well he raised a valid Questioned. Does BSF has night vision ? bulletproof vest ? bulletproof helmates? motion senser ? Quad bike? effective rifles?
On BPJs ,, Yeah
they have,,
For Vigilance:- The BSF director general has recently visited Iraq to look into surveillance equipment, including those with radar-based technology, which are likely to be adopted by next year.( Courtesy:-
Taliban threat: BSF increase vigil at border with Pak - Indian Express)
For Night Vision equipment:-
Israeli night-vision device to help BSF
Vishwa Mohan, TNN Nov 3, 2006, 01.20am IST
NEW DELHI: With existing surveillance gadgets not fully effective in checking infiltration from across the border, India is now banking on an Israeli reconnaissance system — LORROS — to keep a close tab on intrusion bids, both along the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders.
Over 20 such long-range reconnaissance and observation systems, which have already been tested by the Army along the LoC, will soon be made available to BSF. Consisting of a night camera, a video surveillance system and a laser-range finder, LORROS can track men and machines from a distance of 40 kilometres.
The news is 7 years old. So you can presume we have one.
Source- TOI
Some other news:- This news is 2 years old.
MHA To Procure 19,000 NVGs for NSG,CRPF,BSF,SSB and ITBP
New Delhi: Security forces like NSG, CRPF and ITBP have turned their 'night eye' on to undertake special operations in Naxal-hit areas and along the country's borders as the government has recently sanctioned more than 19,000 night-vision devices for them.
The high-end devices, procured from public sector Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), include weapon mounted night-vision telescopes, night sights for rocket launchers, monoculars and binoculars and helmet mounted night vision devices which can be worn by troops.
The Night-Vision Devices (NVDs) are considered the most essential aid for security forces to operate better at night, with a clear vision of the enemy and other static targets. "The various variants of NVDs will give security forces deployed for anti-Naxal operations the much needed visibility in the dark. For special forces like NSG, they help the commandos accomplish a task with better precision," a senior Home Ministry officer said.
Describing the inventory of night-vision devices, he said 2,671 passive NVDs (monocular), 8,052 passive NVDs (binocular), 8,109 passive weapon sights and 203 night-vision goggles have been sanctioned by the ministry for forces like Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the elite 'black cat' commando National Security Guard (NSG).
While the CRPF is thick in action in Naxal-hit states, the BSF, SSB and ITBP guard Indian frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and China.
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BSF to ditch camels to ride sand scooters:-
Vimal Bhatia, TNN Jul 23, 2012, 11.18AM IST
JAISALMER: For the BSF, the ship of the desert may "sink" and "shrink" too, provided the hi-tech mode it is planning turns out to be viable.
In a bid to keep up with the times, the BSF plans to introduce sand scooters to keep vigil along the Pakistan border. In this series, trials of special scooters and special four-wheeler vehicles from the US, China and other countries are going on in Jaisalmer. These petrol vehicles are priced well above Rs 6 lakh.
The trial will continue till the end of July and if these prove successful, the vehicles will be used along with the camels to man the difficult desert terrain.
Though sources say that camels may not be withdrawn right away, the BSF is planning to reduce its camel fleet in the future as their upkeep is a major concern for the force. Buying quality animals, maintaining the same and their upkeep is quite a task.
Sources said the trial of 500cc ATV scooter Nebula Jaguar of Chinese company Nebula Exports was conducted in the third week of May.
Later, the trial of Polaris field vehicles was carried out during the last week of May. The vehicles that were tried include Ranger 800, Ranger RZR 4-800 and Sportman. Similarly, trial of vehicles belonging to Maini Group was held in June.
BSF sources said a panel has been formed at the headquarters in New Delhi and a report will be sent to the HQ soon after the trial. BSF will also send a recommendation to the Centre to acquire the ATVs.
Armed with ammunition and other equipment, jawans conducted trials in extreme heat conditions.
And They use INSAS ,, they are most effective rifles ,, in any case ,, if you have doubts go to the INSAS thread and post it ,, and you will get good replies from every Army person who uses it, in this forum.