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The Barak-8 system that's supposed to be installed on board the junks won't be ready before 2017.
Naval Barak-8 Missiles, Israel - Naval TechnologyDeliveries are expected to be concluded by 2017
Israeli, Indian firms sign Barak-8 missile pactThe Barak-8 is a long-range anti-air and anti-missile naval defence system being developed jointly by IAI and India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). Designed to defend ships from aircraft, unmanned air systems and anti-ship missiles, the missile is expected to enter service with the Indian navy during 2013. Barak-8 missiles will be installed on the three Project 15A Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers under construction at the Mazagon shipyard in India. Delivery of the first vessel is scheduled for 2013.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-israel-introducing-mr-sam-03461/India has 2 different programs that could use the new longer-range Barak missile. The naval Barak-NG, or LR-SAM deal, was the first. Signed in 2006, it’s worth INR 26.06 billion (about $591 million at then-conversion) as of December 2009.The Barak-8′s follow-on project involves a land-based system, intended to replace old Russian systems.
Nov 9/09: MR-SAM. Reports surface again that Israel and India have signed a deal for the Barak-8 missile system, which appears to be the Army’s MR-SAM project. Indian reports quote an Israel official, who says that India signed a $1.1 billion contract in April 2009, with delivery expected by 2017.
Seems like the Sea Wasp has the smoking problems completely solved. This must give better combustion and fuel management.
Navantia Gets US Help To Fix Overweight Sub
US-based Electric Boat has signed on to work with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to devise a fix for the company’s overweight S-80 submarine, the Spanish Defence Ministry said, after engineers discovered the sub is so heavy it could not resurface if submerged.
But as work proceeds urgently to identify the precise nature of the problem and slim down the sub, one analyst said weight is not the only issue. The air-independent propulsion (AIP) system onboard also is underperforming, he said.
“It was meant to allow the submarine to stay underway for 28 days but only manages one week,” said Rafael Bardaji, head of the Madrid-based Strategic Studies Group, a private think tank. “This is the main advantage of the submarine, and it does not work.”...