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Measured figures
w/out booster
Single source4.5 m (180 in) (w/out booster)[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barak 8 | Flakpanzer Gepard |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Medium to long-range surface-to-air missile[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | India Israel[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| In service | 2016−present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Navy Indian Air Force Indian Army Israeli Navy United Arab Emirates Army Azerbaijan Air Force[source] | See Operators |
Overall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
at main missile body
Single sourcebooster stage of Barak-8ER
Single source0.225 m (8.9 in) at main missile body 0.54 m (1 ft 9 in) booster stage of Barak-8ER[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
Operational; 100 km (single stage rocket) version: Barak-8 LRSAM
Single sourceOperational; 150 km (2-stage rocket) version: Barak ER
Single source0.5 km-100 km (single stage rocket) version: Barak-8 LRSAM 0.5 km-150 km (2-stage rocket) version: Barak ER[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Israel Aerospace Industries Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited Bharat Electronics Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
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| Developed into | Barak MX[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2017−present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 60 kg[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Hard kill[source] | — |
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| Engine | Smokeless dual pulsed rocket motor ; 1-stage or 2-stage rocket variants[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 16 km (9.9 mi) 20 km (12 mi): Barak LRAD & MRAD 30 km (19 mi) Barak ER[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | 2-way datalink w/ WCS Active radar homing[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | 8 cell VLS module 8 cell Dual-stacked land launcher[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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