NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 4: Deepening bilateral defence cooperation further, Israel is understood to have offered to develop the next generation Barak-II ship defence missiles jointly with India. Defence Ministry sources said Tel Aviv conveyed the offer to Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash when he visited Israel this July, and the issue was discussed during the Naval Commanders’ Conference last week.
Indian Navy procured seven Barak-I missile systems worth Rs 800 crore from Israel last year. The new multi-million dollar joint venture proposal is for the development of a 70-km-range Barak-II missile with Navy and the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO).
The Barak-I can detect a target at a range of 12 kilometers.
The offer — which was first put on the table by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) — is now being considered by the Defence Ministry. Both DRDO and officials at the Israel Embassy’s defence department declined to comment.
The ship-borne Barak is made to intercept and destroy approaching anti-ship missiles. The system is built to automatically trigger the Barak from a Rafael-made vertical launch assembly when the radar detects an anti-ship supersonic missile at a height, and sea-skimming missile at a low altitude.
The Barak’s fire control system made by Elbit can automatically lock onto two incoming missiles at the same time.
The Barak’s defence is capable of intercepting targets not less than 500 metres away. Its Rafael-made warhead makes up a substantial 22 per cent of the missile’s almost 100 kg weight, bestowing it with a wider kill envelope.
The Navy’s INS Viraat aircraft carrier, three Delhi-class destroyers and three Talwar-class frigates are currently equipped with the Barak-I missiles which India bought in 2003.
A view currently persists that the Indian Navy is not equipped with ship-based aircraft tracking equipment that would justify a 70-km range missile, though long-range tracking technology is being looked at as a possible technology spin-off if India decides to sign on the dotted line with Israel.
By: Blackcat - 11th December 2004 at 18:00
NO NEED, to say the least!
India shud rather concentrate on its TRISHUL and make it VL launched rather than funding the Isreali’s Barak. I guess Indian’s are very short-sighted with very short memory …… Forgot that the western media bashing etc etc all had given trishul given such a grand ‘credit’ that it wud be there for long. And the only beneficary of that bashing was the one who made it into the Indian Navy service in place of Trishul.
SO WHAT has to be done is CONCENTRATE ON Trishul and develope it fully.
Also is there a need to seperate the Isreali’s from ‘penetration’ with the Lahat, Russia had to wait for 2 years for protecting its products from the obvious two usual suspects, but shamefully and surprisingly , India had already signed it with US already and that was as early as when the two sides had conducted its first joint exercises.
By: Indian1973 - 20th November 2004 at 13:54
Elta has a phased array MF-star radar on some IDF ships. perhaps that could be scaled up into a cheaper APAR for
the IN.
http://www.defense-update.com/directory/mf-star.htm
Elta Develops new Phased Array radar
for Naval Applications
Elta Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of IAI is developing a new multi-function radar for naval application, posed as a replacement of both surveillance and threat alert radars, currently supplied by the company for Israel’s navy vessels and international customers. The new system, dubbed Multi-Function Surveillance, Track & Guidance Radar (MF-STAR EL/M-2248) utilizes four static faces, mounted on an elevated wedge shape structure. Each face weigh approx. 1.5 tons, These lightweight flat antennae panels can be tailored to fit various shapes and ship designs.
The system can instantaneously create and direct multi-beam toward specific targets while continuing to scan the sky and sea for other targets. It uses Pulse-Doppler techniques, backed by beam-forming ECCM techniques, to overcome hostile countermeasures and rapidly extract tracks even in heavy clutter and from low signature targets.
With its Track While Scan (TWS) capability, the new system provides the simultaneous multi-engagement capability for the ship’s weapon systems. It offers 3D long range (>250 km) surveillance and 3D medium range (>25km missile detection range) automatic threat alert, for activation of the ship’s defensive systems. It also continuously scans the horizon for search after missiles, helicopters and other threats, which it can automatically classify.
The system provides very high tracking update rate and accuracy for priority targets and fast response to detected threat alerts. It also provides mid-course guidance for active or semi-active anti-aircraft missiles and illumination for semi-active guided missiles. Another feature is the splash detection capability, required for gunnery support.
This radar is currently under development, in anticipation for fielding with the Israel Navy next generation Saar 5+ corvette as well as with other modern vessels, planned for procurement or upgrading by foreign navies.
Elta has already implemented its static phased array radar technology in several programs, including the Phalcon airborne early warning (AEW) system, as well as the early warning radar for the Arrow missile interceptor system, and the rocket detection and guidance radar for the Tactical High Energy Laser program (THEL).
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November 20, 2004 at 2:22 am