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[venom]

Israeli Navy successfully tests improved Barak missile

The Israeli Navy successfully tested the Barak surface-air-missile system some days back intercepting an incoming "enemy" missile. Sources said the interceptor missile was an improved version of the Barak missile that will be installed on all Israeli missile ships.

According to Israeli defence sources, the enemy missile, fired from a missile corvette, was intercepted and completely destroyed by a Barak missile launched from another Sa'ar 5-class missile ship.

The test took place in the Mediterranean Sea.

It may be noted that in course of the Second Lebanon War, a Hezbullah-fired Chinese C-802 missile struck another Sa'ar 5-class missile corvette, INS Hanit, killing four sailors. It was claimed that the ships radar systems had been deactivated due to poor intelligence and its Barak system was not functioning.

Israel Aerospace Industries is currently in the final development stages of the Barak-8 missile, which is scheduled to become operational next year. The new missile will reportedly feature a more advanced seeker and be capable of longer ranges.

India and the Barak-8

Barak is a supersonic, vertically-launched short-range air defence system, currently in service with at least India, Israel, Singapore and Venezuela and possibly several other countries. India took the Barak onboard its vessels as a substitute for the indigenous, but long-delayed Trishul (''Trident'') missile project, and Barak systems now equip many of the ships in India's Navy.

The missile's fast response time, effectiveness against missile threats and compact size are assets that are currently offset by a range of only 10 km/ 6 miles or so.

In January 2007, after several months of intense negotiations, India and Israel signed a $330 million deal to co-develop an all new generation of the Barak SAM, which has been variously referred to as Barak II, Barak-8 and even the Barak NG.

The new missile, which will be based on the original Barak, is expected to feature a more advanced seeker, alongside range extensions (up to 70 kms) that will move it closer to medium-range naval systems like the American SM-2 (Standard Missile).

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[bhramos]

so will the IN get advanced Barak systems on the newly building Ships of IN?

 

[John]

normally i would expect all IN ships to get the new Barak-8. But i can;t wait for the LR-SAM with range over 120km, that would be gr8.

 

[Sridhar]

YouTube - Barak Missile Passes Test

Barak test video

 

[ajay_ijn]

Excellent news.Hope to see it inducted soon.

but they don't seem to be talking about Barak-II the JV between India & Israel but a Barak-I upgraded version.

 

[Sridhar]

Govt ignores CAG request for MRSAM contract files

Govt ignores CAG request for MRSAM contract files

BYNA
The defence ministry has been deflecting for several weeks requests from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for files on the Rs10,000-crore missile deal (MRSAM contract) that the government secretly signed with Israel three days before the Lok Sabha elections were announced.


Sources said the CAG has been repeatedly writing to the Air Force and the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) for the MRSAM files. Under the contract, the DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will collaborate to make a medium-range surface-to-air missile for the Air Force. It is primarily an Israeli contract, with DRDO playing a peripheral role. The sources said
DNA had exposed how the MRSAM deal was pushed through without competitive tendering despite indigenous advanced air defence (AAD) missile in the same class and with a staggering and unprecedented 6% business charges. The MOD remained silent, but IAI admitted to the deal after the DNA expose since it’s a public limited company. IAI also said they were instructed by the Indian government to keep the deal a secret.
MRSAM is the same missile (Barak-II) that the IAI developed for the Navy. Barak-II is an extended range ship-based missile system. The MRSAM would be a land-based version of it.However, it’s not clear why the government did not demand an integrated contract, and why MRSAM was considered a separate joint development project when India had paid for most of its development. The sources said the IAI may not have the radar systems necessary to make MRSAM a robust system.


Govt ignores CAG request for MRSAM contract files IDRW.ORG

 

[natarajan]

what happened to our akash which is superior to patriot missiles

 

[A.V.]

The new missile system will be based on the medium-range naval air defense missile currently under development for the Indian and Israeli Navies. The naval application of the missile will be integrated with the MF-STAR phased array shipborne radar, which Elta claims to be superior to the SPY-1 AEGIS radar.

Overall, the MF-STAR / Barak 8 combination is claimed to be superior to the leading US made systems such as AEGIS or Patriot PAC-3 missile systems

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Barak 8 missile utilizes a fully active seeker, the missile is not dependent on the launcher for targeting and guidance, and can perform at much longer ranges, offering effective protection from aerial threats, manned, unmanned as well as guided weapons. Covering both low and high altitudes, the missile is designed for operation on-board ships as well as for terrestrial applications. Barak 8 system is designed to engage multiple targets simultaneously with deadly effectiveness. The missile uses vertical launched missile is designed to offer 360 degrees protection, utilizing an advanced active radar seeker. The missile is equipped with a two-way datalink, supporting mid-course updating and terminal updating and validation. To extend its datalink and C3 coverage over a wide area, the system will integrate surface based radars and communications elements with airborne manned and unmanned elements, maximizing its operability and range over all types of terrain.

MR-SAM is expected to streamline with the original Barak 8 schedule, adding about $300 million to the program development cost. In its decision the Indian Government earmarked a total funding of about Rs10,000 crore (about US$2.5 billion) for the medium range surface-to-air missiles (MR-SAM) project. The program will include the deployment of up to nine air defense squadrons. The MR-SAM development will be conducted under the bilateral agreement signed between the two countries, which will guide the scope of collaboration formulating between DRDO and IAI defined in a memorandum of agreement signed in New Delhi, June 2007.

The Indian Air Force plans to re-equip nine air defense squadrons with the new missile, each including two batteries comprising a multi-mission radar system performing target acquisition and guidance, command-and-control element and three container-launchers each mounting eight missiles.

Prime contractor for the program will be the Indian DRDO, with IAI missile and space group acting as leading subcontractor with IAI's Elta Systems providing the radar and Israel's RAFAEL producing the interceptor missiles. According to the bilateral agreement, the Indians will be able to locally produce and support the systems.

Barak 8 is expected to be part of a new offensive and defensive system suite under development at IAI's Missiles and Space division. This new family of weapons will also comprise the latest generation Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile, an integrated combat management system and multi-function EL/M-2248 MF-STAR shipborne phased array radar system.

ALL NEWS ON THE DEVELOPMENT HERE PLEASE

 

[Sridhar]

India buys upgraded Israeli air defences for $1.1 bn

India buys upgraded Israeli air defences for $1.1 bn

BY : PTI
Israel has signed a $1.1 billion contract to supply an upgraded tactical air defence system to [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]India[/COLOR][/COLOR], with delivery expected by 2017,

an Israeli official said on Monday.The sale of the Barak-8 systems came as India’s army chief, General Deepak Kapoor, held high-level talks in Israel, India’s biggest defence supplier.
Made by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., the Barak-8 is designed for use aboard ships and can shoot down incoming missiles, planes and drones. The most advanced version can be also deployed on land, the Israeli official said.
India has already acquired an earlier generation of the Barak system, the official said.
The Barak-8 contract was signed in April, and delivery of the systems will take place “over the next six to eight years”.
The Indian embassy in [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Tel [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Aviv[/COLOR][/COLOR] had no immediate comment.


India buys upgraded Israeli air defences for $1.1 bn IDRW.ORG

 

[Sridhar]

India formalises $1.1 billion purchase of Israeli Barak 8 AMD system

10 November 2009

Tel Aviv: Even as the chief of Indian Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor, continues a four day visit to Israel comes unconfirmed news that both countries have formalised a $1.1 billion agreement under which Israel will supply an up-graded tactical air defence system to India, with delivery expected by 2017. The agreement was disclosed by Israeli officials.
The sale consolidates Israel's position as the leading arms supplier to India.

Barak-8 missile To be developed in conjunction with state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd and the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Barak 8 Air and Missile Defence (AMD) system is a derivative of an earlier naval design already in service with the Indian and Israeli navies.
While the earlier version, dubbed the Barak NG, was a ship-borne version the new Barak 8 is primarily a land-based missile that can be deployed against incoming missiles, aircraft and drones.

The Barak 8 contract was initialled in April this year.
Delivery of the systems will take place "over the next six to eight years" and may be expected to deploy at the earliest in 2017.
Barak 8
Israel Aerospace Industries describes the Barak 8 Air and Missile Defence (AMD) system as an advanced all-weather, day/night system capable of multiple simultaneous engagements in complex scenarios. The AMD provides a 360° defence against a wide variety of airborne platforms and munitions from short and medium ranges.
The land-based system is based on the Naval Barak 8 AMD system that has been sold to the Israeli Navy and to foreign customers.
Itzhak Nissan, IAI's president and CEO said: "We are very proud of the Barak 8 AMD system. IAI employed its technological and experiential knowledge – based on both the Naval Barak 8 AMD system, and on its four decades of work in the aerospace field – to reach this significant accomplishment. The system is composed of a combination of IAI-manufactured products, creating a powerful system which can be a cornerstone to any defence plan."
The Barak 8 AMD system includes a unique battle management, command, control, communication and intelligence centre (BMC4I); an interceptor; and a Land-Based Multi-Function Surveillance, Track & Guidance Radar (LB-MF-STAR). The BMC4I, produced by the MBT Division of IAI's Missiles, Systems, and Space Group, offers both stand-alone operation for a single fire unit, and joint task force coordination (JTC).
The JTC mode allows for the synergy of all available resources, giving the user maximum operational flexibility.
The Barak 8 interceptor, developed in collaboration with RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., can intercept at short and medium ranges. It is dual pulsed and has an advanced seeker, providing all-weather, day/night engagements in complex saturation scenarios. The interceptor is vertically launched from a mobile ground launcher.
The LB-MF-STAR, produced by ELTA Systems Ltd., IAI's group and wholly owned subsidiary, supports air defence missions and guides AMD weapon systems. It can deliver an accurate, high quality arena situation picture and extract low Radar Cross Section (RCS) targets even in the toughest environmental conditions.
The LB-MF-STAR is a digital Active Electronic Steering Array (AESA) Radar System which incorporates new, advanced technologies and includes one rotating S-band Phased Array Antenna.

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[omlete]

2017??? i think its its to early...

 

[A.V.]

how will this deal affect the aad and pad systems development but i guess we need more and more systems to cover the huge land mass and area
just hope that they get integrated into the missile defence system under development

 

[Daredevil]

how will this deal affect the aad and pad systems development but i guess we need more and more systems to cover the huge land mass and area
just hope that they get integrated into the missile defence system under development

Barak-8 is quick reaction short range missile while AAD and PAD missiles are longer range missiles and reach very high altitude compared to Barak missiles. And Barak missiles are launched from ships afaik.

 

[Rage]

how will this deal affect the aad and pad systems development but i guess we need more and more systems to cover the huge land mass and area
just hope that they get integrated into the missile defence system under development

Barak-8 is quick reaction short range missile while AAD and PAD missiles are longer range missiles and reach very high altitude compared to Barak missiles. And Barak missiles are launched from ships afaik.

Gentlemen,

Are we forgetting that the Barak-8 / NG is a joint Indian-Israeli development under a US$480 million five-year program launched in 2006? The Barak-8 is an evolution of the Barak-1 missile in service with both navies which India purchased in 2001. Interestingly, this is not the only co-op Barak development, there is also the long-range, land-based, air defense system (the MR-SAM) to replace the Pechora (SA-3 GOA) missiles in current service with the Air Force based on the naval missile. Both missiles are called Barak-8. Both programs therefore have a level of indigenous public sector participation. Moreover, as dd suggests, they are mutually exclusive. While one is for CIWS, point-in air-defence, the other is for land-based, multi-layered ballistic missile defense.

My opinion is that the Barak-8 is a good catch: the missile is supersonic, with an operational range of 10 km. That pushes it past its MBDA Mistral/SIMBAD and Saab Bofors’ RBS-70 counterparts, and puts it in a competitive position with RIM-116 rolling airframe Missiles and the VT-1/NG. The missile is also integrated with the MF-STAR phased array radar, which ELTA claims superior to the SPY-1 AEGIS radar, and active heatseekers: which means that the missile is not dependent on its launcher for targeting or guidance. It supposedly offers 360 degree protection, and a two-way datalink that allows for terminal and intermediate updating. Interestingly, the datalink is also integrable with surface-based radars to improve its C3 coverage, and with communications elements in airborne manned and unmanned systems, such as the EL/M-2075 Phalcon :bb:. Reports a long time ago (2006 iirc) also suggested that the Barak-8 would be fitted onto the Indian Navy's Project 15-A destroyers, with the EL/M-2248 MF-STAR radar.

 

[Singh]

Barak-8 is quick reaction short range missile while AAD and PAD missiles are longer range missiles and reach very high altitude compared to Barak missiles. And Barak missiles are launched from ships afaik.

Barak-8 is a brand new missile and except name bears perhaps no resemblance to Barak-1 which is a Ship Point Defence missile.

Barak-8 (and8ER) will be a MR/LR-SAM. AAD-PAD are part of BMD.

The Naval Barak-8 will be an MR-SAM will be used onboard Naval Ships in an AMD role and Barak-8ER LR-SAM will be used by the Army in Air and Missile Defence Role (AMD).

The ranges iirc are approx 60-80 km for Naval Barak-8 and 120-160km for Army Barak-8ER.

PS: This a 5 month old news.

 

[enlightened1]

The Rs 2,606 crore project between DRDO and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) to develop a supersonic 70-km range Barak-NG (next generation) missile defence system for Indian Navy, for instance, is slated for completion by May 2011.

IAF, too, wants to induct nine air defence squadrons under the mammoth Rs 10,075 crore DRDO-IAI project to develop a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) system, capable of detecting and destroying hostile aircraft at a 80-km range, at the earliest. (ANI)

Israeli Navy chief inspects guard of honour, meets his Indian counterpart | TopNews

 

[Agantrope]

Is there any possibility that Barak can be modified to be launched from the aircrafts??
I learnt that Barak has a very high accuracy in its class.

 

[ppgj]

Is there any possibility that Barak can be modified to be launched from the aircrafts??
I learnt that Barak has a very high accuracy in its class.

why? you have derby, pythons for that.

 

[plugwater]

Barak-2 LR-SAM maiden flight later this year


01 Feb 2010 8ak: Shiv Aroor reports that the maiden flight of India-Israel jointly developed Barak-2 long range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) is scheduled to take place in August this year. For full news. The Barak-2 LR-SAM is being developed jointly by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under a Rs2,600 crore contract.

The Barak-2 version will have a longer range between 120-350Km in comparison to the Barak MR-SAM, which has a range of 60 km vertically. The new LR-SAM is being developed to replace the aging Pechora (SA-3 GOA) missiles currently in service with the Indian Air Force.

Military cooperation between the two nations post Kargil war has been on a high. The Indian Government has earmarked a total funding of about Rs10,000 crore (about US$2.2 billion) for the medium range surface-to-air missiles (MR-SAM) project. The program will include the deployment of up to nine air defence squadrons. The MR-SAM development will be conducted under the bilateral agreement signed between the two countries, which will guide the scope of collaboration formulating between DRDO and IAI defined in a memorandum of agreement signed in New Delhi, June 2007.

India has also signed a US$1.1 billion deal for buying the state- manufactured state-of-the-art Barak 8 missile system. New Delhi is expected to receive the upgraded Barak missile system costing US$20-25 million if experts in India are to be believed, over the next six to eight years. The Barak-8 missile system is designed for use aboard ships and can shoot down incoming missiles, planes and drones, with the most advanced version capable of being deployed on land.

Other defence deals between the two nations include IAI Malat-built Searcher MkII and IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicles for the Indian Air Force. The US$1.1 billion deal for delivery of three Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), fitted on Russian-built Ilyushin II-76 aircraft. The first of the AWACS were inducted in the Indian Air Force in May last year. Upgrade of 32 Mi-24 helicopters by IAI and the 2008 contract for Rafael’s low-level quick reaction missile system (LLQRM.

One of the most important reasons for this substantial increase has been the common problem of terrorism being faced by both the nations. There have also been several high level visits by serving armed forces chief’s of the two nations. Israel’s Navy chief Vice Admiral Elizer Marom visited India to hold high level talks with his Indian counterpart and MoD officials.

http://www.8ak.in/8ak_india_defence_news/2010/02/barak2-lrsam-maiden-flight-later-this-year.html

 

[Agantrope]

why? you have derby, pythons for that.

I talked in the context like Speed and range with my mind. 100+Kms, Mach 4+, isnt be lethal?