India is set to place an order for Israeli ‘Spike’ missiles in a bid to boost its anti-tank capability against arch rival Pakistan, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The Indian army wants to buy the Spike missile as a "stop-gap" measure before the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) can come up with an indigenous anti-tank missile of its own within the next three years.
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Spike antitank missile launcher unit (Picture source: Army Recognition)
Spike antitank missile launcher unit (Picture source: Army Recognition)
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