Dar es Salaam, April 2 -- ALTHOUGH the country already spends 3% of its GDP on the military, it plans to spend a further €25 billion to modernize. The move comes as Greece emerges from more than a decade of austerity.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that the government will spend some €25 billion euros ($27 billion) on its military through 2036.

Mitsotakis called it the “most drastic” defense “transformation” in Greeces modern history. Some of the new equipment will include anti-aircraft defense, drones, and satellites

“The world is changing at an unforeseeable pace,” he said.

The announcement came amid US pressure for NATO al...