Israel to “scale up” defence deal with Greece
On August 31st, Greece signed a $3.6 billion defence deal known as “Achilles Shield”, referring to a multi-layer anti-ballistic, anti-aircraft and anti-drone system, using Israeli radars and missiles.
Israel’s arms industry looks set to flourish amid plans to “scale up” the export of the layered air-defence system it sold to Greece defence deal with Greece, as reported by Maghrebi Week on September 7th.
On August 31st, Greece signed a $3.6 billion defence deal known as “Achilles Shield”, referring to a multi-layer anti-ballistic, anti-aircraft and anti-drone system, using Israeli radars and missiles.
Talks between Israel and the UAE have taken place due to an apparent gap in the UAE’s “layered defence” capabilities. Israel exporting its air defence system and design could help address this gap; the UAE is Israel’s desired buyer due to pre-existing defence cooperation between the countries.
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