India and Israel are developing surface-to-air missile Barak 8 Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MR-SAM). The tests began in May 2010, but now the photos were released.
The missile was fired from an Israeli Saar 5 corvette engaging a target simulating an anti-ship missile. It was reported that the Barak 8 MR-SAM will have a range of 60 to 70 km.
The next phase of testing will take place in Israel between January and February 2012. The Barak 8 is being developed by Rafael with a booster to increase the range to the version that will be sold to India (Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM).
The missile should go into operation in 2013. India plans to install the Barak 8 in the new Kolkata class destroyers. In addition to the Indian Navy, the Air Force in that country also plans to employ missile: it plans to release a long-range land-based, capable of hitting targets at a distance of 100km.
The Barak 8 will have a radar produced by IAI MBT.
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