Greece and Israel have signed a $750 million government-to-government agreement for the supply of Elbit Systems’ Precise and Universal Launching System (PULS) rocket artillery system to the Hellenic Army. This makes Greece the fifth European customer for these systems, joining Denmark, the Netherlands, Serbia and Germany. Other system users include Israel, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Rwanda.
The Precise & Universal Launching System (PULS) is an autonomous artillery rocket system developed by Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems Ltd. to meet the requirements of modern battlefield environments.
The system has a total capacity of 36 rockets housed in two sealed capsules, each containing 18 rockets. With a rate of fire of approximately 12 rockets per minute, the system can carry 122mm Accular rockets with a range of up to 35km, 160mm Accular rockets with a range of up to 40km, 306mm EXTRA rockets with a range of 150km and 370mm Predator Hawk rockets with a range of 300km. Additionally, it allows for the integration of the SKY STRIKER “suicide drone” with a maximum effective range of 100 km.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense noted that the deal includes a munitions package with training rockets, precision-guided rockets for various ranges, and loitering munitions, but did not specify which types of munitions were included, nor did it provide details such as the number of launchers. However, according to information the Greek parliament’s budget committee shared in December 2025, the procurement covers 36 PULS MLRS.
The deal also
includes a decade of support and maintenance services by Elbit Systems, which
will also support industrial cooperation between the two countries and the
production of system components by Greek defense industries, the ministry’s
statement added.
Athens passed over an upgrade of its existing M270A0 MLRS fleet in favor of PULS, a platform that can be mounted on wheeled or tracked vehicles already in Greek service. This approach is part of the country’s €25 billion modernization drive, which will extend to 2036 in what Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described as the “most drastic” defense overhaul in its modern history. The drive includes a new anti-missile, anti-aircraft, and anti-drone defensive dome called “Achilles’s Shield.”
IMOD Director
General Amir Baram said closing a major export contract while fighting on
multiple fronts demonstrated that Israel’s defense industry could sustain
itself under pressure. Defense Minister Katz described the deal as a reflection
of the deepening strategic security partnership between the two countries, one
that now includes a 3 billion euro air defense system under active negotiation
and a $1.65 billion deal that has Elbit running a flight training center for
the Hellenic Air Force in Kalamata since 2021.
The Israeli manufacturer stated in a press release that the PULS is expected to be delivered over the next four years. With the arrival of the PULS systems in the Southeast European country, they will represent its most capable ground-based precision strike capability to date, while their 300-kilometer range will strengthen NATO’s southeastern flank at a time when the alliance is investing heavily across its periphery. That same reach will, for the first time, bring parts of Turkish military infrastructure within range of Hellenic Army ground forces—a reality unlikely to go unnoticed in Ankara. The two neighboring countries, historical rivals, have unresolved disputes over maritime boundaries, airspace, and Cyprus that decades of diplomacy have not settled, and neither the bilateral trade targets both sides announced in February nor their shared NATO membership changes that underlying reality.