Defense Minister Nikos Dendias outlines the 'Achilles Shield' air-defense system, naval modernization and domestic arms production, as Athens confronts Turkish maritime claims and accelerates defense reforms

The Greek Navy is adding a more heavily armed version of the French-built FDI frigate to its fleet, with twice as many active missile-launch cells as its predecessor

Unmanned military vehicles, Greek-made attack drones, anti-drone technology and Exocet missiles are among the weapons systems expected to feature in Wednesday's military parade in Thessaloniki

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias outlined plans to merge or eliminate 56 military units and 126 facilities while expanding drone, space and cyber capabilities as part of a five-year restructuring of the Greek military

The five-meter-long “Pirpolitis” can exceed 40 knots and is designed for surveillance, reconnaissance and anti-surface warfare missions, with plans for mass production following the completion of testing.

An expanded F-16 modernization program and a Greece-Florida National Guard partnership emerge from two days of military and security talks in Athens during Marco Rubio’s visit

Athens is looking to strengthen its F-16 Viper and F-35 fleets with new air-to-air and long-range strike weapons while securing support for its MH-60R Romeo and Black Hawk helicopters

Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, France and Italy took part in MEDUSA 15/2026 exercise, which featured joint amphibious, airborne, naval and anti-submarine operations off Crete and the Myrtoan Sea in the western Aegean

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 Israeli defense ministry, in a statement, said the system will be tailored to Greece’s operational requirements and developed with Israeli technological support

The two Italian warships are scheduled for transfer in 2028 and 2029, with Athens eyeing a 10-ship core for the Hellenic Navy

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

Four Greek F-16 fighter jets and the frigate Nikiforos Fokas will remain in Cyprus amid rising tensions linked to Iranian threats and increasingly aggressive rhetoric from Turkey

The military is preparing fixed infrastructure at Rhodes’ Maritsa airfield to support the permanent deployment, maintenance and operation of V-BAT unmanned aircraft.

DM Yaşar Guler said Ankara is monitoring Greek defense activities, as reports of Israeli air defense systems on Aegean islands fuel more Turkish paranoia

The measure applies for the first time to conscripts born between Jan. 1 and May 15, 2008, who report for the 2026 C Class without requesting a deferment for studies

The Greek side is apparently seeking to counter Turkey’s quantitative military buildup through frigates, UA systems and advanced defense technology

Turkish unmanner aerial vehicles (UAV) overflight ends unofficial calm that had held over Greek airspace since early 2023, coinciding with defense minister Nikos Dendias' Aegean tour