M999 Barak Eitan

The M999 Barak Eitan is an Israeli 155 mm area-effects artillery projectile associated with the U.S. Army XM1208 C-DAEM designation. Open-source remnant analysis from southern Lebanon identifies it as a cluster munition carrying nine M99 submunitions, making it relevant to Israel-Hezbollah Conflict documentation where evidence is based on photographed remnants rather than an Israeli confirmation.

Israel-Hezbollah ConflictIsrael

Conflict side: Israel
Built by: IMI SystemsElbit Systems
Built in: Israel

M999 Barak Eitan, 155 mm cluster artillery projectile, Munitions

Image source: Israel Used Widely Banned Cluster Munitions in Lebanon, Photos of Remnants Suggest

Profile

Type: 155 mm cluster artillery projectile
Conflict side: Israel
Origin: Israel
Service note: Israeli-developed 155 mm cluster projectile documented from 2023-2024 Lebanon fighting through post-strike remnant analysis.

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Service History

In service: Documented in Israeli inventory context and alleged use in southern Lebanon from October 2023 to November 2024.
Used by: Israel Defense Forces
Wars: Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

Production History

Designer: Israel Military Industries
Designed: 2010s
Built by: IMI SystemsElbit Systems
Built in: Israel
Produced: Examples reported from 2017-2019 production markings; Elbit later said IMI cluster-munition production was discontinued.
Number built: Not publicly reported
Variants: XM1208 U.S. Army C-DAEM designation for the Israeli M999

Specifications

Caliber: 155 mm
Munition class: Area-effects cargo-carrying cluster artillery projectile
Submunitions: Nine M99 advanced submunitions
Compatible launchers: U.S. XM1208 description lists M109A6/A7 and M777A2 howitzers
Maximum range: About 22.4 km in the U.S. XM1208/C-DAEM description
Guidance: Unguided projectile; submunitions expelled at a predetermined time in flight

Conflict Usage

Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: Side: IsraelRole: Area-effect artillery fires in southern Lebanonfire support strike
Photographs of remnants found south of the Litani River and reviewed by arms specialists indicate Israeli use of 155 mm M999 Barak Eitan cluster artillery projectiles during the 2023-2024 Israel-Hezbollah fighting; Israel did not confirm the specific munition use.

M999 Barak Eitan Images

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Sources

C-DAEM XM1208 Product PagePublisher: U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Office for Ammunition and Energetics | Note: Supports M999/XM1208 specifications including caliber, nine M99 submunitions, compatible howitzers, range, and fuze-expulsion description. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 Israel Cluster Munition Ban PolicyPublisher: The Monitor | Note: Supports background on Israeli development and production of the M999, and says M999 Barak Eitan projectiles were allegedly used by Israel in the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict in south Lebanon between October 2023 and November 2024. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 Israel Used Widely Banned Cluster Munitions in Lebanon, Photos of Remnants SuggestPublisher: The Guardian | Note: Supports Israel-Hezbollah Conflict direct-use reporting: photographs of remnants suggest M999 Barak Eitan projectiles were used by Israel in southern Lebanon during the war with Hezbollah; also supports the selected remnant image. | Accessed: 2026-06-22 OSMP 1783 M999 Barak EitanPublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports technical identification of a Lebanon remnant as a tentative M999 Barak Eitan 155 mm cluster munition with nine M99 DPICM submunitions. | Accessed: 2026-06-22