed of 1100 km/h. The project was eventually cancelled, due to Greece's drastically reduced defense budgets. The company was also involved in engine development, including the VRJ-230A jet engine, employed in its Nemesis B Target system.

BSK Defense went out of business in 2018.

References

^ ^a ^b Phaethon G, ένα ελληνικό UAV [Phaethon G, a Greek UAV] (Magazine) (in Greek). Ptisi. 2023-04-09. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Η εταιρία BSK Defense S.A. που ιδρύθηκε το 2008 στα Χανιά και δραστηριοποιείται στον χώρο των τηλεκατευθυνόμενων στόχων, [...] ανακοίνωσε την έναρξη πτητικών δοκιμών του μη επανδρωμένου αεροχήματος μικρής εμβέλειας-αυτονομίας πολλαπλών χρήσεων Phaethon G. [BSK Defense S.A., founded in 2008 in Chania and active in the field of remote-controlled targets, [...] announced the start of flight tests for the Phaethon G, a short-range, autonomous, multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle.]
^ "(DELETED RETROACTIVELY) DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOCIETE ANONYME". publicity.businessportal.gr (in Greek and English). General (national) Commercial Register | Hellenic Ministry of Development. Retrieved 2025-09-07.

External links

[:0-1] Phaethon G, ένα ελληνικό UAV [Phaethon G, a Greek UAV] (Magazine) (in Greek). Ptisi. 2023-04-09. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Η εταιρία BSK Defense S.A. που ιδρύθηκε το 2008 στα Χανιά και δραστηριοποιείται στον χώρο των τηλεκατευθυνόμενων στόχων, [...] ανακοίνωσε την έναρξη πτητικών δοκιμών του μη επανδρωμένου αεροχήματος μικρής εμβέλειας-αυτονομίας πολλαπλών χρήσεων Phaethon G. [BSK Defense S.A., founded in 2008 in Chania and active in the field of remote-controlled targets, [...] announced the start of flight tests for the Phaethon G, a short-range, autonomous, multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle.]

[2] "(DELETED RETROACTIVELY) DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOCIETE ANONYME". publicity.businessportal.gr (in Greek and English). General (national) Commercial Register | Hellenic Ministry of Development. Retrieved 2025-09-07.

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