Indian Navy Plans To Equip 23 Warships With Barak-8 Missile

[DavidSling]

The Indian navy plans to equip 23 of its destroyers and frigates with Indo-Israel Long Range Surface to Air Missile system Barak-8.

The warships include aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya during its mid-life upgradation (MLU), the two indigenous aircraft carriers being designed and built, the three Delhi-class of destroyers (built under Project 15), three Kolkata class destroyers (Project 15A), four Vishakhpatnam class destroyers (project 15B), three Shivalik class (Project 17) during MLU and seven frigates under Project 17A. India Today reported.

“The Israelis announced their intention to work on Barak 8 and we too were looking at something in that range and thus the decision taken to collaborate,” a senior admiral was quoted as saying by the news channel.

While there were a number of missile systems available, only a few could take on a plane, a missile or a sea-skimming missile flying metres above the sea surface – this was the one. “The LRSAM has displayed its ability to negate ‘nodding’ – a phenomenon which takes place when a tracking radar is unable to lock on to the target flying at a significant pace close to the surface – which makes it such a good system,” he added.

Contract was signed between India’s Defence Research and Development Laboratory and Israel’s Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). To the Indian side came the responsibility of developing the rear section of the missile whereas the lion’s share, which included the front as well as the Multi-Function Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF-STAR) went to the latter.

- See more at: Indian Navy Plans To Equip 23 Warships With Barak-8 Missile - i-HLS Israel Homeland Security

 

[kaykay]

No Talwar class frigates for Barak-8?

 

[RISING SUN]

No Talwar class frigates for Barak-8?

Talwar class would be equipped with VLS shitl(don't remember correct name) missile during MLU. Talwar is second priority list.

 

[Ankit Kumar]

So it's more or less sure that we are going for VL MICA.

 

[kaykay]

So it's more or less sure that we are going for VL MICA.

VL MICA? What for?

 

[Tshering22]

The Indian navy plans to equip 23 of its destroyers and frigates with Indo-Israel Long Range Surface to Air Missile system Barak-8.

The warships include aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya during its mid-life upgradation (MLU), the two indigenous aircraft carriers being designed and built, the three Delhi-class of destroyers (built under Project 15), three Kolkata class destroyers (Project 15A), four Vishakhpatnam class destroyers (project 15B), three Shivalik class (Project 17) during MLU and seven frigates under Project 17A. India Today reported.

“The Israelis announced their intention to work on Barak 8 and we too were looking at something in that range and thus the decision taken to collaborate,” a senior admiral was quoted as saying by the news channel.

While there were a number of missile systems available, only a few could take on a plane, a missile or a sea-skimming missile flying metres above the sea surface – this was the one. “The LRSAM has displayed its ability to negate ‘nodding’ – a phenomenon which takes place when a tracking radar is unable to lock on to the target flying at a significant pace close to the surface – which makes it such a good system,” he added.

Contract was signed between India’s Defence Research and Development Laboratory and Israel’s Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). To the Indian side came the responsibility of developing the rear section of the missile whereas the lion’s share, which included the front as well as the Multi-Function Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF-STAR) went to the latter.

- See more at: Indian Navy Plans To Equip 23 Warships With Barak-8 Missile - i-HLS Israel Homeland Security

Can you tell me how many Israeli warships are arming with the Barak-8s? Any plans for the inductions yet or is it just for us?

 

[DavidSling]

Can you tell me how many Israeli warships are arming with the Barak-8s? Any plans for the inductions yet or is it just for us?

I know that 4 "Saar 6" and most if not all "Saar 5" ships will be equiped with Barak 8, but, they may also be equiped with C-DOME (Naval Iron Dome) .
Israel and India are also working on unmanned helicopter for naval ships and for small ships, with laser guidance and armed capabilities.

"The navy people know that they will have to find a replacement for the “Atalef” (Hebrew for Bat) but admit that instead of a full size unmanned rotorcraft, they have a different vision. This is based on a number of small unmanned vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) platforms that will each perform one dedicated mission.

One, they said, may be equipped with an electro-optical payload to spot threats in the sea. The other can be fitted with weapon direction aids like a laser designator and another with weapons to help in defending the ship.

The navy goes even further. They have a vision on unmanned small VTOL platforms that will be deployed not only on the full size Saar-5 missile corvettes but also on the small Super Dvora fast patrol boats.

The one factor that will decide if all this vision turns into operational reality is that all these platforms must be fully autonomous.

This is not an easy task especially when your landing surface sometimes shakes and rolls by sea 5 or more waves. But work is being done and technology will find a way to compensate for nature’s forces."

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[Agent_47]

So it's more or less sure that we are going for VL MICA.

MICA VL and Barak 8 serves different purposes, point defence and medium range SAM respectively .
Last interview navy chief said it is on track. it will be on board of follow on satpura class and follow on kolkata class.

@DavidSling @500 I would like to know the amount of ToT israel has agreed to share.
AFAIK, IAF ordered 18 ER systems and IN 3 + all future ships. That will amount more than $2 billion + including around $300 million for development cost.
What will be brought in for this kind of money ?

 

[ni8mare]

Last interview navy chief said it is on track.

any source

 

[Ankit Kumar]

@kaykay
VL MICA aka Maitari SAM for ASW Corvettes . You were they aren't armed with any SAM now.

@Agent_47
Of course. I only meant that the 23 ships don't include the ASW Corvettes , and they cannot be also fitted with Barak 1 .... so VL MICA coming. Unless our planners want 3000 tons of sitting duck for navy.

 

[Agent_47]

any source

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Of course. I only meant that the 23 ships don't include the ASW Corvettes , and they cannot be also fitted with Barak 1 .... so VL MICA coming. Unless our planners want 3000 tons of sitting duck for navy.

Barak 1 was suppose to be fitted with kamorta. Don't know what happened, barak 1 deal was cleared very late.
Maybe thats the reason.

For future maitri will be suitable for kamorta because it don't have the need to illuminate targets so sensore modifications will be very less.Corvettes only need point defence for basic protection.