Joint Defense Agreement: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, news & updates

[Desert]

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/greek-operated-air-defence-system-shoots-down-drones-over-saudi-2026-08-27/

Looks like the Greeks are already doing a lot of the heavy lifting in defending Saudi Arabia against drone attacks. Will they also be invited to join the pact or will Saudi Arabia ask them to leave along with their Patriots because Turkiye has problems with Greece ?

The Greek contigent in Saudi Arabia has again proven its worth.

Chronology and Operational History

• 2021 (Deployment): Greece and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral defense agreement. The Hellenic Air Force deployed a U.S.-made Patriot PAC-3 guided missile battery alongside roughly 130 personnel from the 350th Guided Missile Wing to the Yanbu region. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
• March 19, 2026: The contingent saw its first live-combat activation, successfully neutralizing two Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at Western Saudi refineries. [1, 2]
• April 6, 2026: ELDYSA personnel intercepted and destroyed one Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) using a single missile
• July 2026: The battery intercepted two ballistic missiles followed by two hostile UAVs a week later, both salvos launched by Houthi forces from Yemen targeting the Yanbu energy hub.
• August 27, 2026: In its most recent operation, the Greek-manned unit fired three missiles to help shoot down a swarm of hostile drones in coordination with Saudi air defense networks.

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The question about leaving however is not just because of the recent pact between Saudi Arabia,Turkey and Pakistan. That's the latest development and it's mostly political. The left and far-left is screaming for Greece not to have any participation anywhere and the center and right are criiticizing the government for keeping a battery there,protecting a country that recently signed a mutual defence agreement with our enemy.

But there are a couple of other more important problems:

1.The Saudis were supposed to fund the upgrade of the contigent there and pay for all the expenses. Apparently,that hasn't happened.

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2.The missile inventory is being squandered for Saudis at a time when there's already a big line for Patriot missiles and big pressure for everyone to donate or sell to Ukraine.
Generally,even the Americans have a tough time replenishing their stocks.

The greek presence here didn't help at all in Yanbu since Aramaco facilities got targeted successfully on 27 august and before it on 24 august amzan oil tanker was targeted successfully

 

[Foinikas]

The greek presence here didn't help at all in Yanbu since Aramaco facilities got targeted successfully on 27 august and before it on 24 august amzan oil tanker was targeted successfully

Nah,I'll trust official sources.

 

[flyingorca]