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India spikes its missiles
In what looms as a massive and costly mistake, the Indian government has decided to cancel its selection of Rafael’s man-portable Spike MR antitank guided missile (ATGM) in favour of an indigenous design.
India had concluded price negotiations to buy 5,500 Spike missiles and 275 launchers in June ...
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