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Encyclopedia > Barak SAM

The Barak SAM was developed in a joint venture between Israel Aircraft Industries and RAFAEL and is based on RAFAEL's vertically launched missile. The Barak system is dedicated to the defence of naval vessels against subsonic and supersonic anti-ship threats, including aircraft, missiles, smart weapons and UAVs. RAFAEL logo RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, known as RAFAEL or Rafael, (also spelled as Raphael or Rephael, and in Hebrew: רפאל - רשות לפיתוח אמצעי לחימה) is the Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology. ...


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 guidance

A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ...

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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