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Barak 8 (Hebrew: בָּרָק, lit."Lightning"), also known as LR-SAM or MR-SAM and Barak MX, [9] [10] [11] is an Indian-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs as well as ballistic missiles, [12] cruise missiles and combat jets. [13]
The launch tested the efficacy of vertical launch system and missile's maximum and minimum range. Both the missile successfully intercepted their target with pin point accuracy. [18] 7 December 2021: VL-SRSAM was successfully tested by DRDO from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. The launch was conducted from a vertical launcher against an ...
Barak-8 is a long-range anti-air and anti-missile naval defence system being developed jointly by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. The Indian Army is considering induction of a variant of Barak 8 missile to meet its requirement for a medium-range surface-to-air air defence ...
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In April 2021, it was reported that work had begun to integrate Barak 8 (or LR-SAM) on board Vikrant. [89] [90] [91] On 15 June 2021, Vikrant was moved to the Ernakulam Wharf in Kochi, Kerala. [92] On 4 August 2021, sea trials finally began. [93] The first phase of the sea trials was successfully completed on 8 August 2021. [94]
The missile hit its target, decommissioned minesweeper INS Alleppey (M65), with almost pinpoint accuracy during this first-ever vertical launch from the 7,500-tonne Kochi. [ 14 ] On 16 May and 29 November 2017, the Navy successfully test fired the Barak 8 missiles from Kochi .
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It is armed with an Oto Melara 76 mm main gun, two Typhoon Weapon Stations, 32 vertical launch cells for Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles, 40 cells for the C-Dome point defense system, 16 anti-ship missiles Gabriel V, [12] [13] the EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar, and two 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo launchers.