CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -"Lightning"), also known as LR-SAM or MR-SAM, is an Indo-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs as well as ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and combat jets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indo-Israeli Barak 8 missile to be test-fired this month India and Israel are likely to test fire this month the long-range surface-to-air Barak 8 missile, jointly developed by the two countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Barak-8 missile defense system is jointly developed by IAI, India’s Defense Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Israel’s Directorate of Research and Development (DDR&D), Elta Systems, and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

Detailed explanation-4: -SANTIAGO, Chile-Colombia has awarded a $131.2 million contract to Israel Aerospace Industries for the truck-transportable Barak MX air defense system, the government announced last week. The acquisition and deployment of an advanced air defense system is part of the Colombian military’s modernization efforts.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is a land based variant of the Barak Air and Missile Defence System (AMD). India buys Barak AMD from Israel, it was designed and developed by Israel to protect its economic zones and strategic facilities from various threats.