It has been widely reported that India and Israel have got together to develop a medium range missile called Barak-NG (or 2 or LR or 8). It is supposed to have a range of anything from 60km to 100 km (depending on the source) while length is said to be length of 4.5m, two stage and with active radar seeker.
I was wondering whether it will be a smaller missile like Aster-30 or more bigger like SM-2? After-all development of SpyderMR would be more in line of Aster-15 estyle so Barak-8 should be heavier missile in category of SM-2.
This is off course my guess work, does anybody have more info?
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th March 2007 at 04:14
Barak-2 may be more like Astra 30/45?
By: vajt - 24th March 2007 at 03:07
So will Israel use a combination of the Barak-1 (for point defense) and Barak-2/Barak-8/Barak-NG for long range protection? Not sure if the Barak-1 will be able to use the bigger launcher that the Barak-8 will use.
—–JT—-
By: indian_sukhoi - 23rd March 2007 at 12:20
There is another Jointly Develop Maitri Quick Reaction Missile by DRDO and MBDA. Completly Confused with this Maitri Missile Development.
DRDO, MBDA to Jointly Develop Maitri Quick Reaction Missile
Why the Armed Forces are going for another Joint-Development Missile for?
From One side we had Already have got together with Israel to develop a long range missile called Barak-II and we funding for it. now another project is started.
I can realize the Importance of Indian Navy for having a Long Range Missiles. The Navy wants three tier Missile system which make any big ship defense impregnable against AAW outermost tier and Navy had signed the Barak-II so why do we need another One called “Maitri”.
Both the “Barak-II” and “Maitri” are looking for the same with same Capabilities. Both Missiles are Long range, low-level, quick-reaction missiles.
Same goes to the Radars of Maitri and Barak-II “EL/M-2248 radar” have the same Capabilities
By: Arabella-Cox - 15th October 2006 at 08:09
yes deal was signed in january…
thanks to our Admiral Arun Prakash .. he cleared in a press conference barak is performing good.. so a ban on IAI is not likely to happen on the barak-1 controversy and hopefully we’ll see the light of barak 2 soon.
we desperately need barak -2’s to counter harpoon/exocet tht pakistan has.is it possible for it?
Barak-2 is not a replacement for Barak-1 or Trishul. More like for Akash or Shi*il. VLS Astra is more likely to replace Barak-1 but the problem is that there is no indication that DRDO has been assigned for ground or ship or sub launched VLS Astra, at this moment is only supposed to be AAM.
Barak-2 is way heavier missile with indicated range around 60km to 100km. The issue is whether it will be heavy SAM like SM-2 or lighter one like Aster series. My guess is that Spyder MR is already closer to Aster series so Barak-2 may be missile more like SM-2
By: joey - 14th October 2006 at 20:39
yes deal was signed in january…
thanks to our Admiral Arun Prakash .. he cleared in a press conference barak is performing good.. so a ban on IAI is not likely to happen on the barak-1 controversy and hopefully we’ll see the light of barak 2 soon.
we desperately need barak -2’s to counter harpoon/exocet tht pakistan has.is it possible for it?
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th October 2006 at 18:11
another extract from Janes
The Israel Navy plans to acquire a long-range air warfare capability for which it has studied an evolved Barak system – known as Barak-8 – alongside the Standard Missile SM-2 Block III. “We have now made our choice to proceed with the Barak-8,” a senior naval source told JNI in early February.
Although adopting an aerodynamic configuration essentially similar to the earlier Barak-1, the extended range Barak-8 active radar homing missile will be approximately 4.5 m in length (twice the size of Barak-1) and will have a maximum range of 70-80 km. “Barak-1 is capable of intercepting incoming missiles at close range,” said the source. “With Barak-8, we want to be able to take out surveillance aircraft or the launch platform before it has released its weapons.”
According to the Israel Navy, Barak-8 will be compatible with the Lockheed Martin Mk 41 tactical-length vertical-launcher system. After launch, the missile will initially receive mid-course guidance updates from an E/F-band multifunction radar, with Elta’s new EL/M-2248 MF-STAR active phased array radar understood to be the preferred solution. During the terminal phase, the missile will fire a second motor and fire up its active radar seeker to home onto the target.
The Israel Navy plans to fit Barak-8 to two projected next-generation surface combatants, with feasibility studies currently exploring a ship design based on the semi-planing monohull seaframe proposed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme. It is also looking to retrofit the Barak-8 system aboard its three existing Saar 5 corvettes
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th October 2006 at 18:05
extract from janes
Developed by IAI MBT Systems and Space Technology in association with Elta and Rafael, Israel’s Armament Development Authority, the extended-range Barak-8 active radar homing missile will offer a maximum range of 70 km to 80 km.
According to the Israel Navy, Barak-8 will be compatible with the Lockheed Martin Mk 41 tactical-length vertical launcher system. After launch, the missile will initially receive mid-course guidance updates from the MF-STAR radar.
During the terminal phase, the missile will fire a second motor and activate its active radar seeker to home on to the target.
IAI and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation concluded a deal to jointly develop Barak-8 in New Delhi on 27 January 2006, after almost two years of negotiations.
The joint development programme is valued at about USD330 million, to be split equally between the two countries. Reports from Delhi suggest that Barak-8 and the EL/M-2248 radar will be fitted to the Indian Navy’s new Project 15A destroyers.
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October 14, 2006 at 5:59 pm