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India test fires surface-to-air missile developed with Israel

9 years ago

Indian Air Force test-fired a medium range surface-to-air missile called Barak 8 which was developed in cooperation with Israel Aerospace Industries, Israeli radio said.

The test was carried out in a defence base in eastern India, the station said.

The weapon is capable of hitting supersonic aircrafts and missiles at a distance ranging between 70 and 90 kilometres and carry a warhead weighing 2.7 tonnes, the report said.

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