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Israel Successfully Tests Barak-8 Missile Defense System

Friday, November 14th, 2014

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The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) completed a successful test of the Barak-8 Air and Missile Defense System on Nov. 10, prime contractor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said. The Barak-8s are operated by the Israeli Defense Forces and the Indian military. The test scenario began with the launching of a target. After the target was detected by the system radar, the weapons system calculated the optimal interception point, launched the missile into the operational trajectory, and successfully intercepted it. All…

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