Israeli equips warships with Barak 8 missiles

 

The missile is being installed on Sa’ar 5-class warships, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The new missiles are co-developed by India and Israel. The missile’s radar allows operators to simultaneously engage multiple targets, and intercept an incoming missile as close as 500 meters from a naval craft.The missiles, which have a maximum operational range of 70 kilometers, are aimed at countering Russian-produced “ship killing cruise missiles” Yakhont said to be in Syria’s possession.