Israel to sell PULS systems to Greece for $750 million

JERUSALEM — Israel will supply PULS rocket artillery systems to Greece for $750 million (€650 million), the Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Monday.

The deal includes dozens of launchers and rockets with ranges of 25 to 186 miles (40-300 kilometers) and is the first sale of the Israeli PULS system to Greece. The PULS system is capable of launching unguided rockets, precision-guided munitions and missiles at various ranges, and is fully compatible with existing wheeled and tracked platforms.

The deal has been underway for the past two and a half years, but its closing had been delayed, in part due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. It was launched after its approval by the Greek parliament in December 2025 as a government-to-government deal, in which Israel and Greece themselves guarantee its implementation, with the Israeli Ministry of Defense emphasizing that it “reflects the growing defense cooperation between Israel and Greece .”

The PULS is expected to be delivered over the next four years, along with a decade of support and maintenance services by the Israeli system’s manufacturer, Elbit Systems , which will also serves as the prime contractor for the Greek project.

In a supplementary announcement issued by the Israeli company, it was stated that “Elbit will collaborate with local Greek industries for the production of the system, including technology transfer and sharing of know-how.”

Elbit established a joint venture with the German KNDS to market a PULS system in Europe called “EuroPULS” GmbH. It is divided equally between the founding companies, and its headquarters is to be established in Kassel, Germany. The company also stated that within the framework of the government-to-government agreement between the Netherlands and Israel, Germany — as a partner — ordered five EuroPULS launchers in an initial operational capability configuration, with delivery and training planned for 2027.

The latest PULS sale to Greece is one of several defense deals with Israel approved by the Greek Parliament as part of its “Achilles Shield” project. Under the project, approved in mid-March, Greece will purchase Barak MX missile batteries from Israel Aerospace Industries, as well as David and Spider mobile launcher systems from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

Tzally Greenberg is the Israel correspondent for Defense News. He has experience reporting on economic affairs as well as defense and cyber companies.

耶路撒冷——以色列国防部周一宣布，以色列将向希腊提供价值 7.5 亿美元（6.5 亿欧元）的 PULS 火箭炮系统。

该交易包括数十套发射装置和火箭，射程从25英里到186英里（40公里到300公里）不等，也是以色列PULS系统首次出售给希腊。PULS系统能够发射非制导火箭、精确制导武器和导弹，射程各异，并且与现有的轮式和履带式平台完全兼容。

该协议已酝酿两年半之久，但由于中东持续不断的战争等原因，最终签署被推迟。该协议于2025年12月获得希腊议会批准后正式启动，作为一项政府间协议，以色列和希腊双方均保证协议的执行。以色列国防部强调，该协议“体现了以色列和希腊之间日益密切的防务合作”。

预计 PULS 将在未来四年内交付，同时以色列系统制造商 Elbit Systems 还将提供十年的支持和维护服务，该公司也将担任希腊项目的总承包商。

以色列公司在一份补充声明中表示，“埃尔比特将与希腊当地企业合作生产该系统，包括技术转让和知识共享。”

埃尔比特系统公司与德国KNDS公司成立了一家名为“EuroPULS” GmbH的合资企业，旨在欧洲市场推广脉冲发射系统（PULS）。该合资企业由两家创始公司各持一半股份，总部将设在德国卡塞尔。该公司还表示，根据荷兰和以色列政府间协议，德国作为合作伙伴，已订购五套具备初始作战能力的EuroPULS发射器，计划于2027年交付并进行相关培训。

希腊此次购买的PULS系统是希腊议会批准的“阿喀琉斯之盾”计划中与以色列达成的多项国防协议之一。根据3月中旬获批的该计划，希腊将从以色列航空航天工业公司（IAI）购买巴拉克MX导弹系统，并从拉斐尔先进防御系统公司（Rafael Advanced Defense Systems）购买大卫和蜘蛛移动发射系统。

扎利·格林伯格是《防务新闻》的以色列记者。他拥有丰富的经济事务以及国防和网络安全公司报道经验。