Spike is Anti-Tank Guided Missile from Israel

Q.  What is ‘Spike’?
- Published on 07 Mar 16

a. Anti-Tank Missile
b. Land Mine
c. Surface to air missile
d. Unmanned vehicle

ANSWER: Anti-Tank Missile
 
  • Spike is third generation, fire and forget, man-portable, anti-tank missile.
  • Rafael of Israel and Kalyani group are setting up a joint venture (JV), Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems, to build weapon systems in India. It could start with the production of Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) which the Indian Army is in the process of procuring.
  • It is intended to replace army’s 382 infantry battalions and 44 mechanized regiments.
  • The unit will be set up in the hardware technology park in Hyderabad.
  • Under a tripartite agreement the JV is expected to manufacture sub-assemblies and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will do electro optics and do hot integration at its Hyderabad facility which currently manufactures French Milan ATGMs.

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