DM Outlines Greece’s Defense Modernization; Response to Turkish Claims – tovima.com

DM Outlines Greece’s Defense Modernization; Response to Turkish Claims  tovima.com

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 Greece’s defense minister proposed using the route from Alexandroupoli northward as a model for moving military forces while protecting critical infrastructure, alongside stronger European missile defense and military command capabilities. A second French-built FDI HN, or Belharra-class, frigate was formally incorporated into the Hellenic Navy on Friday during a ceremony at Naval Group’s shipyards in Lorient, a ceremony attended by Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and his French counterpart, Catherine Vautrin. The vessel follows the Kimon, delivered in December 2025, while the third frigate, Formion, is expected before the end of 2026.

The fourth, Themistocles, is scheduled for delivery in 2028. In an interview with the Athens daily Ta Nea, Dendias discussed the frigate program, the proposed Achilles Shield integrated air-defense system, domestic defense production, the modernization of military capabilities and Greece’s response to unilateral Turkish maritime claims the former considers as baseless and illegal. Does the ratification of the Turkish-Libyan maritime agreement by authorities in Benghazi create a new situation? The ratification does not confer legitimacy on the so-called Turkish-Libyan memorandum, which remains illegal, invalid and without legal standing. It continues to contradict international law of the sea and has no relationship to