Greece is reportedly preparing to deploy Israeli-made Spike NLOS precision missiles along sensitive border areas facing Turkey, including islands in the Aegean Sea.
The move is part of a wider Greek military buildup that has been taking shape for years, as Athens seeks to strengthen its defenses amid ongoing tensions with Turkey over Aegean islands, maritime zones, energy resources and the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Spike NLOS system, produced by Israel’s Rafael, gives Greece a long-range precision strike capability against both land and sea targets. The missiles can hit targets beyond the operator’s direct line of sight and receive real-time updates from drones, radars and other sensors. This means even small Greek units stationed on islands could threaten Turkish vessels, landing forces or military positions without exposing themselves directly.
Turkey sees the deployment very differently. Ankara views the Greek buildup as the creation of a “missile wall” close to its coast and argues that some of the islands should remain demilitarized under past agreements. Turkish officials and nationalist voices have warned that such deployments could change the local security balance and increase the risk of confrontation.