Posted on 02/03/2006 3:49:20 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
India, Israel to develop long-range Barak defence system
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 2 India and Israel have worked out an agreement to develop and produce the long-range Barak air defence system for both the Indian and the Israeli militaries.
An agreement to this effect was signed between Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad and the Israeli Aircraft Industries. The pact is based on joint investment by both the companies to develop and manufacture unspecified numbers of Barak systems.
According to defensenews.com, the initial co-development funding is about $ 350 million, of which IAI will finance 50 per cent, for the next five years, a senior scientist of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said. Additional funding will be infused by both parties as needed.
Israel also has projected some requirements for long-range Barak air defense systems, and it can source missiles and other systems from India, he said.
The agreement paves the way to meet the immediate requirements of the Indian Navy, the scientist said. Under this agreement, the DRDL and IAI will develop six long-range Barak systems for India’s stealth warships. The Navy is procuring three such warships from Russia, and the remaining will be built by the state-owned Mazagon Docks.
DRDO chief M. Natrajan said yesterday that he would gladly announce any major joint development program allowed by the government, but would neither confirm nor deny the Barak agreement with the Israeli company. Joseph Fishman, IAI’s acting corporate vice-president for marketing and business development, said IAI was not authorised to make statements on defense programs under a confidential agreement with its Indian customers, but said that IAI was not averse to joint development programs with India.
A senior Indian Defence Ministry official said there would be a transformation in the requirements of air defense systems for the three Indian military services. Based on these projections and the high cost of air defense systems, the ministry has approved the initiatives under which Indian state-owned agencies can forge joint co-development and co-production ventures with foreign companies because the technology will remain in India.
The Army and Air Force also have projected requirements for long-range air defense systems for a credible nationwide command-and-control structure. The Navy, as a policy, has decided that in the future it will only mount long-range air defense systems and surface-to-air missile systems on warships that are under construction or yet to be built.
Kewl!
Indo-Israel ping!
I guess this means that India's homegrown attempts have failed or at least failed to evoke confidence with the Indian Navy.
Israel also has projected some requirements for long-range Barak air defense systems, and it can source missiles and other systems from India.
They named the missile after the former Israeli PM?
AFAIK, the Indian Trishul(or was it Akash?) missile programme is the one that the defense agencies are unhappy with. There hasn't been any major complaints against the Agni, Prithvi and other Indian missile systems. Or I haven't heard.
India's strategic missiles have been successful but SAMs seem to be not taken seriously by the Indian armed forces.
You're probably right. I think Israel supplied the Barak missiles at a crucial time, in 1999, when India had a semi-war in Kashmir's Kargil Heights. That particular act by Israel boosted Indo-Israeli relations unlike anything else.
Here's an old article:
http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/missile_systems/sea_missiles/barak/Barak.html
India, Israel to sign $ 100 mn missile deal
15.48 IST 26th Nov 2003
India and Israel are poised to sign a 100 million dollar deal for the supply of Barak anti-ship missiles for Indian warships despite its recent unsuccessful test launch.
To date the Indian Army has purchased some 260 million dollars worth of Barak missiles from Israel but the upcoming deal with Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) will be the Indian Navy's third purchase of the missile.
The surface to-surface Barak missile is produced in Israel and in service with Israeli Navy's Saar 5 patrol boats.
India had first mounted the system on its aircraft carrier INS Viraat.
During a recent test by the Indian Navy veered off course and fell into the sea. It attributed the failure during the launch to problem in communication frequencies between the missile and the warship.
Another possible reason for the failure was a problem in the missile's control and guiding system that stopped the missile's flight, the daily reported.
However, a second missile back-up launched in the same test, hit its target accurately.
India has emerged as one of the largest buyers of Israeli military hardware in recent years and is acquiring the Phalcon earning warning radars. Both sides have also discussed the transfer of the Arrow-2 surface-to-air missiles as part of India's defence against ballistic missiles.
Ping!
TRISHUL AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM By 1998 Trishul had undergone over two dozen developmental flight trials, and the missile was inducted into service in 1999. Trishul will be employed by Indian Army and Air Force against low flying aircraft. The Indian Navy will also use this weapon system in anti-missile role against Exocet and Harpoon possessed by Pakistan. Naval version of TRISHUL was successfully flight tested in guidance mode as an anti sea skimmer against low altitude sea target. The flight test took place in May 1999 from the naval base of INS Dhronacharya at Cochin. The mission objectives were fully met. The flight earmarked a step towards users evaluation and induction of the TRISHUL system in the Navy by the year 2000. It has not been decided to shelve the program. Trishul missile development program has been delayed due to technological problem and the project was de-linked from the user services. The Indian navy, which also plans to buy the missile, has resorted to buying the Barak missile system from Israel due to the delays in developing the Trishul, which originally was scheduled for user trials in 1991. There is no proposal of downgrading the Trishul Missile project. The technical problems have been analysed and the requisite modifications affected in various guidance and sub-systems and in the composition of the propellant.
Nope!!!!!!!!!This missile will probably be called the Barak-2 or Super Barak or something like that to show that it is the new generation of Israeli naval SAM,the first being the Barak(1) point defense missile.
Well the Indian navy hasn't been too pleased with the sea skimming variant of the Trishul & decided to go in for the Barak point defense weapons.
This new project should be seen separately as India has not ventured into long range SAMs till now.Last year,the defense minister announced that the DRDO would build a new air defense missile in the league of the PAC-3 & Russian S-300.Guess this is one step towards it.Anyway tying up with Israel in a JV is far better than going in for European or Russian weapons or waiting years to work on a 100 percent homebuilt system.
"They named the missile after the former Israeli PM?"
Barak means "lightning" if I recall. (my Hebrew is very rusty)
This is news tidbit is definately aimed at the leaders of Iran.
"They named the missile after the former Israeli PM?"
No, they named it for the junior Senator from Illinois.
In biblical Hebrew, it means "to bless." In the more contemporary, it does mean "lighting," "shine," "sparkle" and similar things.
I don't know anything yet but have begun to study. Corrections are certainly welcome, and many thanks to morim (those who teach--correct?).
Bump
Wasn't Barak a judge in the Book of Judges ? Deborah and Barak vs the Midianites ?
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