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On 30 December 2015, the Indian Navy carried out test firing of the Indo-Israeli-developed Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM) or Barak-8. Two missiles were fired by INS Kolkata offthe western coast, and successfully intercepted highspeed aerial targets at extended ranges. This successful first test was jointly carried out by the Indian Navy, DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries : the LR-SAM will be manufactured in India by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). The system also includes the Israeli Multi Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile.