The Special Forces of India are Indian Military units with specialised training in the field of special operations.
List of Indian Special Operations Forces[]
Para Commandos[]
Special Frontier Force[]
Ghatak Force[]
Marine Commandos[]
Garud Commando Force[]
Garud is a special commando force of Indian defense services which is responsible for operating special tasks.
51 Special Action Group, National Security Guards[]
Special Protection Group[]
COBRA[]
Special Forces of the Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force
Equipment[]
Indian Army Elite 9 Para Commandos with IMI Tavor TAR-21
Some of the equipment for the special forces are manufactured indigenously by the Indian Ordnance Factories controlled by the Ordnance Factories Board, Ministry of Defence, Government of India while others are procured from foreign sources.
- Browning Hi-Power 9mm Semi-automatic pistol
- Glock 17 9mm Semi-automatic Pistol
- Glock 19 9mm Semi-automatic Pistol
- Glock 26 9mm Semi-automatic Pistol
- SIG P226 9mm Semi-automatic Pistol
- 1A SMG 9mm Sub-machine gun
- Heckler & Koch M-512 12 Gauge Shotgun
- UZI 9mm Sub-machine gun
- Heckler & Koch MP5 A3,A5 and SD3 SD4 SD6 and K-Navy 9mm Submachine Gun
- AKM 7.62x39mm Assault Rifle
- INSAS 5.56mm NATO Assault Rifle
- M4 Carbine 5.56mm US Assault Rifle
- 1A SLR 7.62mm NATO Battle rifle
- Colt M16A4 5.56mm NATO Assault rifle
- Colt M4A1 5.56 mm NATO Carbine
- AK-47 7.62x39mm Assault Rifle
- AK-101 5.56mm NATO Assault Rifle
- AK-103 7.62x39mm Assault Rifle
- AKS-74U 5.45x39mm Assault Rifle
- Smith & Wesson M&P
- Brügger & Thomet MP9
- Barrett M107
- Modern Sub Machine Carbine MINSAS
- Bushmaster M4A3
- SIG SG 551 5.56mm NATO Assault Rifle
- SIG SG 553 5.56mm NATO Assault Rifle
- T91 assault rifle Assault Rifle
- IMI Tavor TAR-21 5.56mm NATO Assault Rifle
- IMI Galil 7.62mm NATO Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle
- Dragunov SVD 7.62x54R Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle
- Mauser SP66 7.62mm NATO Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
- SIG SSG-3000 7.62mm NATO Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
- Heckler & Koch MSG-90 7.62mm NATO Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle
- Heckler & Koch PSG1 7.62mm NATO Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle
- OSV-96 12.7x108mm Anti-Material Rifle
- Vidhwansak anti-materiel rifle
- Denel NTW-20 anti-materiel rifle
- Gepard GM6 Lynx Anti-Material Rifle
- FN Five-Seven 5.7x28mm Semi-automatic pistol
- FN P90 5.7x28mm Personal defence weapon
- FN F2000 5.56mm NATO Assault Rifle
- GP-25 40mm Grenade Launcher
- M203 grenade launcher 40mm Grenade Launcher
- AGS-17 30mm automatic grenade launcher
- GM-94 Pump-Action Grenade Launcher
- CornerShotGun
- RPG-7 Rocket Launcher
- M72 LAW Anti Tank Weapons
- Franchi SPAS-1212 Gauge Shotgun
- APS underwater assault rifle
- SPP-1 underwater pistol
- Crossbow With Cyanide Tipped Arrow
Support Weapons[]
- IMI Negev Light machine gun
- PK machine gun General purpose machine gun
- FN MAG 7.62 mm General purpose machine gun
- GP-25 40mm Grenade Launcher
- M203 40mm Grenade launcher
- AGS-17 Automatic grenade launchers
- Carl Gustav recoilless rifle RCL Mk III 84mm Recoilless rifle
- B-300 IMI Shipon anti tank weapon
- 9K38 Igla MANPADS
Upgrades after 26/11 2008 Mumbai attacks[]
- CornerShot guns
- Laser target designator
- Advance audio communication set
- Spy cameras
- GPS,GPRS technological systems
- Wall surveillance radars
- Night vision devices
- Protective goggles
- Special tactical gear
- Thermal imaging equipment & infrared cameras
- Mini remotely operated vehicles & mini UAV drones
- Non skid shoes
- Ghillie suits
- Helmet with in built hands free communication
- Level 3 bullet-proof vest
- Knee pad and elbow pads
- SIG-SG 553
- Tasers
- Advanced radars & jammers
- Electromagnetic equipment
- Audio & video recording equipment
- Radio frequency tracking equipment
- Chartered helicopters and ability to use civilian aircraft for emergencies
- Anti-Materiel Rifles like the OFB produced Vidhwansak and possibly the Russian made OSV-96.
Soldiers wear standard issue camouflage and body Armour and also procuring lighter body armour with personal communication sets, and also the Commando patch on their shoulder once they have finished their training. Depending on the mission, they may carry other items like ropes, climbing gear, grenades, rocket launchers, radio frequency locator, electro-optical equipment, Laser Range Finders, advanced spectrum or spectroscopic equipment and various types of mission and terrain specific equipment.
Transport[]
- C-130J Super Hercules - transport aircraft
- SH-3 Sea King - transport helicopter
- HAL Chetak - utility helicopter
- HAL Dhruv - utility helicopter
- Cosmos CE-2F X100 two-man submarines
- All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) & hovercrafts
Historic Special Forces[]
Chindits[]
Books[]
P C Katoch & Saikat Datta, "India's Special Forces- History and Future of Special Forces", ISBN 9789382573975
External links[]
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