Top commander outlines Greece’s “Agenda 2030” reforms, including changes to military service, an active voluntary reserve and dual-use infrastructure, as he calls for a whole-of-society approach to European defense

The foreign ministry says Ankara’s demilitarization demands have no basis in international law, while stressing Greece’s right to defend its territory and pointing to Turkey's continuing casus belli

A military facility carved deep into Lycabettus Hill, the shelter was built in the 1930s as the HQ of Greece’s air defense

The program also provides for the participation of Greek defense and technology companies. According to the Greek Defense Ministry, 19 companies are already involved. Their share will exceed 25 percent of the agreement’s value, or about €750 million. 

Ermal Nufi expressed his condolences to the Greek Armed Forces and the families of 40 year old Wing Commander Ioannis Blesias and 37 year old Squadron Leader Dimitrios Petros, after their deaths in the F-4 Phantom crash

Inspecting key military installations in Didymoteicho, Alexandroupoli and Xanthi, the Greek Defense minister signaled the armed forces' next phase.

The Achilles Shield program will provide layered protection against aircraft, drones and ballistic threats, with full operational deployment planned within 35 months

The “Achilles Shield” will integrate air, land, sea, cyber and space capabilities, with Greece prioritizing an anti-drone system as part of a broader overhaul of its air defenses

The more than three-billion-euro program will combine Israeli defense technology with Greek industry as Athens moves to build a nationwide multilayered shield against missiles, aircraft and drones

The new funding will help Ukraine procure air defense systems, missiles, ammunition and radars as Russia intensifies its attacks

Defense officials are examining relocating the air defense battery from Karpathos amid intelligence reports that Iran could target U.S. assets in Cyprus and Bulgaria if Washington strikes Tehran again

Gregg Roman of the Middle East Forum tells To Vima that Athens should deepen its ties with Saudi Arabia even as Riyadh builds a new defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan.

The woman’s lawyers are challenging her pretrial detention, questioning the new identification evidence and warning that intense media attention can put pressure on judicial decisions.

Greece’s prime minister delivered a message of security and deterrence from the eastern Aegean island, saying authorities will prevent smuggling networks from exploiting vulnerable migrants.

Sources told Reuters Tehran is set to receive hundreds of Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense systems worth up to $70 million within weeks, in a move aimed at strengthening its short-range defenses after months of conflict

A 42-year-old emergency medical worker died after being stabbed during a confrontation on the Greek island of Syros, as investigators examine conflicting accounts of what led to the fatal attack

The National Security Council approved major military programs focused on the “Achilles Shield” defense system and measures to strengthen protection against emerging threats.

Greece is set to approve a €5bn defence package centred on the “Achilles Shield,” modernising air defence while expanding capabilities across the armed forces.