Barak MRSAM Missile: India’s defense strength is growing fast, and one big reason is the Barak Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile, also known as Barak MRSAM. This advanced missile system, made together by India and Israel, has just completed more successful trials. The Indian Navy led the latest test, where the system hit a fast and low-flying aerial target over the sea, reports Defense Mirror.
This proves again that Barak MRSAM is ready to protect against serious air threats. The success in these trials shows how strong the defense partnership between India and Israel has become.
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Barak MRSAM is already being used by India’s Navy and Air Force, but now the Indian Army is getting ready to use it too. After these trials, the Army is likely to accept the system for its operations. The missiles performed very well during the tests. “The missiles intercepted the aerial targets, scoring direct hits and destroying them, demonstrating the system’s operational capability,” Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said in a statement.
In this latest round of testing, four different targets were hit some fast, some slow, and at different heights and distances. That means the system can handle many kinds of threats, not just one type.
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Barak MRSAM, also called Barak 8 in Israel, is made by Israel Aerospace Industries along with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation. The system includes mobile launchers that work both on land and on Navy ships. That gives the military lots of flexibility to use it wherever needed. It can destroy enemy aircraft or missiles from as far as 70 kilometers away, which is a huge distance in battle.
This new test shows how ready the Barak system is for full use by all three parts of India’s military: the Army, Navy, and Air Force. It also shows how well India and Israel are working together to build strong and modern defense systems.
