After years of delays And anticipation, the Israeli Navy is currently installing in the first time Barak 8(and air defense system)on a ship. The Navy estimates that it will change the outlook of how the Navy operates.

According to a knowledgeable source, "There is no time in the history that ships could control very wide spaces like the Navy can with the Barak 8"

Barak 8 is designed to protect the ship that carries it. It will be one of the solutions of the Navy To the Russian Yakhont that is in the hands of Syria,that according to foreign reports, Israel attacked its delivery(of the Yakhont)in the Syrian port of Latakia few weeks ago.

At this point, the decision is to install the system on the Sa'ar 5 missile boat. it is estimated that in the coming months the system will be operational on the ship.

http://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/104713