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Test-firing of Barak-8 missile to continue for second day
The test-fire of new long-range surface-to-air ballistic missile Barak-8 will continue on the second day on Wednesday from Integrated Test Range launch pad at Chandipur off Odisha coast.
Bhubaneshwar: The test-fire of new long-range surface-to-air ballistic missile Barak-8 will continue on the second day on Wednesday from Integrated Test Range launch pad at Chandipur off Odisha coast.
The Indo-Israel joint venture missile is having multi-functional surveillance and threat alert radar was successfully test fired twice from the Range yesterday.
Earlier this year, Barak-8 was successfully test-fired twice on June 30 and once on July 1.
The 4.5-meter missile weighs around three tonnes and can carry a payload of 70 kilograms.
The system also includes a Multi-Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile.