Breaking Defense:
AVIV: Israel has an operational system to protect against cruise missiles like the ones used by Iran to attack the Saudi oil installations, Breaking Defense has learned.
The Barak-8ER system, developed by Israel Aerospace industries (IAI), was recently upgraded and is now operational.
Boaz Levy, IAI’s VP and general manger of its missiles and space division, told me that the Barak-8 extended range version will add to the Israeli capability to protect itself from cruise missiles. The new version has enhanced anti-tactical ballistic missile capabilities. “The Effective Warhead can kill many types of missiles,” Levy said, adding that the missile features high immunity to electronic countermeasures.
