Barak SAM

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Barak (the Hebrew word for Lightning) is an Israeli surface-to-air missile designed to be used as a point-defense missile on warships, defending against aircraft, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs.

Barak was developed in a joint venture between Israel Aircraft Industries and RAFAEL and is based on RAFAEL's vertically launched missile.

[edit] General characteristics

  • Primary Function: Surface-to-air missile
  • Platform: eight-cell launcher
  • Range: 10 km
  • Length: 2.1 m
  • Weight: 98 kg
  • Diameter: 0.18 m
  • Top Speed: Mach 1.7
  • Warhead: 22 kg
  • Guidance: Radar CLOS (Command to Line-Of-Sight) guidance

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