Elbit Systems said on Tuesday that Greece has taken a key step toward acquiring the Israeli company’s PULS rocket artillery system, after the Hellenic Parliament and the Government Council for National Security approved a dedicated budget for the program.
In a statement issued from Haifa on December 16, 2025, Elbit Systems Ltd. said it was notified of the approval, which allows the Hellenic Armed Forces to proceed toward the purchase of the PULS system. The company said it now anticipates receiving a contract “in an amount that is material to the Company.”
The anticipated contract award is contingent, among other factors, on the completion of commercial negotiations with the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense, according to the statement.
PULS, short for Precise and Universal Launching System, is Elbit Systems’ modular rocket artillery platform designed to fire a range of munitions from a single launcher. As noted by the company, the system can launch unguided rockets, precision-guided munitions, and missiles with various ranges, allowing operators to tailor loads to different mission profiles.
Elbit Systems says the PULS launcher is fully adaptable to existing wheeled and tracked platforms. The company argues this flexibility can reduce maintenance and training costs by allowing militaries to integrate the launcher onto vehicles already in service, rather than fielding an entirely new platform.
The system is already in use or on order in several countries. The Israeli Ground Forces operate PULS under the name “Lahav,” mounted on a HEMTT chassis, with the system in service since 2020. Azerbaijan’s land forces acquired Lynx launchers and EXTRA missiles, which were later used during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
In Europe, Denmark has received eight PULS launchers under a contract signed in March 2023, with deliveries completed by early 2024. Dutch forces have ordered 20 systems, initially delivered on Tatra trucks, with further launchers to be built locally on armored Scania Gryphus vehicles in 2025 and 2026.
Serbia is another recent customer. In 2024, Elbit Systems announced a contract worth about $335 million to supply PULS multiple rocket launchers to the Serbian Army, with deliveries spread over three and a half years. The first launcher was publicly displayed during a military parade in 2025.
Germany has also moved toward the system. The German government approved the purchase of five PULS launchers in cooperation with the Netherlands in December 2024, replacing MARS II systems that were transferred to Ukraine.
For Greece, PULS has been under consideration as part of a broader modernization of the Hellenic Army’s rocket artillery. Media reports have said the competition included an upgrade of existing M270 MLRS launchers offered by Lockheed Martin. If finalized, Greece could acquire between 36 and 40 European-configured EURO-PULS systems, with reported deal values ranging from €600 million to €700 million and partial local industrial participation.
The Greek plan has been reported to include Accular, EXTRA, and Predator Hawk rockets, with possible interest in integrating SkyStriker loitering munitions. If approved under the current framework, the launchers would be mounted on wheeled trucks similar to those selected by Germany.
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