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Navy to purchase 262 Barak-I Naval Point Defense Missile System for its
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Indian
Defense Ministry recently cleared a proposal to buy 262 Barak-I Point
Defense Missiles from Israel for the Indian Navy. The Barak-1 missile
is already in use onboard 14 Indian Navy warships, including the Shivalik-class
frigates and the aircraft carrier INS Viraat. The system is also planned
to be fitted on the newest Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. |
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Launch of a Barak-I Missile
Picture: Rafael
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Jointly developped by IAI and Rafael, Barak is anl
anti-missile point defense naval surface-to-air missile system, designed
to protect combat vessels against sea skimming missiles and aircraft
threats.
Barak is effective against highly maneuvering, supersonic and low altitude
threats (sea skimmers), as well as low radar cross section (RCS) targets.
It is also effective against a full variety of free space threats.
The missile system is designed to engage multiple targets simultaneously.
BARAK is in operational service in the naval forces of Israel, Indian,
Chile and Singapore..
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