Israel and Cyprus have signed a major maritime defense agreement to supply the Cypriot Navy with a new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) built by Israel Shipyards and equipped with advanced Rafale Advanced Defense Systems naval systems. The agreement also includes upgrading the existing patrol ship in Cyprus, Commodore Andreas Ioannides, strengthening its maritime surveillance, patrol, coastal security and search and rescue capabilities. The deal was signed in Cyprus by the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense Amir Baram and his Cypriot counterpart, Stelios Kountoris. The package is reportedly worth around €150 million, although the final contract value has not been officially disclosed. Cypriot reports indicate the delivery of the new vessel by mid-2028, marking another significant expansion of Israeli-Cypriot security cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Israel and Cyprus have signed a major maritime defense agreement to supply the Cypriot Navy with a new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) built by Israel Shipyards and equipped with advanced Rafale Advanced Defense Systems naval systems. The agreement also includes upgrading the existing patrol ship in Cyprus, Commodore Andreas Ioannides, strengthening its maritime surveillance, patrol, coastal security and search and rescue capabilities. The deal was signed in Cyprus by the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense Amir Baram and his Cypriot counterpart, Stelios Kountoris. The package is reportedly worth around €150 million, although the final contract value has not been officially disclosed. Cypriot reports indicate the delivery of the new vessel by mid-2028, marking another significant expansion of Israeli-Cypriot security cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.