IAI Barak MX

The Barak MX is a modular air and missile defense system developed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries for land and naval deployment. It combines a fire control center, a choice of radar types and a family of vertically launched interceptors, so a buyer can match the fit to the threat: the short-range SR reaches about 15 km, the MR 35 km, the LR 70 km, and the ER, which adds a booster, 150 km. The system is meant to counter aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-ship and cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles. Unlike Barak 8, which IAI built together with Rafael and India's DRDO, the MX is an IAI-only development that draws on the experience of Barak 8 and Barak 1. The Israeli Navy installs it on its Sa'ar 6-class ships, where it is called Barak Magen, and export orders have come from Azerbaijan, Colombia, Cyprus, Morocco and Slovakia.