Israel not to Provide Source Code to Greece in €3 Billion Achilles Shield Air Defense Deal

David's Sling Air Defense System Israel's Missile Defense Agency will not provide Greece access to the source code of the command and control system in the €3 billion Achilles Shield deal with Athens. Moshe Patel, Director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), stated in a statement regarding the scope of the licensing agreement that the source code for the command and control (C2) system, which is central to the system, was not given to Greece, according to Greek newspaper, Kathimerini, Asked during a media interaction whether Greece would have access to the source code related to the command and control capabilities. Patel replied, 'No. Because the source code was not part of the licensing agreement.' On the other hand, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias had stated prior to the agreement that Athens would have access to the system's source code. Patel's statement sparked political debate in Greece. Nikos Androulakis, leader of the main opposition party PASOK, called on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to clarify the matter personally. Androulakis recalled that Dendias, in a speech on July 23, said that no defense procurement would take place without access to the source code and that Greece would not be 'held hostage' even by friendly countries — a statement interpreted as an indirect reference to Israel. The agreement was signed on August 31st at the Israeli Ministry of Defense headquarters in Tel Aviv. Under the agreement, Greek industry is guaranteed at least a 25% share of the work; according to Kathimerini, citing the Ministry of Defense, this corresponds to approximately €750 million in business to be distributed among 19 Greek companies. Arrow Missile Defense System