http://jni.janes.comJane's Navy International - up to date news on global defence.en-gbCopyright: (C) Jane's Information Group. All rights reserved.http://www4.janes.com/public/images/janes_rss.gifhttp://jni.janes.comVisit http://jni.janes.comhttp://www4.janes.com/subscribe/jni/doc_view.jsp?QueryText=&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jni/history/jni2009/jni73271.htm@current&Prod_Name=JNIWith ageing single-role auxiliary vessels nearing the end of their lives, smaller navies are seeking to retain their blue water capability by replacing them with cheaper multipurpose logistic ships, combining strategic sealift and replenishment capabilities. The programme for a new support ship - the Joint Logistiek Ondersteuning Schip (JLOS - Joint Logistic Support Ship), more usually referred to as the Joint Support Ship (JSS) - started to take shape in 2003-04. - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www4.janes.com/subscribe/jni/doc_view.jsp?QueryText=&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jni/history/jni2009/jni73257.htm@current&Prod_Name=JNIHS Ypoploiarchos Mikonios and HS Plotarchis Blessas should have been handed over in July and September 2008 following modernisation by Elefsis Shipyards in Elefsina, near Athens. New equipment fitted in the Batch 1 vessels includes Thales Nederland's TACTICOS combat management system, LIROD Mk 2 tracking radar and optronic gun-control system, Mirador electro-optical tracking system and Scout Mk 2 radar; and Northrop Grumman's Bridgemaster E navigation radar. - 2009/11/20 00:00:00