Tel Aviv, May 7 -- Israel and Greece signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Athens on Wednesday to offer the BlueWhale autonomous submarine system to the Hellenic Navy.

"This strategic collaboration marks a step forward in strengthening Greece's undersea defense capabilities. The potential integration and co-production of BlueWhale deepens the bilateral ties and represents a leap toward technological autonomy for our country," said Rear Admiral (ret.) Alexandros Diakopoulos, Chairman of the Hellenic Aerospace Industry, which will take on a pivotal role in BlueWhale's production and design.

Diakopoulos added that BlueWhale's deployment will offer Hellenic Armed Forces a vessel that "combines anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures ...