भारत और इसराइल के बीच बढ़ते रिश्ते, भारतीय नेवी को नया तोहफा

‪#‎IndianNavy‬ will soon test fire a long-range surface-to-air missile, jointly developed by ‪#‎India‬ and ‪#‎Israel‬, aiming to enhnace its capabailities against incoming missiles, planes and drones. If the test is sucessful, it will pave the way for final intsllation of Barak 8 missile on board Indian ‪#‎warships‬. The missile had undergone a sucessful test in Israel last November. The missile is being jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries, India's ‪#‎DRDO‬, Israel's Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, ‪#‎Elta‬

Systems, Rafael and other companies. The state-run Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will series-produce the 70 km-range ‪#‎Barak8‬, with 32 missiles to be initially fitted onto ‪#‎INSKolkata‬. Barak 8 is considered to be a major asset for Indian Navy because it adds a potent system designed to destroy any anti-ship missile launched by Pakistani or Chinese navy. Key to Barak 8's ability to intercept incoming missiles is Israel-made MF-STAR radar system which is capable of simultaneously tracking hundreds of airborne targets to a range of more than 250 kilometres.