[ Strategy Page] Recent Israel Air Force exercises near Greece apparently also involved Greek S-300 surface-to-air missile systems of a type similar to those that Russia has provided to Iran. Russia sold the C-300 to Cyprus in 1998, but Greece ended up with them to settle a dispute between Cyprus and Turkey. Although the S-300 systems the Iranians have are of more recent design, the Greek systems provided the Israelis with practical experience in dealing with S-300 defenses.
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