Barak-8 for Israel’s Sa’ar 6-class corvettes
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received a contract to provide the Barak-8 air and missile defence system for the Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvettes, the company announced on 15 August.
The Barak-8 system provides broad aerial and point defence against a wide range of threats in the marine domain from the air, the sea or land. The system integrates several advanced systems including digital radar, C2, launchers, interceptors with modern RF seekers, data link and system-wide connectivity.
Barak-8 has been developed by IAI in collaboration with Israel’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation, the navies of both countries, Rafael, IAI’s Elta Group and local industries in India.
The procurement of Barak-8 system will enhance the Sa’ar-6 corvettes’ ability to defend Israel’s territorial and exclusive economic zone.
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