ChineseTiger1986
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Barak 8 is coming with kolkata and viraat will be retired soon.Kolkata and vikrmaditya are joining fleet within a difference of months.And IN fleet is hardly defenceless,shtil-1 and barak-1 are excellent sams.Fleet defence will be provided by barak-8 and barak-8 ER.
Photo of sea trial was not released,but this is news i got from friends in IDF and blogs...the reason induction was delayed was a minor problem in sea trials.Ur talking as if PLAN s-300 rif copy is something epic,that system has low engagement angle meaning it can't really engage sea skimmers effectively,and while it has a huge range against aircraft its range is paltry 30-40km at best against incoming cruise missiles.
The HQ-9 is not a copy of S-300, but the HQ-15 is.