Nikos Dendias described defense innovation as a key pillar of the National Defense, presenting the results of the ELKAK.
Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias stressed that defence innovation is no longer a complementary element of defence policy, but a key pillar of National Defence, on the occasion of the completion of two years of operation of the Hellenic Centre for Defence Innovation (ELKAK).
Dendias on two years of ELKK, first results
In a post on the social network X, Mr. Dendias referred to his participation in the corporate report event of ELCAC, noting that the establishment of the body was a “key political choice” through Law 5110/2024, in the context of the “Agenda 2030”.
He noted that the mission of the ELCC is to operationally connect the General Staffs, the research centres, the research centres, the Supreme Military Educational Institutions, the industry and the innovative enterprises, creating a unified defense technology and innovation ecosystem in the armed forces.
At the corporate review event of the Hellenic Centre for Defence Innovation (#ELKAK), for its two years of operation, with its President and CEO Pantelis Tzortzakis.
The establishment of ELKAK @Hcdi_SA was a key policy choice with Law 5110/2024, in… pic.twitter.com/D03KtraQgW
– Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) June 10, 2026
New Technologies – The Field of Modern Business
The Minister stressed that in just two years the correctness of this option has already been proven through notices, calls for expressions of interest and contracts awarded.
In addition, he said the projects being promoted relate to critical areas of the modern business environment, such as unmanned systems, dealing with unmanned threats, unmanned munitions, cyber defence, as well as surveillance and sensing systems, which are shaping the new field of military operations.
