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Barak-8 Success Reflects Close Israel-India Defense Ties
Israeli defense companies are among the major beneficiaries of the Indian defense shopping spree.
The first successful operational trial of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.'s (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.B1) innovative Barak-8 defense missile system is further evidence of the close defense relations between Israel and India. The Indian Ministry of Defense, through the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the Indian equivalent of the Israel Ministry of Defense's Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, is a key partner in the development and financing of the advanced missile, and the Indian Navy will be among the first to procure it. According to IAI Program Director for Air & Missile Defense Systems Boaz Levy, the missile has a sales potential in the billions of dollars in the coming years.
Representatives of the Indian Defense Ministry, including DRDO head Dr. Shri Avinash Chander, participated in yesterday's successful interception trial in on the test field in Israel, in which an interceptor was launched at a simulated warplane. Chander is also the scientific advisor of the Indian Minister of Defense. Following the trial, he praised defense cooperation between the two countries, calling the progress in the joint program to develop the new missile a "significant milestone in cooperation between Israel and India."
Only two weeks ago, the Indian Defense Ministry decided in favor of Israel in another procurement program, when it selected Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. to supply Spike anti-tank missiles to India's ground forces. The agreement with Rafael is worth $525 million. Some weeks earlier, in another decision, the Indian authorities purchased hundreds of Barak-1 missiles for the Indian Navy for NIS 500 million.
At a time when many countries are economizing and being very selective about defense procurement, India is paying a great deal for weapons. The Israeli defense companies are among the major beneficiaries of the Indian defense shopping spree. Over the past decade, the Indians have already bought three rounds of IAI unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (paying $280 million for the most recent round), among other things for its special forces deployed on the border with Pakistan, and radar and warning systems. According to past assessments in the foreign media, the Indian Defense Ministry may decide next year to acquire several Phalcon intelligence airplanes from IAI.
Beyond good deals with billions in potential revenue that are essential to IAI and other Israeli companies, the IDF is also benefitting from this cooperation: it is getting a defense system that provides a solution for difficult threats that have until now given its commanders a great many headaches. The Barak-8 is considered a versatile medium-range missile system capable of intercepting warplanes that can also be installed on missile boats, thereby providing an answer to coastal missiles threatening the natural gas platforms in the Mediterranean Sea. The Israel Defense Ministry's working assumption is that Russian Yakhont supersonic missiles have been passed from Syria to Hezbollah, and that during a future military conflict, Nasrallah will not hesitate to order them used against Israeli marine targets. These targets can also be Israel Navy missile and patrol boats, and even ports. "This is a breakthrough defense system that answers a broad range of land and sea threats, and has demonstrated impressive capabilities," IAI CEO Joseph Weiss said yesterday following the successful trial.
Development of the Barak-8 took six years, and senior IAI officials said today that the navy could make operational use of them already in 2015: "It's very possible that without Indian participation in the new missile program, Israel would have found itself with technology, but without a product. The money they put into this project was the fuel that made it possible to bring it from the drawing board to a working product," an informed source told "Globes." Former IAI CEO Yitzhak Nissan was the one who persuaded the Indian authorities to sign on for the missile development program, whose success in the operational trial IAI has been celebrating for the past two days. The Indians heard about the idea, were exposed to the technical drawings, became enthusiastic, and invested over $1.5 billion.
Elements of the new system have already been installed on one of the Israel Navy's Sa'ar 5 missile boats. Boaz Levy said, "When the new missiles are made operational by the IDF, there is no doubt that Israel will be a safer place."
Barak-8 success reflects close Israel-India defense ties – Jewish Business News
Israeli defense companies are among the major beneficiaries of the Indian defense shopping spree.
The first successful operational trial of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.'s (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.B1) innovative Barak-8 defense missile system is further evidence of the close defense relations between Israel and India. The Indian Ministry of Defense, through the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the Indian equivalent of the Israel Ministry of Defense's Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, is a key partner in the development and financing of the advanced missile, and the Indian Navy will be among the first to procure it. According to IAI Program Director for Air & Missile Defense Systems Boaz Levy, the missile has a sales potential in the billions of dollars in the coming years.
Representatives of the Indian Defense Ministry, including DRDO head Dr. Shri Avinash Chander, participated in yesterday's successful interception trial in on the test field in Israel, in which an interceptor was launched at a simulated warplane. Chander is also the scientific advisor of the Indian Minister of Defense. Following the trial, he praised defense cooperation between the two countries, calling the progress in the joint program to develop the new missile a "significant milestone in cooperation between Israel and India."
Only two weeks ago, the Indian Defense Ministry decided in favor of Israel in another procurement program, when it selected Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. to supply Spike anti-tank missiles to India's ground forces. The agreement with Rafael is worth $525 million. Some weeks earlier, in another decision, the Indian authorities purchased hundreds of Barak-1 missiles for the Indian Navy for NIS 500 million.
At a time when many countries are economizing and being very selective about defense procurement, India is paying a great deal for weapons. The Israeli defense companies are among the major beneficiaries of the Indian defense shopping spree. Over the past decade, the Indians have already bought three rounds of IAI unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (paying $280 million for the most recent round), among other things for its special forces deployed on the border with Pakistan, and radar and warning systems. According to past assessments in the foreign media, the Indian Defense Ministry may decide next year to acquire several Phalcon intelligence airplanes from IAI.
Beyond good deals with billions in potential revenue that are essential to IAI and other Israeli companies, the IDF is also benefitting from this cooperation: it is getting a defense system that provides a solution for difficult threats that have until now given its commanders a great many headaches. The Barak-8 is considered a versatile medium-range missile system capable of intercepting warplanes that can also be installed on missile boats, thereby providing an answer to coastal missiles threatening the natural gas platforms in the Mediterranean Sea. The Israel Defense Ministry's working assumption is that Russian Yakhont supersonic missiles have been passed from Syria to Hezbollah, and that during a future military conflict, Nasrallah will not hesitate to order them used against Israeli marine targets. These targets can also be Israel Navy missile and patrol boats, and even ports. "This is a breakthrough defense system that answers a broad range of land and sea threats, and has demonstrated impressive capabilities," IAI CEO Joseph Weiss said yesterday following the successful trial.
Development of the Barak-8 took six years, and senior IAI officials said today that the navy could make operational use of them already in 2015: "It's very possible that without Indian participation in the new missile program, Israel would have found itself with technology, but without a product. The money they put into this project was the fuel that made it possible to bring it from the drawing board to a working product," an informed source told "Globes." Former IAI CEO Yitzhak Nissan was the one who persuaded the Indian authorities to sign on for the missile development program, whose success in the operational trial IAI has been celebrating for the past two days. The Indians heard about the idea, were exposed to the technical drawings, became enthusiastic, and invested over $1.5 billion.
Elements of the new system have already been installed on one of the Israel Navy's Sa'ar 5 missile boats. Boaz Levy said, "When the new missiles are made operational by the IDF, there is no doubt that Israel will be a safer place."
Barak-8 success reflects close Israel-India defense ties – Jewish Business News
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1.5 billion is a large amount I am sure blueprints are on the table for a wide range of platforms.
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lol... well we do have a potent platform in return + plus the experience in developing dual pulse radar and stuff. Glad money was well used.
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Israel, India Start To Equip Sea Forces With Barak-8 Defenses | Defense News | defensenews.com
Israel, India Start To Equip Sea Forces With Barak-8 Defenses
TEL AVIV AND NEW DELHI — Israeli and Indian navies are poised to equip their warships with advanced Barak-8 anti-missile and air defense systems following last week's long-awaited test, capping nearly eight years of cooperative development.
Led by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the vertically launched intercepting system has a 70-kilometer range and provides persistent 360-degree coverage against saturation attacks by sea-skimming missiles and a spectrum of air-breathing threats.
IAI executives said sea-based versions are now ready for full-rate production for both navies, which are expected to declare initial operational capability in a number of months.
In parallel, an IAI-led team is readying a ground-based version for the Indian Air Force, with projected deployment to begin next year and extend through 2017.
Defense officials and Navy officers from both countries hailed the successful Nov. 10 intercept test as validation of all system elements and a testament to their strategic ties.
An Indian Navy official noted that the program had run nearly four years behind schedule, primarily due to problems with the DRDO-developed rocket motor, "which affected the range and operational capability to engage sonic targets."
The Barak-8 system had been slated for delivery by 2011 under a 2006 government-to-government contract, Indian officials said.
Boaz Levy, executive vice president and general manager of IAI's Systems, Missiles and Space Group, told Israel-based reporters that engine-related problems have been resolved and that all elements of sea- and ground-based variants are validated and ready for serial production.
"It was a perfect interception. Just beautiful," Levy said of the Nov. 10 test against an air-breathing target simulating advanced maneuvering capabilities of fighter bombers.
Alluding to developmental challenges and schedule glitches, Rear Adm. Ophir Shoham, director of Israel's Defense Research and Development Directorate (DR&DD), said the Barak-8 project showcased "constructive cooperation between the Indian DRDO [Defence Research and Development Organization] and the Israeli DR&DD and the armed forces of both nations.
"Together, they have pushed forward this important program, overcoming technological challenges and earning achievements along the way," he said.
Similarly, Avinash Chander, DRDO chief and scientific adviser to India's minister of defense, hailed the test as "an important milestone" in bilateral cooperation.
Chander led a delegation of Defence Ministry officials, scientists and Navy officers participating with Israeli counterparts in the milestone test. Last week's success transitions the program into another series of operational tests as flagship partners equip and field sea-based defenses.
Sources in New Delhi said the Indian Navy plans to begin equipping the Barak-8 long-range surface-to-air missile defense system on its stealth warships, under construction at state-owned Mazagon Docks.
An Indian DRDO official said last week's test validated the system's ability to perform maneuvers. He said the intercepting system will be tested in India before the project is completed.
In Israel, the Navy plans to equip its three Sa'ar-5 corvettes with the system. One of the Sa'ar-5s has already been outfitted with the active electronically scanned array radar system developed by IAI's Elta Systems subsidiary for the Barak-8 program. The radar consists of four large panels positioned at both ends of the ship for persistent, all-weather, 360-degree coverage.
Under Israel's operational concept, individual ships are capable of operating independently or as a battle group, where smaller vessels are slaved to the Barak-8-equipped command ship.
"The C4I system is unprecedented in its sophistication," Levy said. "All ships in the group see the entire picture."
IAI data released shortly after last week's test said the system uses an advanced broadband communication network to coordinate between the missile and batteries.
"The system deals with short-, medium- and long-range threats, where its interconnectivity among the various ships in the naval task force enables it to be a multilayer air and missile defense system of systems," according to IAI.
An Indian DRDO official said dozens of DRDO scientists have been stationed in Israel for the duration of the project.
An IAI executive said IAI and its team of subcontractors are already supplying the system "to a number of customers" whom he declined to identify beyond flagship users in Tel Aviv and New Delhi
Israel, India Start To Equip Sea Forces With Barak-8 Defenses
TEL AVIV AND NEW DELHI — Israeli and Indian navies are poised to equip their warships with advanced Barak-8 anti-missile and air defense systems following last week's long-awaited test, capping nearly eight years of cooperative development.
Led by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the vertically launched intercepting system has a 70-kilometer range and provides persistent 360-degree coverage against saturation attacks by sea-skimming missiles and a spectrum of air-breathing threats.
IAI executives said sea-based versions are now ready for full-rate production for both navies, which are expected to declare initial operational capability in a number of months.
In parallel, an IAI-led team is readying a ground-based version for the Indian Air Force, with projected deployment to begin next year and extend through 2017.
Defense officials and Navy officers from both countries hailed the successful Nov. 10 intercept test as validation of all system elements and a testament to their strategic ties.
An Indian Navy official noted that the program had run nearly four years behind schedule, primarily due to problems with the DRDO-developed rocket motor, "which affected the range and operational capability to engage sonic targets."
The Barak-8 system had been slated for delivery by 2011 under a 2006 government-to-government contract, Indian officials said.
Boaz Levy, executive vice president and general manager of IAI's Systems, Missiles and Space Group, told Israel-based reporters that engine-related problems have been resolved and that all elements of sea- and ground-based variants are validated and ready for serial production.
"It was a perfect interception. Just beautiful," Levy said of the Nov. 10 test against an air-breathing target simulating advanced maneuvering capabilities of fighter bombers.
Alluding to developmental challenges and schedule glitches, Rear Adm. Ophir Shoham, director of Israel's Defense Research and Development Directorate (DR&DD), said the Barak-8 project showcased "constructive cooperation between the Indian DRDO [Defence Research and Development Organization] and the Israeli DR&DD and the armed forces of both nations.
"Together, they have pushed forward this important program, overcoming technological challenges and earning achievements along the way," he said.
Similarly, Avinash Chander, DRDO chief and scientific adviser to India's minister of defense, hailed the test as "an important milestone" in bilateral cooperation.
Chander led a delegation of Defence Ministry officials, scientists and Navy officers participating with Israeli counterparts in the milestone test. Last week's success transitions the program into another series of operational tests as flagship partners equip and field sea-based defenses.
Sources in New Delhi said the Indian Navy plans to begin equipping the Barak-8 long-range surface-to-air missile defense system on its stealth warships, under construction at state-owned Mazagon Docks.
An Indian DRDO official said last week's test validated the system's ability to perform maneuvers. He said the intercepting system will be tested in India before the project is completed.
In Israel, the Navy plans to equip its three Sa'ar-5 corvettes with the system. One of the Sa'ar-5s has already been outfitted with the active electronically scanned array radar system developed by IAI's Elta Systems subsidiary for the Barak-8 program. The radar consists of four large panels positioned at both ends of the ship for persistent, all-weather, 360-degree coverage.
Under Israel's operational concept, individual ships are capable of operating independently or as a battle group, where smaller vessels are slaved to the Barak-8-equipped command ship.
"The C4I system is unprecedented in its sophistication," Levy said. "All ships in the group see the entire picture."
IAI data released shortly after last week's test said the system uses an advanced broadband communication network to coordinate between the missile and batteries.
"The system deals with short-, medium- and long-range threats, where its interconnectivity among the various ships in the naval task force enables it to be a multilayer air and missile defense system of systems," according to IAI.
An Indian DRDO official said dozens of DRDO scientists have been stationed in Israel for the duration of the project.
An IAI executive said IAI and its team of subcontractors are already supplying the system "to a number of customers" whom he declined to identify beyond flagship users in Tel Aviv and New Delhi
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IAI SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE BARAK-8 AIR & MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
IAI SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE BARAK-8 AIR & MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
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Gabriel-III Sea-skimming Anti-ship Missiles The Indian Navy is equipped with Israel Aerospace Industries' Gabriel III sea skimming anti-ship missiles. The range reported is more than 60 km and is a fire and forget missile. The guidance system of the Gabriel III enables it to fly so low that it must be preset according to the current size of the waves. Thus it is extremely difficult to detect the missile on time to take evasive action.
http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.aspx?id=7vk$$99$$NEPE=
Any plans for Gabriel 5?
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Any plans for Gabriel 5?
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I think we have Gabriel coastal Batteries, on some Naval bases
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India to Test Fire Missile Jointly Developed with Israel
New Delhi: Indian Navy will soon test fire a long-range surface-to-air missile, jointly developed by India and Israel, aiming to enhnace its capabailities against incoming missiles, planes and drones. If the test is sucessful, it will pave the way for final intsllation of Barak 8 missile on board Indian warships. The missile had undergone a sucessful test in Israel last November. "The test will be held during the comming monsoon so that actual operating challenge is created," defence sources said adding that it would be held on INS Kolkata. The launchers and radars to track the missile are already in place. The test will be conducted against an incoming missile by the Navy. Barak 8 is an upgraded version of the Barak system both countries already use. The missile is being jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries, India's DRDO, Israel's Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, Elta Systems, Rafael and other companies. The state-run Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will series-produce the 70 km-range Barak-8, with 32 missiles to be initially fitted onto INS Kolkata. Barak 8 is considered to be a major asset for Indian Navy because it adds a potent system designed to destroy any anti- ship missile launched by Pakistani or Chinese navy. Key to Barak 8's ability to intercept incoming missiles is Israel-made MF-STAR radar system which is capable of simultaneously tracking hundreds of airborne targets to a range of more than 250 kilometres.
India to Test Fire Missile Jointly Developed with Israel
New Delhi: Indian Navy will soon test fire a long-range surface-to-air missile, jointly developed by India and Israel, aiming to enhnace its capabailities against incoming missiles, planes and drones. If the test is sucessful, it will pave the way for final intsllation of Barak 8 missile on board Indian warships. The missile had undergone a sucessful test in Israel last November. "The test will be held during the comming monsoon so that actual operating challenge is created," defence sources said adding that it would be held on INS Kolkata. The launchers and radars to track the missile are already in place. The test will be conducted against an incoming missile by the Navy. Barak 8 is an upgraded version of the Barak system both countries already use. The missile is being jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries, India's DRDO, Israel's Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, Elta Systems, Rafael and other companies. The state-run Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will series-produce the 70 km-range Barak-8, with 32 missiles to be initially fitted onto INS Kolkata. Barak 8 is considered to be a major asset for Indian Navy because it adds a potent system designed to destroy any anti- ship missile launched by Pakistani or Chinese navy. Key to Barak 8's ability to intercept incoming missiles is Israel-made MF-STAR radar system which is capable of simultaneously tracking hundreds of airborne targets to a range of more than 250 kilometres.
India to Test Fire Missile Jointly Developed with Israel
