Military update on the region

Greek navy, inaugurates today the fourth series of Roussen Class (62m Super Vita) Fast Attack Missile Craft


Photo: The 62m Roussen Class fast attack craft for the Hellenic Navy of Greece.

The ship yard produced entirely in the Piraeus (Elefsis), regarded as an important factor in meeting the objectives of protection of maritime borders
of Greece Inaugurated today in the Greek Naval shipyard Elefsis in Piraeus.

The fourth series of Class "Super Vita Fast Ship fighter rocket launchers," "Grigoropoulos", which will have on board with the last 8 missiles Exocet MM Bloc 3, missile of electronic system, which have the radius of action up to 180 km.

Three other ships of the Greek fleet, are equipped with counterparts, MM Exocet missiles, up to 70 km radius of action. According to information from the Ministry of National Defense of Greece, three are other three ships of the same standard, will emerge from Elefsis Cantier by the end of 2011.

MM Exocet Block 3 missile, are manufactured in France and are sold only Greece, on the basis of an accord between France and Greece. Special is that the system of issuing electronic missile is powered by the electronic Greek company "INTRACOM" which is an important partner of NATO.

The fast attack craft has a displacement of 580t fully loaded. The first ship, HS Roussen (P67), was launched in November 2002 and was commissioned in December 2005.

The second, HS Daniolos (P68) was launched in July 2003 and commissioned in February 2006. The third, HS Kristallidis (P69), was launched in April 2004 and commissioned in May 2006.

In September 2003, a contract was awarded for a further two ships, HS Grigoropoulos and HS Ritsos, to be built by Elefsis. HS Ritsos was launched in October 2006


see video of the Hellenic Navy f.a.c,sunk the "Adams Class Destroyer",with two MM exocet, and a torpedo at the end:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMzm3XRiuCQ