Question- Recently, from which vessel, Indian Navy successfully tested the short range surface to air Barak missile?
(a) INS Kolkata
(b) INS Vikramaditya
(c) INS Arihant
(d) INS Godavari
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- During 21 to 23 March 2017; the Indian Navy successfully tested the low range Barak Missile, capable of hitting from surface to air, from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
- In this trial in the Arabian Sea, the missile successfully destroyed the target flying at a very low altitude but very fast speed.
- It is worth mentioning that INS Vikramaditya was included in the Navy in November 2013.
- The Barak missile was developed jointly by Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (I.A.I.).
Related Links:-
http://airworldservice.org/hindi/archives/39837
http://www.ptinews.com/news/8538712_Navy-successfully-test-fires-surface-to-air-missile
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-vikramaditya-fires-surface-to-air-missile/article17657681.ece
http://www.rtinews.net/state-news/andhra-pradesh/navy-successfully-test-fires-surface-to-air-missile-from-ins/39942.html