Greece has taken a monumental step towards rethinking its national defense by officially announcing the Achilles Shield, an air defense initiative worth 2.8 billion euros (US$3 billion), which is the most technologically advanced component of the country's current 25 billion euro military modernization program.
Presented by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Parliament on April 2, 2025, the Achilles Shield is designed as a multi-layered integrated air defense system capable of countering a wide range of threats, including aircraft, ballistic and cruise missiles, UAVs, naval platforms, and even submarine threats. This ambitious project, due to be operational by 2027, represents not only a critical modernization effort, but also a strategic turnaround in how Greece sees its role in the Eastern Mediterranean and within the framework of NATO's collective defense posture.
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