Israel's Defense Ministry announced a 3 billion Euro ($3.5 billion) deal with Greece for a multilayered air defense system, dubbed "Achilles Shield", which is one of Israel's largest defense export deals. The agreement marks the largest between the two Mediterranean countries and follows a record year for Israeli weapons exports, with $19 billion in sales last year, a 30% increase from 2022. The deal includes multiple Israeli systems, such as David Sling and SPYDER, as well as a new national command and control system. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the agreement reflects shared strategic interests between Israel and Greece amid regional challenges.
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Israel and Greece have signed a $3.5 billion defense deal, one of the country's largest, which includes a multilayered air defense system for Greece using Israeli technology. The agreement, known as the "Achilles Shield," comes as Israel has surpassed the UK in global arms exports and is now the world's seventh-largest supplier of weapons. Israel's Defense Ministry said the deal reflects its technological edge and proven track record. Under the deal, Israel will supply Greece with various air defense systems, including the David's Sling system used to intercept Iranian missiles during the war with Iran this year. This deal is part of Greece's broader military modernization program amid disputes with Turkey over sea boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean. The agreement is valued at €3 billion, or approximately $3.5 billion, and marks a significant milestone in defense cooperation between Israel and Greece.
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Israel has signed a multi-billion-dollar weapons deal with Greece, marking the largest between the two Mediterranean countries.
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Israel's Defense Ministry the 3 billion Euro defense export deal, coined Achilles Shield, is one of the country's largest and includes a multilayered air defense system for Greece using Israeli technology.
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The deal comes as Israeli defense exports soar.
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For the first time, Israel has surpassed the United Kingdom in its share of global arms exports, making it the world's seventh-biggest supplier, according to a March report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Israel's Defense Ministry said Monday the 3 billion Euro (about $3.5 billion) defense export deal, coined Achilles Shield, is one of the country's largest and includes a multilayered air defense system for Greece using Israeli technology.
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"Israel and Greece share common strategic interests and face shared regional challenges.
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At a time when actors with hegemonic ambitions are seeking to expand their influence and undermine stability in the region," said Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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The agreement comes as Israeli weapons exports have reached record highs with more than $19 billion last year, a 30% increase from 2024, according to official data, despite widespread criticism of Israel's conduct in its wars in Gaza, with Hezbollah and with Iran.
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Experts say governments look to Israel because its weapons are battle-tested and they're able to see in real time that the munitions and systems work.
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Monday's signing marks the most significant deal between the two countires as Greece focuses on modernizing its armed forces to keep pace with its neighbor and fellow NATO member Turkey amid long-standing disputes over sea boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Previous deals have included a $1.65 billion agreement with Israeli defense contractor Elbit to build a flight training school in southern Greece as well as the planned sale of Israeli rocket launchers, antitank guided missiles and drones.
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Greece says old defense doctrines now 'completely unrealistic'Israel
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says Monday's agreement is the first time it will provide a complete array of defense weapons against a range of threats from ballistic missiles to drones.
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It includes multiple Israeli systems such as David Sling and SPYDER as well as a new national command and control system.
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In addition to the agreement, a complementary deal valued at $30 million (26 million Euros) was signed for the sale of Rafael's Drone Dome systems, it said.
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"Modern conflicts have already altered the parameters of military defense and deterrence," Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said in a statement after the agreement was signed.
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"Technology, ballistic missiles, satellite communications, unmanned systems, cyber threats, hybrid forms of warfare and the interconnection of fields of operations have long rendered preexisting defense doctrines completely unrealistic," he said.
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Protestors in Greece has previously taken to the streets against ever closer ties to Israel.
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