India announces successful Indo-Israeli Barak 8 missile system test

Designed to defend against a variety of short-to-long-range airborne threats - including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, drones and projectiles - Barak-8 incorporates a state-of-the-art phased array multi-mission radar, two-way data link, and a flexible command and control system, enabling users to simultaneously engage multiple targets day and night and in all weather conditions, according to IAI.

The Barak-8 is part of next-generation defenses currently being installed on Israeli Navy ships to protect them from threats that include Russian-made Yakhont surface-to-sea missiles reportedly in the possession of Lebanese Shi'ite militia Hezbollah. To date, the system has racked up "significant sales" to customers around the world, IAI said.