The Israel Aerospace Industries on Monday announced that it completed a successful series of tests for the Barak air defense system. The tests challenged the system's abilities against a wide range of scenarios and threats, including the interception of incoming ballistic targets by the Barak extended-range interceptor.
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IAI said that the Barak ER air defense system combines the technology that allows it to intercept airborne threats as far as 150 kilometers (100 miles), including ballistic and cruise missiles, drones, and helicopters.
The system's extended-range interceptor and multi-mission radar capabilities can be fitted for both naval and land platforms, the defense contractor said in a statement.
The Barak ER's capabilities afford air defenses "unprecedented flexibility, both in real-time full net-centric combat management as well as with unique smart launchers," IAI said, explaining that the system's launchers are capable of independently firing and managing any mix of interceptors without a dedicated command post on site.
This flexibility means an operator can create unique responses to different threats, as well as phase their procurement gradually according to budget constraints.
"The Barak air defense system is a modern yet mature, operationally proven system that maximizes the capabilities required to meet threats today, in particular, against ballistic targets," said Boaz Levy, IAI president and CEO.
"The system has both naval and land versions. Both versions share building blocks, relying on the air defense know-how developed at IAI over the past decades.
"IAI produces all of the system's elements in-house, including radars, launchers, missiles, and the command and control center. Only select companies in the world possess such comprehensive capabilities," he added.
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