Steven Harrison-Green
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Greece is preparing to test the S-300 air defense system deployed on the island of Crete in response to Turkey's tested its S-400 air defense systems last week.
Satellite images taken by the Turkish military indicate that Athens has brought the S-300 air defense system into combat readiness and is preparing to conduct tests next week. According to Greek news agency Pentapostagma, the Greek military will test the upgraded S-300 air defense system this month.
The upgraded complex received a more powerful radar and new missiles. Some Turkish media have reported that the modernized Greek S-300 air defense systems can be used against Turkish F-16 fighters. In July of this year, Turkey conducted an exercise involving F-16 fighters. This prompted Greece to acquire French Rafale fighters, as well as conduct joint exercises with UAE F-16 fighters. Both countries are trying to resist Turkish influence in the Mediterranean.
SAM S-300 (photo from free sources)
Greece bought the Russian S-300 air defense systems in 1996 for deployment in the Greek part of Cyprus. In 1998 they were moved to the Greek island of Crete. Greece signed a new agreement with Russia in 1999 and 2004 on the purchase of TOP-M1 and Osa AKM.
These Russian air defense systems are currently part of an integrated Greece-NATO air defense system, Turkish Daily Sabah reports, adding: "Both missile systems have radar systems that pose a threat to the NATO Air Force." The Greek S-300 air defense systems were originally developed for use against aircraft. However, they were later upgraded to destroy ballistic missiles.
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