Armaments Radar: MBDA proposes SPEAR, METLEN presents a Leopard 1A5 upgrade, Thales Cyber Range and Septentrio GNSS before the General Staffs

Seven presentations and meetings of companies with Armed Forces staff officers took place between October 6 and 13, 2026, according to the official announcements on the presentations. For the Army, the proposal by METLEN – M Technologies for the upgrade of the Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks stands out. The other presentations concern cybersecurity, secure communications, data analysis, GNSS positioning and aircraft support. They are briefings to the staffs, of the kind companies systematically give to showcase their capabilities.

Air Force: MBDA UK presented SPEAR and SPEAR EW

On October 8, 2026, representatives of MBDA UK met at the Hellenic Air Force General Staff with staff officers of the Air Force General Staff and the Tactical Air Force Command to present the capabilities of the SPEAR and SPEAR EW weapon systems. SPEAR is a guided air-launched precision weapon designed to strike targets at a distance, while the SPEAR EW version is intended for electronic warfare missions, aiming to jam and suppress enemy air defence systems. The official announcement contains no information on any procurement or integration of the systems on Greek fighter aircraft.

Army: METLEN’s proposal for the Leopard 1A5

On October 7, 2026, METLEN – M Technologies presented to Army General Staff officers its proposal for the upgrade of the Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks. The announcement gives no details of the proposal’s content. The subject is not new: in March 2024 John Cockerill Defense had presented to the Army General Staff a proposal for upgrading the LEO1A5, while in December 2022 presentations by ELVO and John Cockerill had preceded for the same tanks.

Cybersecurity and classified information

On October 13, 2026, representatives of Thales Hellas presented the company’s cybersecurity capabilities to officers of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff and the Army, Navy and Air Force staffs. The presentation covered a Cyber Range, a realistic and controlled environment for training, capability development and experimentation in cyberspace, strengthening readiness and resilience, as well as the company’s experience from European Defence Fund research programmes.

On October 6, 2026, SECUNET, with its representative in Greece EYEONIX, presented to officers of the same staffs products for the secure handling and processing of classified information. They concern high-security network gateways, secure communications platforms, crypto devices and workstations for secure file sharing, telephony and video conferencing.

Air Force and Air Support Command: aircraft support, voice communications and GNSS

On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, THALES Norway and THALES Hellas briefed officers of the Air Force General Staff, the Tactical Air Force Command and the Air Force Communications Network Control and Management Centre on the company’s Voice Communication System. On Wednesday, October 7, Belgium’s SEPTENTRIO presented multi-frequency, multi-constellation GPS/GNSS positioning products and services that it designs and manufactures itself. The briefing was aimed at officers of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, the Navy and the Air Force and of the Special Warfare Command.

The same day, at the Air Support Command, International Aerospace Technical Services Group (IATS) presented its capabilities in products and services for supporting CL-215/415 and C-130 aircraft.

Real-time data: SAHAR

On October 7, 2026, representatives of SAHAR presented to officers of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, the Army and the Navy products for real-time data collection and analysis. The announcement does not name specific products. We will watch whether any of the presentations leads to an official procedure, such as a tender or a procurement decision, and will report it in a new Armaments Radar.