Tel Aviv: Cyprus has received the first Israeli made Barak MX air defence system. Israeli sources said that this advanced air defence systems is now in high demand with additional signed contracts and negotiations with more potential clients.
The earlier Russian-made Tor M1 anti-aircraft system used by Cyprus will be replaced by the Barak MX as deliveries on the systems included in the contract continue.
Barak-MX manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is a modular air defence system and is designed to address missile and aircraft threats. It operates both in marine platforms and land, and belongs to the Barak missile family.
The BARAK MX system is capable of simple integration with any existing legacy or sensors.
The Barak MX Land Deployable system is capable of simple integration with any existing legacy or new sensors.
All Barak MX Land Deployable components (BMC, Launchers with interceptors and Radars) can be operated from permanent infrastructure or can be truck mounted and deployed to temporal operational sites.
According to IAI, Barak MX’s innovative, software based modular approach offers exceptional flexibility in operation and power build up and ensures simple adaptation to future threats, making it one of the most powerful, all weather, day and night solutions for today’s most challenging of threats.
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
