• The long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) or Barak-8 is jointly developed by
DRDO and IAI Israel to equip latest ships of Indian Navy.
• This LRSAM Missile system can provide point and area defence against various aerial
targets including fighter aircraft, subsonic & supersonic cruise missiles.
• The Missile is powered by indigenously developed dual-pulse rocket motor and dual
control system to impart required maneuverability at the terminal phase.
• This state of art weapon system is designed with active Radio Frequency (RF) seeker to
identify, track, engage and destroy the target with high kill probability.
• LRSAM weapon system has been successfully productionised and has been delivered to
Indian Navy