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Greece-Israel Achilles Shield defense agreement

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Greece and Israel have formalized the ‘Achilles Shield’ defense agreement, a multi-layered air and missile defense system valued at approximately 3 €3.035 billion ~~euros~~ ($3.5 billion). Designed to protect Greek territory from drones, aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic projectiles, the architecture integrates Israeli technologies—including Rafael Spyder, IAI Barak MX, and David’s Sling—with Greek assets such as Patriot batteries, Rafale and F-16 Viper jets, and Belharra frigates. The system will utilize artificial intelligence for threat identification and an AI-enabled command-and-control network. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that this cooperation serves as a foundation to deepen military and security ties with Arab nations in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The agreement mandates significant local industrial participation, with 19 Greek companies expected to undertake work valued at roughly 750 million ~~euros.~~ euros, representing a share exceeding 25 percent of the project. The system is expected to be fully operational within 35 months. While the United States has welcomed the cooperation, ~~noting~~ some European lawmakers have raised concerns that increasing reliance on Israeli defense technology could create a new dependency for the EU as it ~~promotes shared security goals in~~ seeks to reduce its reliance on the ~~region.~~ United States. Following political scrutiny regarding technological sovereignty, the Israeli Ministry of Defense issued a clarification asserting that the source code developed under the agreement will remain under the “exclusive control of Greece.” This involves transferring Israeli expertise to Greek firms to develop central command-and-control software tailored to Greek requirements. However, PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has demanded further clarity, questioning if Greece will face a state of ~~dependency. He highlighted a~~ dependency, noting potential ~~discrepancy~~ discrepancies between government assurances and statements from Moshe Patel, director of Israel's Missile Defense Organization, who indicated in an interview that the source code was not included in the system's licensing agreement. Androulakis noted this contradicts previous assertions by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias Israeli officials regarding ~~the necessity of source code access for Greek operational autonomy. This agreement represents one of the largest defense export contracts between the two nations.~~ licensing.

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