Barak 8

Barak 8 / LR-SAM / MR-SAM
Scale-model of the Barak-8ER concept unveiled at the 2009 Paris Air Show. Visible below is the addition of a large diameter 1st stage booster.[1]
TypeMedium to long-range surface-to-air missile
Place of originIndia
Israel
Service history
In service2016−present[2]
Used byIndian Navy
Indian Air Force
Indian Army
Israeli Navy
Azerbaijan Air Force
Morocco
Production history
DesignerIsrael Aerospace Industries[3]
Defence Research and Development Organisation
ManufacturerBharat Dynamics Limited
Bharat Electronics
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems
Produced2017−present
Specifications
Mass275 kg (606 lb)[4] (w/out booster)
Length4.5 m (180 in)[4] (w/out booster)
Diameter
  • 0.225 m (8.9 in) at main missile body
  • 0.54 m (1 ft 9 in)[4] initial-stage rocket motor, Barak-8ER version[1]
Wingspan0.94 m (3 ft 1 in)[4]
Warhead60 kg[4]
Detonation
mechanism
hard kill[5]
Enginesmokeless dual pulsed rocket motor; 1-stage or 2-stage rocket variants
Operational
range
  • 0.5 km-100 km[6][7] (single stage rocket) version: Barak-8 LRSAM"
  • 0.5 km-150 km[5] (2-stage rocket) version: Barak ER
Flight ceiling
  • 16 km (9.9 mi)[citation needed]
  • 20 km (12 mi): Barak LRAD & MRAD'
  • 30 km (19 mi) Barak ER
Maximum speed
  • Mach 2[4] (LRSAM variant)
  • Mach 3[5] (MRSAM variant)
Guidance
system
Launch
platform
  • 8 cell VLS module
  • 8 cell, double stacked land launcher

Barak 8 (Hebrew: בָּרָק, lit. "Lightning"), also known as LR-SAM or MR-SAM,[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] Both maritime and land-based variants of the system exist.[14]

Barak 8 was jointly developed by India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The Barak 8 missile defence system is produced by Israel's Directorate of Research and Development (DDR&D), Elta Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and India's Bharat Dynamics limited (BDL), Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS) andTata Advanced Systems (TASL).[15]

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  3. ^ "WATCH: IAI carries out successful trial of Barak 8 air and missile defense system". 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 1st JTC mode MRSAM demo, DefenseUpdate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference IAI PDF - Barak 8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM)". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  10. ^ "Indo-Israeli LR Sam Test Fired Aboard Indian Warship". Defense News. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  11. ^ "India's Modi approves $2.5 billion missile deal with Israel". JNS.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  12. ^ Next-Gen: Barak-8 Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, defenseindustrydaily.com, Accessed 25 November 2014
  13. ^ "Indian Navy successfully test fires Barak-8 long range missile from INS Kolkata". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  14. ^ Bourne, Jason. "The Barak Connection- India and Israel". merinews. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  15. ^ "India-Israel co-developed Barak-8 missile successfully test-fired". Jagranjosh.com. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2019-09-24.