Israel Arms Greece With 300km PULS Missile System in US$758 Million Deal, Redrawing Eastern Mediterranean Balance Against Turkey

Defence affairs - Def-Geopolitics

Athens’ acquisition of 36 Israeli PULS launchers gives Greece its first deep-strike precision artillery capability capable of reaching critical targets across the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.

Israel’s decision to supply Greece with 36 PULS precision rocket artillery launchers for US$758 million (RM2.88 billion) immediately transforms the Eastern Mediterranean into a more heavily militarised and technologically integrated strategic theatre.

The agreement, announced simultaneously by the Israeli Defence Ministry and Elbit Systems on 6 April, gives Greece its first modern long-range precision artillery capability reaching 300 kilometres.

Because the launchers can strike deep inside the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean without exposing frontline units, the purchase directly alters calculations surrounding maritime disputes, Cyprus, energy corridors, and Turkish regional pressure.

Israeli Defence Ministry officials described the agreement as a landmark strategic partnership, while Greek security planners increasingly regard Israeli weapons technology as essential for deterring Turkish military escalation.

The contract is valued at approximately US$750 million, equivalent to RM2.85 billion, €650 million, or NIS2.3 billion, making it one of the largest recent defence agreements between both countries.

After more than two years of negotiations complicated partly by the Gaza conflict, Greece’s parliament and the Government Council for National Security finally authorised the programme during December 2025.

The four-year delivery schedule, followed by a decade of maintenance and logistical support, ensures that Israeli military technology will remain embedded within Greek force structure and operational planning well into the late 2030s.

Greek defence industries will also participate directly in production, creating a domestic industrial partnership that strengthens Athens’ long-term missile manufacturing capacity while deepening its strategic dependence upon Israeli systems.

Greek defence industries will also participate directly in production, creating a domestic industrial partnership that strengthens Athens’ long-term missile manufacturing capacity while deepening its strategic dependence upon Israeli systems.

For Ankara, the agreement is likely to be interpreted not merely as an artillery purchase but as another stage in the emergence of a Greece-Israel-Cyprus security bloc across the Eastern Mediterranean.

That perception becomes especially significant because the PULS system’s 300-kilometre strike radius enables Greek forces to threaten critical military infrastructure, ports, and airbases far beyond the immediate Aegean battlespace.