In 2017, the $500 million Spike anti-tank missile deal was canceled so that we can develop our own indigenous defence technology. The deal however was 'back on table' after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India. But the deal was delayed after the missile failed to perform in high temperature conditions during field test, as demanded by Indian Army. On 4th October, a lot of 210 of Israeli Spike missiles were inducted into the Indian Army, being touted as Israeli 'Tank Killers', even so it failed in earlier test compared to exceptional performance of indigenous NAG missile everytime.
Failed Israeli Spike Missiles inducted into Indian Army
Timeline of the Israeli Spike Missile Deal
Sept 2017 - DRDO twice successfully flight-tested NAG missile against two different targets
Nov 2017 - Israeli Spike deal canceled so that we can develop our own indigenous NAG missiles
Jan 2018 -...