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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius met his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias on Crete during a visit to the SPARTAN ARROW 2026 exercise and discussed the U212 CD submarine programme. Germany is promoting the design for Greece's submarine requirement. No formal offer or timeline was disclosed.
Greece's Hellenic National Defense General Staff reported that six Turkish military drones flew into Greek-claimed airspace over the Aegean Sea on 10 October. The military also recorded eight infringements of air traffic rules inside the Athens Flight Information Region and five violations of Greek national airspace. The incidents are the latest in a series of near-daily occurrences this month.
Greece and Italy finalized an intergovernmental agreement activating the Hellenic Navy's acquisition of two Bergamini-class FREMM frigates from Italian service, with transfers scheduled for 2028 and 2029. The ships will undergo refits before handover. No financial terms were disclosed.
ELVO, owned by Greece's SK Group, plans to invest €40 million in a major expansion of its defence manufacturing operations near Thessaloniki, creating 300 jobs and adding drone and military vehicle production capacity, Defence Industry Europe reported. The investment will modernise existing facilities and establish new production lines.
Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion defense agreement Monday under which Israel will deliver a multi-layered air-defence array called Achilles Shield. The system integrates David's Sling medium-to-long-range interceptors, Barak MX naval and land-based air defense, and Spyder short-range launchers, alongside Israeli radars and command infrastructure. Israel's Ministry of Defense called it the largest defense export deal in the history of bilateral relations with Greece.
Why it matters: Greece is locking in interoperability with Israeli systems at a scale that reshapes the Eastern Mediterranean's air-defense architecture — and signals continued Greek willingness to deepen defense ties with Israel even as Turkey watches.
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The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has launched a new phase of the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project, involving France, Italy, Germany, Greece, and the Netherlands. The initiative, begun in 2020, aims to prepare the replacement of current medium-lift helicopters such as the NH90 Caïman. The project is designed to define requirements and technologies for a next-generation rotorcraft entering service in the 2030s.
Why it matters: Five nations pooling rotorcraft R&D is rare; whether it yields a program or just another reference architecture will test whether Europe has learned from NH90's multinational lessons.
NATO Support and Procurement AgencyFranceItalyGermanyGreeceNetherlands Opex360 →