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		</div><p>Greece has signed a deal to purchase anti-ship missiles from France as it seeks to bolster its defences in a procurement programme aimed at addressing tensions with neighbouring Turkey.</p>
<p>Greece’s defence minister Nikos Dendias signed the agreement for 16 Exocet missiles with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu, who was on a one-day visit to Athens. The two did not disclose the cost of the deal.</p>
<p>It is the latest in a series of purchases of military equipment from France, with Greece having already bought two dozen Rafale warplanes and three Belharra-class frigates.</p>
<p>Mr Dendias said discussions are progressing for the addition of a fourth frigate, adding that France is also providing Greece with NH-90 military helicopters.</p>
<p>Athens has said it will spend 25 billion euro (£20.6 billion) over the next decade to adapt its military to evolving high-tech warfare technologies.</p>
<p>Although Nato allies, Greece and Turkey have long-standing disputes over boundaries in the Aegean Sea and eastern Mediterranean that have brought them close to war several times in recent decades.</p>
<p>“Greece does not threaten, but is threatened,” Mr Dendias said alongside Mr Lecornu. The two ministers did not take questions.</p>
<p>Speaking in Parliament earlier this month, Mr Dendias said Greece plans to shift from traditional defence systems to a high-tech, networked strategy centred on mobile, Artificial Intelligence-powered missile systems, drone technologies, and advanced command units – reducing reliance on conventional fleets.</p>
<p>Greece’s modernisation drive – launched after years of defence cuts during the 2010–2018 financial crisis – already includes all branches of the armed forces and focuses on cooperation with France, Israel, and the United States.</p>
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