The Hellenic Center for Defense Innovation (HCDI) has announced plans to move three defense development programs into competitive bidding in 2026, with a focus on counter-drone capabilities and maritime surveillance.
The priority efforts include the development of a portable maritime surveillance system, an integrated solution to counter hostile drones and electromagnetically guided weapons, and an underwater surveillance system designed to monitor subsurface threats. According to HCDI, the underwater program is intended to address both traditional submarines and emerging threats such as unmanned underwater vehicles.
In addition to the three flagship programs, the center identified nine further initiatives that will continue development at a slower pace due to their earlier levels of technological maturity. Among these are plans to enhance the General Staff’s Cyber Security Operations Center with artificial intelligence tools, the development of surveillance UAVs for intelligence collection and the creation of loitering munitions to support ground force tactical operations.
Other projects under consideration include the design of a national patrol vessel that could be shared by the Hellenic Navy and Coast Guard, the development of unmanned underwater vehicles for intelligence gathering and threat identification and interceptor drones intended to neutralize hostile UAVs.
HCDI also outlined more experimental concepts aimed at improving battlefield resilience, including autonomous mobile drone construction units. These would be deployable in forward areas and use generator-powered 3D printers to rapidly manufacture or replace drones close to the front line.
The announcement highlights Greece’s growing emphasis on indigenous defense innovation and on addressing emerging threats across the air, maritime, cyber and subsurface domains through a mix of near-term capabilities and longer-term research programs.
C-UAS Hub’s annual review of national counter-drone capabilities, Countering the Threat: A Comprehensive Review of National C-UAS Programs, explores some of the key developments and priorities of Greece’s national counter-drone program.
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