First test launch of Barak missile was in 16.8.1991.

Barak employs the vertically-launched Barak missiles and Command-to-Line-Of-Sight (CLOS) radar guidance to counter anti-ship missile and airborne attack by aircraft. 

ELTA developed the EL/M-2221 STGR as part of the BARAK-1 Point Defense Missile System for Israeli Navy missile boats. 

The System uses advanced radar techniques for target acquisition, target tracking, own-missile tracking and guidance. 

The missile Barak is vertically launched, supersonic, lightweight Barak missile that has a very large and powerful warhead. 

The System provides a built-in autonomous capability of tactical picture building and threat evaluation. The System is operated automatically from the detection stage up to the target destruction, while providing the operators with a complete engagements situation picture and allowing their manual intervention. 

The flexible modular architecture allows tailoring of the Barak Weapon system according to warship size and Customer requirements with respect to the number of Lines Of Sight (LOS), number of missiles, number of operating consoles, etc. 

The Barak Weapon System may also interface with various additional sensors (Surveillance Radars, Electro-Optical Directors etc.), guns and weapons. This extended configuration System can be used as an optimized Combat Management System (CMS) for small and medium size ships. 

The System was jointly developed by MBT, ELTA and RAFAEL, according to Israel Navy requirements. 

The Barak system is installed and operated successfully on various ships of several navies.

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Main Featurs

The rocket motor employs stress relieved, reduced smoke solid propellant to ensure high maneuverability of the missile even at the end of the effective range limit. Barak-1 is optimized against low flying missiles as well as against models supersonic sea skimmers. The system remains fully capable even in an ECCM saturated combat environment. Barak missiles are provided in modular, vertically positioned container/launchers installed in special compartments provided in the hull. Containers can be rapidly replenished with fresh missiles to maintain combat ready status. A typical configuration includes 8 missiles. 

The system employs vertically launched Barak missiles and Command Line Of Sight (CLOS) radar guidance to counter anti ship missile and airborne attacks by aircraft. The systems uses radar techniques for target acquisition, target tracking, missile tracking and missile guidance. For rapid response, the system utilizes built in and autonomous capabilities of tactical picture building and threat evaluation. 

The system is operated automatically from the detection stage up to the attack and target destruction phases while providing the operators with a complete tactical and engagement situation picture, allowing manual interference. The Barak-1 system is also integrated with the Threat Alert Radar and the ESM, using a built-in radar tracker to build the ship air and threats picture. The compiled data is evaluated and if needed the system automatically controls the Fire Control Radar (FCR) in ordered acquire and track the threats and launches Barak point defence missiles to defend the ship. The system also provides the kill assessment and decides about the next steps. This is done with full coordination with the Command and Control System and the Decoys Control Launcher System. It can intercept threats at a range of 10 kilometers, down to 500 meters from the ship.