{"id":220059,"date":"2026-07-23T17:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/220059\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:28:14","slug":"greece-to-build-achilles-shield-defence-dome-with-israeli-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/220059\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece to build \u2018Achilles Shield\u2019 defence dome with Israeli arms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Greece on Thursday approved the multibillion-dollar purchase of Israeli anti-missile, anti-aircraft and anti-drone weaponry to set up an \u201cAchilles Shield\u201d protective dome, a defence ministry source said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Around \u20ac3 billion of a broader \u20ac4.2 billion (US$4.8 billion) spending spree will go towards Israeli-made systems for the new shield, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cGreece has entered a new era, a new reality,\u201d Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on social media, confirming the country\u2019s KYSEA foreign affairs and defence council had approved a series of major contracts.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Greece will also buy C-390 Millennium transport aircraft made by Brazil\u2019s Embraer, Heron drones from Israel, Apache helicopter missiles, British-made Victa stealth watercraft and frigate sonar systems, according to a ministry document seen by Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The document said Greek defence firms would contribute \u20ac700 million to the dome project.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Members of the German air force look at a German Heron TP drone at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport, south of Berlin, in June. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/86bb57cc-0ac2-4781-a5b8-4a4def79a47d_1126e908.jpg\" title=\"Members of the German air force look at a German Heron TP drone at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport, south of Berlin, in June. Photo: Reuters\"\/>Members of the German air force look at a German Heron TP drone at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport, south of Berlin, in June. 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