Barak 8

Air defence system IsraelIn service since 2016

Barak 8 — Photo: Georges Seguin (Okki) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type: Air defence system
Origin: Israel
Manufacturer: Bharat Dynamics Limited, Bharat Electronics, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems
Designer: Israel Aerospace Industries, Defence Research and Development Organisation
Entered service: 2016
Production start: 2017
Status: In service

Overview

Barak 8 is an air defence system from Israel. It entered service in 2016; production began in 2017. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 100 km and 30 km altitude. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Israel, India and the United Arab Emirates, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War.

Armament

Main armament: Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles
Rockets or missiles ready to fire: 8
Engagement range: 100 km
Engagement altitude: 30,000 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: Smokeless dual pulsed rocket motor

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Second Karabakh War

Operators

United Arab Emirates

Sources

Wikipedia: Barak 8, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.