[SmithL]

We'll probably see a lot more of these Silkworms before we're done with Iran.

[GonzoGOP]

If they were Silkworms i wouldn't be worried. The old SS-2 Styx/Silkworm is one of the easiest missiles to shoot down in the world. The Israelis knocked them down by the truck load during the 1973 war. The C-802/ SACCADE moves the poker game to a whole new level. These things are fast, hard to detect, have good guidance and difficult to spoof off the target.

Of course they are also very expensive, require a lot of infrastructure to set up and use properly, and are not something you find available on the black market. This is the best missile the Iranians have. For Iran to say they weren't involved would be like some small anti Iranian Kurdish group in Iraq firing a couple of Tomahawks Land Attack missiles into Tehran and the US saying we weren't involved. Hey now there is an idea :)

[george76]

Is this related ?

Greece is preparing to deploy its new Roussen-class fast strike craft to a NATO mission for the first time.

HS Daniolos, the second ship of the class, is expected to join Operation 'Active Endeavour', NATO's maritime counter-terrorism mission in the eastern Mediterranean, towards the end of July for a 15-day patrol. First-of-class HS Roussen will follow its sister ship to participate in the operation.

Built by prime contractor Elefsis Shipyards in partnership with the UK's VT Shipbuilding to the latter's 62 m SuperVita design, the Roussen-class vessels are intended to replace the bulk of the Hellenic Navy's current Combattante III fast attack craft over the longer term.

http://www.janes.com/defence/naval_forces/news/jni/jni060714_1_n.shtml