Sanjha Morcha

MoD learnt name of missile from Net

New Delhi: In an embarrassment of sorts, the Ministry of Defence on Friday said it learnt from the Internet that the long-range missile system being jointly developed with Israel is referred to as the ‘Barak-8’. This faux pas came to light less than five months after the Government’s Press Information Bureau issued a statement welcoming the successful test-fire of the ‘Barak-8’. India and Israel are developing a series of surface-to-air missiles — the Barak — which can be fired from land as well as warships. TNS