Greece signs $3.5bn defence deal with Israel for Achilles Shield
Greece and Israel have signed a $3.5bn defence deal to build an integrated air and missile defence network known as Achilles Shield. The agreement was concluded on Monday and is described as the largest defence deal ever between the two countries. It is intended to combine interceptors, radars and drone-defence systems into a single layered shield for Greek territory.The package includes the David's Sling and Spyder interceptor systems, the Barak air and missile defence system and multimission radars. A separate deal adds Drone Dome systems to protect strategic sites from unmanned aerial vehicles. Greece's Defence Minister Nikos Dendias has said... [Continue Reading]
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Greece signs $3.5bn missile and air-defence deal with Israel
Greece has signed a $3.5bn air-defence agreement with Israel in Tel Aviv, in what is described as the largest defence deal ever between the two countries. The package centres on a multi-layered system known in Greece as Achilles Shield and is intended to strengthen Athens' air-defence network. The agreement comes as Greece faces growing concern about regional security and its rivalry with Turkiye.The deal was signed on Monday, according to the supplied report, and includes several components beyond the core missile shield. These include multi-mission radars for air surveillance and an artificial intelligence-enabled command centre that will integrate the technologies.... [Continue Reading]
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