Israel to build a multilayered air defense system in Greece

Israel and Greece have concluded a large-scale defense agreement worth around €3 billion, the press service of the Jewish state's Defense Ministry reported.

The agreement stipulates that the Israeli side will build an advanced multilayered air and missile defense system for Athens' needs.

The document was signed by the director general of the Israeli Defense Ministry, Major General (Res.) Amir Baram, and his Greek counterpart Ioannis Bouras. "Under this agreement, Israel will build in Greece a comprehensive multilayered air defense system consisting entirely of Israeli-made systems and drawing on the extensive combat experience accumulated by Israel's defense establishment during the war," the ministry said.

The program has been named "Achilles Shield" in Greece. Under the agreement, Israel will supply the Greek side with David's Sling missile defense systems, Barak MX mobile air and missile defense systems, the short-range Spyder anti-aircraft missile system, MMR mobile radar stations, and will also develop a new national command and control system that will integrate the full range of air and missile defense assets.

The Israeli Defense Ministry noted that this is the largest deal in the history of Israeli-Greek cooperation in the military sphere and one of the largest for the Israeli defense industry as a whole. Israel will for the first time supply abroad a complete set of means of protection against a wide range of aerial threats — from ballistic missiles to UAVs, the ministry emphasized.

In addition, the parties signed a contract worth €26 million on the sale to Greece of Israeli Drone Dome systems, designed to protect strategic facilities from UAVs.

Source: TASS