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To give ‘irregulars’ punch, forces go shopping for hi-tech weapons

India is slowly but surely strengthening its “irregular” or “unconventional” warfare arm. Modernisation of the special forces of Army, Navy and IAF, trained to undertake covert missions deep behind enemy lines and hit high-value targets with precision, is now finally gathering steam. :tup:
The latest weaponry to be inducted into the Army’s seven Para-SF and three Para-SF (airborne) battalions, Navy’s marine commandos and IAF‘s Garud force are 5.56mm TAR-21 Tavor assault rifles and 7.62mm Galil sniper rifles.:sniper:

Defence ministry sources say the deliveries of the around 5,500 Tavor rifles and 220 Galil rifles to the three special forces, which together number almost 10,000 top-notch combatants, were completed this month.

“The procurement case for the three special forces was taken up in a consolidated manner by the integrated defence staff. The rifles have come with associated equipment like sights, under-barrel grenade launchers and the like,” said a source.

Other specialised equipment has either been inducted or is finally in the pipeline after several delays. These range from M4A1 carbines, all-terrain multi-utility vehicles, GPS navigation systems, modular acquisition devices to laser range-finders, high-frequency communication sets, combat free-fall parachutes and even underwater remotely-operated vehicles from countries like the US, Israel, France and Sweden.

Incidentally, there is also now a joint tri-Service doctrine for the special forces, which focuses on the increasingly dominant role played by such highly-trained forces at all levels of war, be it tactical, operational or strategic.

The doctrine does chart out the ideal command and control organisation necessary for joint special forces tasking, joint planning aspects at theatre-level, including operational, environmental and intelligence requirements.

But as of now, there is no firm decision to go in for a tri-Service Special Forces Command, tasked with planning and executing clandestine warfare, on the lines of the Strategic Forces Command which deals with nuclear weapons.

Indian special forces, unfortunately, have for long largely been treated as adjuncts to regular troops, restricted more to the tactical arena rather than being considered strategic assets to be used sparingly but with decisive effect.

The Army, on its part, has chalked out major plans for its special forces, which includes more battalions and dedicated Army Aviation Special Operations Squadrons, with helicopters and aircraft.

The need to strengthen the special forces was underlined during the 10-month-long troop mobilisation along the Indo-Pak border under Operation Parakram in 2002.

The Army doctrine holds the special forces have to undertake strategic and tactical surveillance of vital enemy targets, gather intelligence, hit-and-run operations, laser-designated bombing and other such operations in times of war.

During low-intensity conflicts, they can undertake “seek and destroy missions” as well as “trans-border operations”. Hostage-rescue, anti-terrorist operations and assistance to friendly foreign governments would be their other peace-time missions.

To give ‘irregulars’ punch, forces go shopping for hi-tech weapons
 
India buy some rifles and its called a high-tech shopping spree..some pride indeed..India wont match CIA and Mossad capabilities for next several decades to relax! Concentrate on beating down ISI first!
 
^Are you like retarded? The article nowhere talks about intelligence. RAW isn't even mentioned. The rifles are for Special Forces.
Bleh. There isn't any point even talking to someone who trolls for the sake of trolling
 
India buy some rifles and its called a high-tech shopping spree..some pride indeed..India wont match CIA and Mossad capabilities for next several decades to relax! Concentrate on beating down ISI first!

What u smoking man?...did you read what was written? It is about the irregulars...you accept that you are propping up all the irregulars in India?
 
India buy some rifles and its called a high-tech shopping spree..some pride indeed..India wont match CIA and Mossad capabilities for next several decades to relax! Concentrate on beating down ISI first!
Welcum bck from brief suspension!! Wish you some more hehe :lol:
 
India buy some rifles and its called a high-tech shopping spree..some pride indeed..India wont match CIA and Mossad capabilities for next several decades to relax! Concentrate on beating down ISI first!

First read and fully understand the article and then comment. Nobody is gonna fight&match CIA, it about special forces, not intelligence agencies.
 
What u smoking man?...did you read what was written? It is about the irregulars...you accept that you are propping up all the irregulars in India?

So then why moan and groan about Pak army for nurturing Taliban?? they are doing the same job as them? Someone elaborate please..infiltrating deep and striking targets of utmost importance by any tactics means the same??
 
Can we stop replying to posts not related to topic. Please discuss topic not some post.
 
So then why moan and groan about Pak army for nurturing Taliban?? they are doing the same job as them? Someone elaborate please..infiltrating deep and striking targets of utmost importance by any tactics means the same??

where it's written man ?? Offtopic - Btw did you followed yesterday Admiral Mike mullen comment ?? look we not moaning at all .
 

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