French company inks defense collaboration deals with Greek firms
Two agreements between French defense company MBDA and two Greek companies, Miltech (electronics) and Altus (drones), were signed in Athens on Tuesday.
At the French Embassy, where the event took place, French Ambassador Laurence Auer said that the agreements create an export dynamic and jobs for Greek companies, facilitating the interoperability of the two countries’ armed forces.
Shortly before the signing, Ambassador Auer said that the three companies represent “what is best in the technology and innovation sector and serve as a symbol of the collaboration of Greek and French companies, which meets the strategic partnership agreement signed in September 2021 by the leaders of the two countries,” French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.