Greece aspires to build extensive air defence shield

Greece aspires to build an extensive air defence shield against drones and aircraft, its defence minister said today, Anadolu has reported. “The course of the war in Ukraine has made us reach the conclusion that Greece has to build an air-defence shield, like the one Israel has, which would close our skies to any kind of aerial threats,” Nikos Dendias told broadcaster SKAI TV. Citing Turkiye’s success in developing a defence industry that produces and exports state-of-the-art arms, including combat-proven TB-2 Bayraktar drones, T-129 attack helicopters, corvettes and cruise missiles, he said having a modern domestic defence sector is among the Greek government’s priorities. Asked about Turkiye’s reaction to Greece’s plans to establish sea parks in the Aegean and Ionian […]