Barak-8 MR LR ER-SAM Surface to air Missile IAI DRDO

Naval Weapon System
Barak 8 SAM missile

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Barak 8 (Barak = Lightning), also known as LR-SAM or MR-SAM, 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, 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). It 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) and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL).

Barak 8 is loosely based on the original Barak 1 missile and is expected to feature a more advanced seeker, alongside range extensions that will move it closer to medium range naval systems like the RIM-162 ESSM or even the SM-2 Standard. Israel successfully tested the improved Barak II missile on 30 July 2009. The radar system provides 360 degree coverage and the missiles can take down an incoming missile as close as 500 meters away from the ship. Each Barak system (missile container, radar, computers and installation) costs about $24 million. Parallel to the Barak-8, IAI has completed development and is manufacturing the Barak MX system that broadens the Barak into a multi-layered air defense system employing unified smart launchers carrying Short, Medium, and Extended-Range interceptors.

Barak 8 features a dual pulse rocket motor as well as thrust vector control, and possesses high degrees of maneuverability at target interception range. A second motor is fired during the terminal phase, at which stage the active radar seeker is activated to home in on to the enemy track. Barak 8 has been designed to counter a wide variety of airborne threats, such as anti-ship missiles, aircraft, UAVs drones and supersonic missiles. When coupled with a modern air-defence system and multi-function surveillance track and guidance radars, such as the EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA on board Kolkata-class destroyers, Barak 8 enables the capability to simultaneously engage multiple targets during saturation attacks.

Variants:

Barak-8 Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MR-SAM):
The land-based configuration of the missile used by the Indian Air Force and Indian Army. It consists of a command and control system, tracking radar, missile and mobile launcher systems. The system is also fitted with an advanced radio frequency (RF) Seeker. It has a range of 70 km according to the manufacturer IAI.

Barak-8 Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM):
The ship launched version used by the Indian Navy with an enhanced range of 100 km capable of engaging targets like missiles, fighter aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), helicopter and sea-skimming missile. The LRSAM system includes multiple systems like advanced phased-array radars (MF-STAR), command and control systems, launchers (2x4 configuration), and missiles with advanced radio-frequency (RF) seekers.

Barak-8 ER:
An ER (extended range) variant of the Barak 8 is under development, which will see the missiles maximum range increased to 150 km. Designed to engage multiple beyond visual range threats, the low launch signature Barak-8ER is understood to retain the same autopilot/inertial navigation system and active radar seeker guidance as the Barak-8, although some modifications to the software and to the missile control surfaces are likely. The booster increases the length of the missile at launch from its current 4.5 m to nearly 6 m, although the length in flight after the booster has been jettisoned may be slightly less than the base Barak-8 missile, if a TVC is not present. The missile diameter and fin spans are thought to be the same as the base Barak-8. The booster weight is currently unknown, although the missile's weight after the booster has been jettisoned is the same as that for the current Barak-8 configuration. Levy said that initial operational capability (IOC) for Barak-8ER will first be declared for the naval variant, followed by IOC for the land variant. He declined to comment on a launch customer for Barak-8ER, but noted "existing Barak-8 customers will be interested in this configuration because it offers additional capability to their current system".

Specifications:
Type: Medium to long-range surface-to-air missile
Designer: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Manufacturers:
Bharat Dynamics Limited / Bharat Electronics
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems

Mass: 275 kg (606 lb) (without booster)
Length: 4.5 m (180 in) (without booster) / 5.8 m (with booster ER)
Diameter: 22.5 cm (8.9 in) at main missile body / 35 cm (1.15 ft) booster stage of Barak-8ER
Wingspan: 94 cm (3 ft 1 in)
Warhead: 60 kg high-explosive, fragmentation (HE-F)
Detonation mechanism: impact / proximity
Propulsion: Smokeless dual pulsed rocket motor; 1-stage or 2-stage rocket variants
Steering: thrust vector control (TVC)
Flight ceiling: 20 km (12 mi): Barak MR+LR / 30 km (19 mi) Barak ER
Maximum speed: Mach 2 (LRSAM variant) / Mach 3 (MRSAM variant)
Operational range: 0.5 km-100 km (single stage rocket) Barak-8 LRSAM / 0.5 km-150 km (2-stage rocket) version: Barak ER
Guidance system: 2-way datalink (GPS, S-band) / Active radar homing
Launch platform: 8-cell VLS module (ships) / 2x4-cell Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL)

In service (Navy):
Indian Navy
Sea Corps of Israel

sources: IAI, DRDO, wikipedia

images

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Barak-8 MR-SAM and LR-SAM

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Barak-8 MR-SAM was fired from an Indian Navy Kolkata class Destroyer

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Barak-8 missile was fired from the Israeli Navy Sa'ar 6 class Corvette INS Magen

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Barak-8 LR-SAM

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Barak-8 MR-SAM

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Barak-8 MR-SAM - aircraft and ground-launched

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Barak-8 ER

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2 x 8+8-cell Vertical Launching System (VLS) for Barak 8 SAM missiles aboard INS Vikrant (R11)

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8-cell Vertical Launching System (VLS) for Barak 8 SAM missiles aboard INS Vikrant (R11)

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2x8-cell Vertical Launching System (VLS) for Barak 8 SAM missiles aboard INS Visakhapatnam (D66)

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Indian Army - MR-SAM - 8-cell truck-launcher

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