Iranian Super Speed Boats Pose Threat To Navy Ships

The Iranian naval forces have bought super speed boats and armed them with rockets and other weapons.A swarm of the small boats could threaten the US Carrier Strike Groups in the Persian Gulf region.They could saturate US Navy defenses;but some believe modern warships would ultimately be able to prevail against them.
The Iranians purchased the Bradstone Challenger speedboat,which is a stable platform for weapons.Efforts were made to halt the acquisition of the advanced watercraft,but a South African arms dealer managed to sell it to the Iranians anyway.
In a recent wargame,several US ships were sunk by the speedboats.
The USS John C. Stennis(CVN 74) and its Carrier Strike Group deployed to the Persian Gulf on Monday from Bremerton,Washington,four months ahead of schedule to meet any contingency which may arise in the tensed up region.The ships and aircraft will also have to stay at sea for eight months,rather than the usual four.
The Stennis,a Nimitz class nuclear aircraft carrier,is armed with Sea Sparrow missiles,as well as the Vulcan Phalanx Close-In Weapon System,for defensive purposes.