Israeli Navy to begin installing Barak 8 on Sa'ar 4.5 corvettes
Yaakov Lappin, Tel Aviv - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
10 February 2016



The Israeli Navy will soon begin a conversion programme for its Sa'ar 4.5 missile corvettes to enable them to be fitted with the Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI's) Barak 8 missile-based air defence system, a senior naval source in Israel said on 7 February.

The conversion programme, due to be completed within two to three years, will see all the Sa'ar 4.5 ships fitted with Barak 8 launchers and a variant of IAI's Elta EL/M 2248 MF-STAR radar.

The conversions of the Sa'ar 4.5 ships come as the navy expects to complete upgrades to the heavier Sa'ar 5 corvettes within a year, enabling all of them to use the Barak 8.

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