(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, NOV 14 - Greece said Thursday that it
would shake up its defence forces to economise funds and
sideline older weapons in favour of drones after lessons drawn
from Ukraine. Defence Minister Nikos Dendias told a
parliamentary defence committee that the military would
introduce four different drone systems, merge army units and
boost its cyberwarfare potential.
Greece has to deal with a "different reality" and "quickly"
upgrade its forces for 21st-century requirements, he said.
"Every army unit will have anti-drone capabilities," he said.
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said the reform was the
"greatest ever in the history of the Greek state in the field of
national defence". Greece's air force aims to have about 200
aircraft, mainly French-made Rafales and US-made F-16 Vipers and
F-35s. It will be "the strongest air force Greece has ever had",
Dendias said. Greek frigates will be equipped with a Greek-made
anti-drone system that has already seen action against Houthi
rebels in the Red Sea, he added. (ANSA-AFP).
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