{"id":5895,"date":"2025-04-02T23:50:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/greece-eyes-israels-barak-air-defense-system-to-replace-aging-s-300s\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T23:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:50:42","slug":"greece-eyes-israels-barak-air-defense-system-to-replace-aging-s-300s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/greece-eyes-israels-barak-air-defense-system-to-replace-aging-s-300s\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece Eyes Israel\u2019s BARAK Air Defense System To Replace Aging S-300s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources told Kathimerini that Greece is actively considering acquiring Israel\u2019s BARAK air defense system to replace its aging Soviet-era S-300s. This could potentially make the system a cornerstone of the country\u2019s new multilayered air defense network, dubbed the \u201cAchilles Shield. \u201c<\/h5>\n<p>The Israeli system is prioritised over the U.S.-made Patriot due to faster delivery times and lower costs. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted this in Parliament while presenting Greece\u2019s \u20ac25 billion ($26.99 billion) 12-year defense strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreece already operates American Patriot systems. If we were to purchase new ones, it would take four to five years for delivery\u2014simply because production capacity isn\u2019t available,\u201d Mitsotakis explained. \u201cIsrael, as a strategic ally, could supply such capabilities much faster,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the BARAK system is produced by Israel Aerospace Industries, which expanded its presence in Greece by acquiring Greek defense firm Intracom Defence in 2023. This aligns with a key Greek demand in negotiations: ensuring meaningful participation of the domestic defense industry in the program.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAchilles Shield, Athens, BARAK air defense system, Greece, Greek defense industry, Greek defense strategy, greek news today, Intracom Defence, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Patriot system, S-300 replacement\t<\/div>\n<\/footer><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2025\/04\/03\/greece-eyes-israels-barak-air-defense-system-to-replace-aging-s-300s\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources told Kathimerini that Greece is actively considering acquiring Israel\u2019s BARAK air defense system to replace its aging Soviet-era S-300s. This could potentially make the system a cornerstone of the country\u2019s new multilayered air defense network, dubbed the \u201cAchilles Shield. \u201c The Israeli system is prioritised over the U.S.-made Patriot due to faster delivery times &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Greece Eyes Israel\u2019s BARAK Air Defense System To Replace Aging S-300s\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/greece-eyes-israels-barak-air-defense-system-to-replace-aging-s-300s\/#more-5895\" aria-label=\"Read more about Greece Eyes Israel\u2019s BARAK Air Defense System To Replace Aging S-300s\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/OIP.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}