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Barak 8 missile defense system

August 21 , 2018 2293 days 1123 0
  • Israeli Navy has announced to procure multi-purpose Barak 8 missile defense system, jointly developed by India and Israel.
  • It will be used by Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar-6 corvettes to expand its operational capabilities of the Israeli navy.
  • Barak-8 (Lightning 8 in Hebrew), also known as also known as LR-SAM or as MR-SAM is an operational air and missile defense system.
  • It has a maximum speed of Mach 2 with a maximum operational range of 70 km (which has been increased to 100 km)
  • The missile provides broad aerial and point defense against a wide range of threats to the marine arena from the air, sea or land.

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