Greece Helped Israel Study Iranian Air Defense System

The Jerusalem Post ^ | July 14, 2008 | JPost.com Staff

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Greece assisted the Israeli Air Force last month in more than just allowing the use of its airspace, The Cutting Edge news Website reported Monday.

Slideshow: Pictures of the week The Mediterranean country owns the same Russian radar, S-300, that Iran is soon to receive - or has already began receiving - from Moscow. Israel sees the S-300, which can simultaneously track hundreds of semi-stealth cruise missiles, long range missiles and aircraft, including airborne monitoring jets, as a significant threat to its entire airforce in the event of an attack on the Islamic Republic.

A massive air drill reportedly carried out by Israel in the first days of June over Greek airspace was publicized by The New York Times and generated powerful ripples, including warnings from Iran. But veteran investigative reporter Edwin Black writes in the Edge that a crucial aspect of the drill went unreported - Israel's trial run at defeating, jamming and circumventing the Russian system.

The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the report.

After Iran complained to Greece about the Israeli air maneuvers, officials in Athens said their Russian-made radar-missile batteries were "turned off" during the exercise. The Iranians, according to Black, were not convinced that Greece would really compromise its air defenses during such a crucial exercise.

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Muslims serving in the U.S. Armed Forces pray, so I don’t think that it is too much of a problem!