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introduce state-of-the-art, integrated naval sys-
tems, including the BARAK MX air and missile
defense system with LRAD and ER intercep-
tors, loitering munitions, VTOLs, and others.

Maritime Domain Awareness
in a Challenging Arena
Delivering naval combat-proven offensive and [ SPONSORED ARTICLE ]
defensive weapons, sensors, combat man-
agement, and information systems, Israel
Aerospace Industries (IAI) has cooperated with
the world's navies, fielding the latest defense
solutions keeping naval fleets and maritime
security forces ready for new challenges.

IAI’s naval combat suite IAI offers navies a comprehensive sensors
suite to secure their coastal waters, littorals,
Photo credit: IAI and Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ). Such
systems suites range from SAR & Optic satel-
Expanding Naval UAVs, to coastal radars, including Over-the-
lites to aerial maritime patrols by aircraft and
horizon (OTH), Signal Intelligence (SIGINT),
and electro-optical observations. Through the
Powers – New integration of this wide variety of capabilities,
customers establish Total Maritime Situation
Awareness (MSA).
Capabilities, These systems rely on multiple sources of infor-
mation, from commercial, open-sources such
as AIS and vessel traffic monitoring, wide-area
scanning using space-based synthetic aper-
New Horizons ture radars (SAR), over the horizon, and surface
radar scans, electronic surveillance, commu-
nications interception, and tracks by imaging
sensors. By employing sensor fusion, artificial
intelligence, machine learning, and decision
Today, national interests also focus on littoral areas and inner support algorithms, IAI's MSA information sys-
seas – as vessels operate closer to the mainland, the battlespace tems streamline the operator's workflow, thus
becomes congested, complicated and even more challenging. The buying more time for decision making and cost
situation may become exacerbated in arenas where the enemy effective resource allocation.
maintains anti-access and area denial (A2AD) capabilities, in the
form of long-range air defenses, coastal anti-ship missiles, and sea
mines. Such threats are limiting freedom of navigation and oper- IAI’s Integrated Combat Suite
ation of naval forces and risking merchant shipping, threatening IAI's BARAK MX naval air and missile defense
the sea lanes. system reflects this capability. Employing
Area Defense to intercept aircraft, missiles,
Today's navies face rapidly evolving threats, powered by advances or drones at a range up to 70 km (LRAD) or
in targeting and attack systems. Advanced threats include aircraft 150 km (ER), the Barak MX family of weap-
and combat vessels with low radar cross sections – both manned ons extends the defensive coverage across
and unmanned; sophisticated, long-range anti-ship cruise missiles; the entire task force by combining multiple
and targeting sensors including airborne and satellite imaging vessels carrying the BARAK systems into an
radars. These threats boost the enemy's ability to attack the vessel integrated defense network. Users can also
from beyond its line of sight, and threaten to saturate legacy defen- network their offensive weapons across a task
sive systems with multiple simultaneous attacks. force to achieve scalable and optimized effects.
These capabilities could include a range of IAI-
In order to provide naval forces with effective countermeasures made weapons, including long-range missiles,
against these developments, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has loitering weapons, or precision-guided missiles
leveraged its rich technological heritage and culture of innovation to with wide variety of homing capabilities.

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