The Navy described the maiden firing of its newly developed long range surface to air missile (LR SAM) as a significant milestone in enhancing its anti-air warfare capability.These surface-to-air missiles are fitted onboard the Kolkata Class Destroyers and would also be fitted on all future major warships of the Navy. The firingtrial of the LR-SAM has been jointly carried out by the Indian Navy, DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries.In a boost to India’s maritimeprowess, the Navy on Wednesday successfully test-fired the nearly 70 km range surface to air missile Barak 8 from INS Kolkata, paving the way for installation of the syst In a boost to India’s maritimeprowess, the Navy on Wednesday successfully test-fired the nearly 70 km range surface to air missile Barak 8 from INS Kolkata, paving the way for installation of the system, developed jointly by India and Israel, on board country’s frontline warships. 

Apart from the missile, the system includes a multi-functional surveillance and threat alert radar (MF STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile..DRDL, Hyderabad, a DRDO Lab, has jointly developed this missile in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries.Two missiles were fired on Tuesday and Wednesday on high speed targets, during naval exercises being undertaken in the Arabian Sea. The missile along with the MF STAR would provide these ships the capability to neutralise aerial threats at extended ranges. The LR-SAM has been manufactured by M/s Bharat Dynamics Limited.The firing trial of the LR SAM has been jointly carried out by the Indian Navy, DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries.

The firing was undertaken on the Western Seaboard by INS Kolkata, wherein the missile successfully intercepted an aerial target at extended ranges, a statement by the Navy said.It is expected that India and Israel are likely to win orders worth billions of dollars for the multi-purpose Barak-8 missile system.The Israel-made MF-STAR radar system is capable of simultaneously tracking Fiberglass insulated ladder hundreds of airborne targets to a range of more than 250 km.Barak-8 is designed to defend naval vessels against incoming missiles, planes and drones

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