Press Trust of India,
NEW DELHI: A high-level US Defence team has given classified detailed briefing on the Patriot Pac-III Anti-Missile System, especially its capabilities against Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and on sensitive technologies of F-18/a Hornet and F-16 Fighter Jets to Indian officials.
This was for the first time that a Pentagon team had briefed Indian officials on the latest anti-missile system.
Lt Gen Jeffrey B Kohler, heading the American delegation, told reporters that India was among the few countries outside the US treaty allies to be briefed on the missile system.
