The sea arm of the IDF, the Ministry of Defense's MAFAT and the Aerospace Industry successfully completed an interception test of a long-range interceptor - 'LRAD', which is part of the air defense envelope of the Sa'ar 6 missile ships. According to the IDF and the Ministry of Defense, "This is a significant milestone In a process that is a central pillar in the protection of the strategic assets in the economic waters of the State of Israel."
During the test, which is the first proof of its kind of capability carried out from the sea, the 'Barak Magen' system successfully completed detection and interception processes in a challenging outline, against a target that resembled an advanced cruise missile.
The 'Barak Magen' system includes an advanced threat detection radar, a weapon system and a long-range interceptor manufactured by the Aerospace Industry. The 'LARD' type interceptor is an interceptor capable of dealing with a variety of aerial threats including: airplanes, unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, threats Runway mounds, beach missiles and more.
The IDF and the defense establishment said the system is expected to strengthen the close cooperation of the Navy and Air Force, by adding new capabilities, and strengthening the common language and integration between the arms.
The head of the equipment division in the naval arm, Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Shir, said: "The professionalism, the high engineering capabilities and the determination of the people of the aerospace industry, the engineers of the naval arm and the PAAT, along with the high operational capability of the commanders and fighters of the missile ship fleet and the missile ship crew Ahi Magen , are the ones who made the success of the experiment possible and the proof of this ability.
The close and good cooperation that exists between the aerospace industry, MAFAT and the Navy, is the main key to the continued development and strengthening of the operational capabilities of the defense ships, and will enable the realization of the best protection of the strategic assets and vital interests, in the economic waters of the State of Israel in the present and in the future.
Tal, Head of the Meteorological Department (Systems, Missiles and Aeronautics) at the PAAT, said: "The success of this test is a technological breakthrough in the field of naval defense systems against missiles. The operational capability of the Barak Magen system is a force multiplier for the Saar 6 ships and the Arm the sea. The system successfully discovered the target simulating a cruise missile in an operational configuration and launched the 'LARD' interceptor at it from the sea, which destroyed it. The system demonstrated compliance with the requirements of the Israel Defense Forces and the Sea Arm.
The success of the test strengthens our confidence in the system and its capabilities to protect the strategic assets of the State of Israel at sea."
The CEO of IAI, Beaz Levy, said: "The Barak MX air defense system, which once again proved its effectiveness in the face of threats at all layers of defense, provides a solution to both current and future battlefield challenges.
The successful series of tests carried out with the Barak system on board the Ahi Magen ship marks the end of the development process and the adaptation of the Barak MX naval system. The advanced capabilities that were incorporated into this series of tests were developed by the engineers of the aerospace industry, and they clearly illustrate the advanced and unique groundbreaking engineering achievements to society and its people".
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