Barak 8

Barak 8 / LR-SAM / MR-SAM
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.
Type	Medium to long-range surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	India ; Israel
Service history
In service	2016−present
Used by	Indian Navy ; Indian Air Force ; Indian Army; Israeli Navy; Azerbaijan Air Force; Morocco ; Colombia
Production history
Designer	Israel Aerospace Industries; Defence Research and Development Organisation
Manufacturer	Bharat Dynamics Limited ; Bharat Electronics Limited; Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Produced	2017−present
Specifications
Mass	275 kg (606 lb) (w/out booster)
Length	4.5 m (180 in) (w/out booster)
Diameter	0.225 m (8.9 in) at main missile body; 0.54 m (1 ft 9 in) initial-stage rocket motor, Barak-8ER version;
Wingspan	0.94 m (3 ft 1 in)
Warhead	60 kg
Detonation; mechanism	hard kill
Engine	smokeless dual pulsed rocket motor; 1-stage or 2-stage rocket variants
Operational; range	0.5 km-70 km (single-stage rocket) version: Barak-8 MRSAM, Barak LRAD"; 0.5 km-100 km (single stage rocket) version: Barak-8 LRSAM"; 0.5 km-150 km (2-stage rocket) version: Barak ER;
Flight ceiling	16 km (9.9 mi); 20 km (12 mi): Barak LRAD & MRAD'; 30 km (19 mi) Barak ER;
Maximum speed	Mach 2 (LRSAM variant); Mach 3 (MRSAM variant);
Guidance; system	2-way datalink w/ WCS; Active radar homing; Infrared Homing Guidance;
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, is an Indo-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, cruise missiles and combat jets. Both maritime and land-based variants of the system exist.

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).

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