SPICE-2000 Bombs | 07 Jun 2019

• Recently India has signed a deal with Israel under emergency provisions for buying over 100 SPICE bombs.
• The Indian Air Force is in the process of equipping its Su-30MKI with Israeli SPICE-2000 laser-guided bombs. Currently, the IAF's Mirage-2000 are equipped with the SPICE-2000 which were used in the strikes on the terror camps in Pakistan recently.
• SPICE, manufactured by the Israeli defence technology company Rafael, is short for 'Smart, Precise-Impact and Cost-Effective'.