Greek Government National Security Council did not o.k. the aerial defence programme “Shield of Achilles” connected 3 cardinal eurosbut approved a fig of different defence decisions.
ΚΥΣΕΑ has not approved, astatine slightest astatine this stage, the programme “Shield of Achilles” (Ασπίδα του Αχιλλέα) costing astir 3 cardinal euroswhich the Greek property is already calling “golden dome”. We are talking astir a multi-level aerial defence and anti-drone defence system, which Greece discusses chiefly with Israel.
It was antecedently reported that a ample defence bundle includes astir 3 cardinal euros connected “Shield of Achilles” and astir 1 cardinal euros for modernization 38 F-16 fighters up to version Viper. However, the last determination connected the aerial defence system indispensable spell done ΚΥΣΕΑand today, according to Greek media, the “golden dome” has not received last approval.
Now the main question is whether we are talking astir a elemental tactical intermission oregon whether the authorities has decided to much cautiously see alternatives from USA, France And Germany. Possible options see Patriot PAC-3, SAMP/T And IRIS-T – systems that are already acquainted to the Greek equipped forces successful 1 signifier oregon another.
Why did the question astir Predator arise?
The politically delicate portion of the story relates not lone to the terms of the contract, but besides to the imaginable nonstop acquisition of Israeli systems. Amid the ungraded with Predator Greek media and commentators person questioned whether there is simply a broader transportation betwixt Israeli technology structures, defence contracts and past stories surrounding spyware.
Publisher Pronews Thassos Gouriotis connected aerial of the programme “Κόκκινη Ζώνη” stated that it was Predatorin his assessment, was not lone a backstage story, but besides a substance of espionage and paragovernmental activity. These statements are political-journalistic assessments and necessitate judicial verification, but the question itself remains serious: why tin a declaration of this magnitude proceed without unfastened examination with different systems?
If we are talking astir a task connected 3 cardinal eurosa transparent investigation of each options: American, French, German and Israeli would look logical. Direct procurement whitethorn beryllium justified by strategic circumstances, but then the nationalist needs to explicate why this peculiar way has been chosen. Otherwise, immoderate transfer of this magnitude will inevitably springiness emergence to suspicion. Money successful defence contracts, oddly enough, ever feels the shadiness particularly well.
That ΚΥΣΕΑ still approved
At the aforesaid time, today’s gathering ΚΥΣΕΑ was not empty. According to Greek media reports, the assembly passed decisions connected Italian frigates Bergaminiparticipation Ναυπηγεία Σκαραμαγκά (Skaramangas shipyard) successful the modernization of frigates MEKOas well arsenic for further transfer of armored unit carriers M113 V Lebanon.
The instrumentality of the systems is separately reported Patriot from Karpathos And Evros. This should reconstruct much implicit extortion Attica long-range aerial defence systems. According to Greek sources, for the archetypal clip successful galore decades the country Attica really remained without full-fledged long-range aerial defence screen owed to the transfer of systems to different regions and the placement of 1 artillery successful Saudi Arabia.
Also discussed National Strategy for Unmanned Systems 2026–2030 and the procurement of precocious cryptographic devices to support delicate subject communications from interception and physics interference. After the wiretapping story, a word “communication protection” successful Greece it sounds particularly expressive – astir similar occurrence instructions successful a gasoline warehouse.
Editorial comment
Pause astir “Shield of Achilles” whitethorn beryllium a elemental bureaucratic maneuver, but successful the existent ambiance it seems much significant. When it comes to a declaration for 3 cardinal eurosIsraeli systems, nonstop procurement and the shadiness of ungraded Predatorthe state is obliged to springiness not wide phrases, but wide answers: why this peculiar supplier, why this peculiar process and why there was nary unfastened examination with alternatives.
Greece We truly request modern aerial defense. But defence necessity should not go a universal justification for closed decisions. The much costly the declaration and the much delicate the governmental background, the much transparency is required. Otherwise, adjacent a morganatic subject request begins to look similar different closed corridor, where the nationalist finds retired astir the costs aft the measure is astir written.
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