The Defense Post:
Israel Aerospace Industries said on Wednesday, October 24 it has won a $777 million order for the Barak 8 air defense system for the Indian Navy.
The deal with India’s state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited to supply LRSAM Air & Missile Defense systems – the marine version of the Barak 8 system – for seven more warships follows a $630 million order placed in May 2017 for four ships. BEL is the main contractor in the project.
India’s Ministry of Defence also signed a $1.6 billion deal in 2017 for the shorter-range land-based MRSAM system. That deal included around 40 launchers and 200 missiles for the Indian Army, with deliveries expected to being in 2020.
