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UPSC 2008: From which one of the following did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems?
(a)Israel
(b)France
(c)Russia
(d)USA
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India procured the Barak ship-borne anti-missile (surface-to-air) defence system from Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems; subsequent Barak-8 variants were also jointly developed with Israel Aerospace Industries. The system was not purchased from France, Russia or the USA. ([timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/government-clears-purchase-of-240-precision-bombs-131-barak-missiles-at-a-cost-of-rs-1714-crore/articleshow/62339181.cms?utm_source=openai))
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