10 September 2021
by Rahul Bedi & Mark Cazalet
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun inducting the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) system, which is the domestic variant of the Israeli-developed Barak-8 SAM system, to engage multiple targets out to ranges of up to 70 km.
The first battery – also being referred to as a ‘firing unit' – for the system was delivered to the IAF's 2204 Squadron on 9 September by the government-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which developed the MRSAM variant jointly with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and several local private- and public-sector companies.
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun inducting the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) syste...