To protect its territorial waters from Turkey, Greece may purchase autonomous underwater vehicles Blue Whale from Israel Aerospace Industries.
As part of the arms buildup in response to threats from Turkey, Greece is considering the possibility of purchasing at least 10 unmanned Blue Whale submarines manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries.
Greece is interested in strengthening its capabilities to control and protect its maritime borders, over which it has disputes with Turkey. Unlike Greece, Turkey has refused to sign the Convention on the Continental Shelf and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) because it does not accept the prevailing consensus of the international community that the islands are independent parts of the mainland, not connected to the mainland. In other words, each island — in this case, the Greek one — has an independent continental shelf, as a result of which it has the right to territorial waters of 12 nautical miles.
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