Question: On 30 December 2015 Indian Navy successfully tested the Barak-8 Long range missile from INS Kolkata, it is-
(a) Surface to Air missile
(b) Surface to Surface missile
(c) Air to air missile
(d) Air to surface missile
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 30 December 2015. The Indian Navy successfully conducted the maiden firing of its newly developed Long Range Barak-8 Surface-to-Air Missile (LR SAM).
- The Navy described the maiden firing of its newly developed Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR SAM) as a significant milestone in enhancing its anti-air warfare capability.
- The firing was undertaken on the Western Seaboard by INS Kolkata, wherein the missile successfully intercepted an aerial target at
- The firing trial of the LR SAM has been jointly carried out by the Indian Navy, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries.
- The LR SAM has been manufactured by M/s Bharat Dynamics Limited, India.
- The Barak-8 system includes a Multi-Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile.
- The missile can fire at range of 70-100 kilometers.
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