Navy successfully launches long-range air defence missile Barak NG

This missile comes under the  Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM) project.
- LRSAM project consists of missiles, weapon control system, MFSTAR (radar), vertical launcher unit and two-way data link.
- LR-SAM, also known as Barak NG (next generation).
- co-developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
- LR-SAM can intercept incoming targets at a range of 80 km.
- Other features of the missile:
1. It includes a Multi-Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile.
2. Flexible command and control system that enables it to simultaneously engage multiple targets day and night and in all-weather conditions.