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
[edit] External references
- http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Barak.html
- http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/missile_systems/sea_missiles/barak/Barak.html
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