Not a fat chance or BS at all. Installing Barak 8 on P28 class is part of the official upcoming upgrade, they'll go on the space at the sides of the hangar, 16 missiles on each side of the ship. You can see the picture in this article:
https://defencyclopedia.com/2015/09...sis-of-indias-deadly-anti-submarine-corvette/
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The picture mentions Mica since that was the original option, but it has been changed to Barak 8 now.
There is plenty of space for 8 Brahmos in the spot where they have the 2 RBU-6000s. The RBU-6000s are not that important.
Mmm, I'm referring the BOTH Barak-8 AND Brahmos together.
The space at the sides of the hangar were originally for 2 sets of 8 Barak-1 (i.e. 8 missiles on each beam, for a total of 16 missiles).
Consider that Barak-1 is 98kg, just over 2m long (2.1m) with a missile body diameter of 17cm and a span of 68.5cm, whereas Barak-8 is 275kg, 4.5m long, has a body diameter of 22.5cm and a span of 94cm.
That means the VLS for Barak-8 is larger than for Barak-1, not just in length but also in deck footprint (area).
It may be not so easy to fit these larger VLS on the flank positions, not in the last place because of the X-shape of the hull: this forces a VLS inboard, close to the rear mast, and then if the deck footprint is larger, there may be an issue. All this assuming that the length can be accommodated, without unduely interfering with the hangar space and facilities (4.5m eats into 2 decks, rarther than 1). Which is not a given.
Weight would also go up from 16 x 98kg =1568 kg to 16 x 4400 kg, just for the missiles. The larger VLU will likely also be heavier. So you're looking at adding 5 tons easily high in the superstructure. Add to that the installation of MF-STAR. I foresee potential topweight issues.
Barak 1 VLSs
Pics such as the one below suggest a single 8 cell vls for Brahmos may well fit the space taken up by 2 RBU6000
RBU-6000 and magazine/reloader
But Brahmos is 8.5m long, so the VLS will be at least that long. The Russian 3R-14UKSK-Kh Ship General-Purpose Firing System (SGPFS) used for Brahmos holds missiles up to 9.6 m long. So, that is easily 4 decks deep, if not 5. Whereas your RBU-6000s and magazine/reloader take at most 2 or 3 decks. That too may be more dificult.
http://concern-agat.ru/en/productio...-14uksk-kh-ship-general-purpose-firing-system