Maiden Attempt – Barak 8 Missile

India has successfully test-fired a long-range surface-to-air missile, jointly developed with Israel, from its warship in its maiden attempt.

With this, India joined a select group of countries which has such an anti-air warfare capability for their navies.
The Barak 8 missile fired by the INS Kolkata on the western seaboard successfully intercepted an aerial target at extended ranges.

Factsheet:

LRSAM is also called Barak 8 missile in Israel which in Hebrew language means Lightning.

Barak 8 is being considered to be a major asset for the Indian Navy because it would add a potent system designed to destroy any anti-ship missile launched by Pakistani or Chinese Navy.

Key to Barak 8’s ability to intercept incoming missiles is Israel-made MF-STAR radar system, which is capable of simultaneously tracking hundreds of airborne targets to a range of more than 250 kilometers.

The Barak-8 has been designed to defend against a variety of short-to-long-range airborne threats, including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, drones and projectiles.

The LRSAM programme consists of missiles, weapon control system, MFSTAR (radar), vertical launcher unit and two-way data link.

The LRSAM system has been jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.(IAI), Israel.

sources: the hindu, drdo.