DavidSling
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Yep ...........so when we making Barak 8 er ......which i think will be 150 + at least
I have a theory.............earlier it was said that barak 8 ER will be 150 km double of previously thought 70 km of standard barak 8 --------and increase in 80 km provided by booster -------so now with increase in range of basic barak 8 to 100 km don't the booster will added 80 km which in turn make barak 8 a 180 km SAM ........now if they use new propellant in booster will it increase beyond 200 km --------just a thought
"What about the markets in India and Singapore?
“Regarding India, we consider it as our second largest target market, after the IDF. Namely – when I look at our export market it begins with India and only then goes to South East Asia. We are waiting for orders from India for projects regarding which we have already completed the entire process, including, naturally, the Spike deal. They are currently completing their round of signatures, having concluded the negotiations, but that takes time. If these deals are signed before the end of this year – then 2015 will have the potential of being our most successful year in India to this day. Right now, we are not there yet.”
What projects are we talking about?
“The Barak missile (for naval surface-to-surface use), naturally. We are also waiting for the signing of a deal for the selling of our Litening air strike pod. That was an open tender process, and everything has been finalized. I can tell you that due to the policy of the Indian Prime Minister to promote manufacturing on Indian soil, in line with their ‘Make in India’ concept, we established an assembly plant for the Litening system in India, in cooperation with a small local partner. This was the first time that we established something in India from the very beginning. We have many sub-contractors there, but that plant was erected on virgin soil, from scratch – and that is significant.
“In India we are also waiting for a follow-up order for our Spice system (high-precision air-to-surface missile). This order, too, has to go through additional approval stages, but it is a nearly done deal. The major Spike deal currently on the agenda also involves the establishment of capabilities on Indian soil. It will not be a manufacturing plant, as our local partner, BFL, is sufficiently large to accommodate the manufacturing in their own facilities. We signed the cooperation agreement with them at a major event during the defense exhibition in Bangalore (February 2015).
“The local partner aspect is a part of the process of negotiating with the Indian Government. The Indians insisted on an almost complete technology transfer. According to the agreement, the last missiles will be manufactured on the scope of not less than 90% in India. Naturally, in the follow-up orders, if we receive such orders, the scope of manufacturing done on Indian soil will begin at 90%. The ‘Make in India’ concept is very important to the Indians. They say: ‘I buy a lot, so I can present extreme requirements as to what will be manufactured in India and what will not.’ We are talking about 8,000 missiles, which is about one third of what Rafael has manufactured to this day, and that refers to the entire Spike family, so they can make the rules.”"
From an Article I just posted today.
Source: Rafael' senior member - “The national leaders should promote defense exports”
Israeli exports to India including but not limited to : UAV's & UCAV's, Radars, Anti tank missiles, Air defenses (including Spyder and Barak 8), and more.
These i know .............i am asking opinion about my theory
I'll qoute an answer regarding another issue in order to answer ur question
"Following Operation Protective Edge, which option did you finalize with the IDF, a new version of the Trophy system or an upgrade of the existing version?
“Any weapon system that we manufacture for the IDF, following operational activity and most certainly after gaining operational experience – we will upgrade. It is not yet a new version. We received an order for the same system we sold in the past with a number of improvements.”
Source: Rafael' senior member - “The national leaders should promote defense exports”"
We can conclude from this saying, that Barak 8 will get constant update, and like in several other air defense batteries ( for example Iron Dome ) will probably improve it's range and capabilities in the coming years.
Barak 8 is not yet to become operational, only time will tell how capable the system really is, and what extended ranges IAI and Rafael will present
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