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Israeli military delegation to visit India to strengthen ties (Lead)


New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) An Israeli military delegation will visit India next week to boost defence ties and strengthen the joint counter-terrorism network, officials said.The two-day visit starts Dec 8. The delegation will be led by Israel’s chief of defence staff, Lt Gen Gabi Ashkenazi.

“The delegation will meet chiefs of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force and the national security advisor (NSA),” a senior defence official said requesting anonymity for speaking on such sensitive military issues.

Though the government has been circumspect about its military ties with Israel, there have been regular interactions at various levels.

Indian Army chief, General Deepak Kapoor, had visited Tel Aviv last month.

In September 2008, then Israeli army chief, General Avi Mizrahi, visited India and held talks about joint exercises on counter-insurgency and anti-terror operations. He had also made a trip to Jammu and Kashmir.

India is Israel’s biggest customer for weapons and has a longstanding relationship with Tel Aviv. India has bought military hardware and software from Israel worth about $8 billion since the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan.

In 2004, India ordered three Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), fitted on Russian-built Ilyushin II-76 aircraft. The first of the AWACS were inducted in the Indian Air Force in May this year. Israel has also sold IAI Malat-built Searcher MkII and IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicles to the Indian Air Force. The IAI recently upgraded 32 Hind Mi-24 helicopters for the Indian Army.

Rafael is a major company vying for a $10 billion contract for the supply of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force.

In 2008, Rafael won the Indian order for low-level quick reaction missile system (LLQRM), which was competing with the mobile SPYDER (Surface-to-air Python and Derby) short-range air defence system. The company is now competing for India’s quick reaction missile (QRM) and medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) order with the SPYDER-SR (short-range) and SPYDER-MR (medium-range) missile systems.



Read more: Israeli military delegation to visit India to strengthen ties (Lead)

 

[enlightened1]

Rafael is a major company vying for a $10 billion contract for the supply of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force

Rafael selling fighter jets to the Air Force...>

 

[s_bman]

Rafael selling fighter jets to the Air Force...>

along with saab gripen ,they were suppose to supply aesa for it ...........plan was torpedoed by uncle sam.

 

[black eagle]

MoD bid to replace Cheetah helicopters may finally take off IDRW.ORGBY : Indian Express

After a delay of more than a year, the procurement process for a crucial new light helicopter, which will replace the ageing Cheetah choppers, will finally resume in March with the Defence Ministry finally calling five shortlisted contenders for field trials.
The procurement is several years behind schedule. A tender was cancelled in 2007 after various discrepancies emerged in the selection process and the government again put the procurement process on hold for close to a year as it failed to take a decision on carrying out trials. Sources said the ministry this week called all qualifying contenders for trials to procure 197 helicopters for the Army and the IAF at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore. However, trials will be completed only by 2011 and a contract for a new helicopter fleet is not likely to be signed before 2012. By conservative estimates, the first of the new helicopters are not expected to arrive before 2014, more than five years behind schedule. In the meantime, IAF and Army will continue to depend on Cheetah choppers, which are of the 1970’s vintage, to carry medicines, food and evacuate troops.Armed forces that are reportedly dismayed by the delay as they are struggling to maintain the fleet of ageing Cheetah helicopters that carry supplies to troops posted on Pakistan and China border. The contract for light helicopters has been jinxed as the earlier procurement process that started in 2002 had come under a cloud after discrepancies emerged in the selection process. The new procurement receive a setback last November after one of the prime contenders, US aerospace giant Bell, pulled out from the tender citing a ‘stringent’ offsets clause that requires the winning contender to pump in 50 per cent of the purchase price into the Indian defence industry.

 

[pankaj nema]

PRESENT STATUS

Indian Army 1414000
Indian Air Force 220000
Indian Navy 67000
TOTAL 1701000

BORDER FORCE
Indian Border Force 215000
Indian Coast Gaurd 19741
Indo Tibetian Border Force 65000
Sashastra Seema Bel 85800
Assam Rifles 50000
Special Frontier Force 10000
Defence Security Corps 32000
TOTAL 477541

SPECIAL & COMMANDO FORCE
Ghatak Units
Rastriya Rifles 68200
National Security Gaurd 7500
Garud Commandos 1500
Para Commandos
Special Protection Gaurd 3000
MARCOS 2000
COBRA 10000

TOTAL 92200

NATIONAL POLICE
National Disaster Response Force 10000
Railway Police Force 70000
Central Reserve Police Force 232000
State Armed Force 450000
Central Industry Force 145000
TOTAL 907000

CIVIL ORGANAISATIONS
Home Gaurd 600000
Civil Defence 376000
Naitonal Cadet Corps


TOTAL 3177741



Infantry regiments of the Indian Army

Brigade of the Guards 19 battalions
The Parachute Regiment
Mechanised Infantry Regiment 25 battalions
Punjab Regiment 19 battalions
Madras Regiment 19 battalions
The Grenadiers 19 battalions
Maratha Light Infantry
Rajputana Rifles
Rajput Regiment 20 battalions
Sikh Regiment 18 battalions
Sikh Light Infantry 18 battalions
Dogra Regiment
Garhwal Rifles 19 battalions
Kumaon Regiment 21 battalions
Assam Regiment 13 battalions
Bihar Regiment 17 battalions
Mahar Regiment 19 battalions
Jammu & Kashmir Rifles
Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry
Jat Regiment 18 battalions
Naga Regiment 3 battalions
1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 5 battalions
3 Gorkha Rifles 5 battalions
4 Gorkha Rifles 5 battalions
5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 6 battalions
8 Gorkha Rifles 6 battalions
9 Gorkha Rifles 6 battalions
11 Gorkha Rifles 6 battalions
Ladakh Scouts

Statistics
37 RAPID (Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions)
29 Infantry Divisions
48 Mountain Divisions
50 Armoured Divisions
47 Artillery Divisions
27 Air Defence Brigades + 41 Surface-to-Air Missile Groups
47 Independent Armoured Brigades
35 Independent Artillery Brigades
23 Independent Infantry Brigades
32 Parachute Brigade
23 Engineer Brigades
41 Army Aviation Helicopter Units



93 Tank Regiments
50 Airborne Battalions
50 Artillery Regiments
41 Infantry Battalions + 32 Para (SF) Battalions
32 Mechanised Infantry Battalions
23 Combat Helicopter Units
50 Air Defence Regiments


Active Troops 1414000
Reserve Troops 1800000
Indian Terrritorial Army 787000
Main Battle Tank 5000
Artillery 79000
Ballistic Missiles 7987 Agni 1,2,3
Ballistic Missiles >9767 Prithvi
Cruise Missiles 8797 BrahMos
Aircraft 92 squardon
SAM 997976

HAL Dhruv India attack 115 To acquire 120+ more Dhruv in
next 5 years.
HAL Chetak / France utility 60 to be replaced by Dhruv
Aérospatiale SA 316
Alouette III SA
316B Chetak
HAL Cheetah / France utility 48 to be replaced by Dhruv
Aérospatiale SA 315
Lama SA 315B Cheetah
DRDO Nishant India UAV 12 Delivered 12 UAV's in 2008.
IAI Searcher II Israel UAV 100
IAI Heron II Israel UAV 50
Rustom India UAV

mr raj kumar you have stated artillerry at 79000 pieces are you sure

agni missiles at more than 7000
and prithvi missiles at more than 9000.

if all this is true then india can take on both our enemies at the same time

 

[sandeepdg]

We can do a lot of stuff on our own, mate but only somebody puts an effort into it. If the government expresses its desire to open bids to Indian companies for these kinds of systems, then obviously a lot many of them will come forward with something as good.

 

[black eagle]

France offers to sell artillery, tanks to India IDRW.ORG

France offered Friday to sell artillery and tanks to the Indian army as the two sides expand existing defense ties now that India has emerged as a major arms buyer.Defense relations between India and France have deepened over the last few years, and the two countries share similar views on global terrorism and regional security, French Defense Minister Herve Morin told reporters.Morin said he discussed with his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony the possibility of New Delhi buying artillery and tanks from his country. He did not provide details.They also discussed upgrading nearly 50 French Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft currently being used by the Indian air force and six Scorpene submarines that are being built in a dockyard near Mumbai, he said.Morin also said India and France agreed to exchange intelligence to counter the threat posed by terrorism to both countries.A French Embassy statement said Morin’s talks in New Delhi were also in preparation for the proposed visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to India early next year.Morin was to leave for Paris later Friday.

 

[JHA]

we can colleborate with them on artillery and mbts... the present picture of these in indian equipments look pretty grim.....

 

[Sridhar]

Indian Army set to upgrade its weapon locating radar systems

Indian Army set to upgrade its weapon locating radar systems

IBS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore December 08, 2009, 0:20 IST
The Indian Army is in the final stages of accepting for induction a newly developed weapon locating radar (WLR), designed and developed by Bangalore-based Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), a senior defence research official said today.
“We have a long border. The product has been developed and is ready for acceptance. Bharat Electronics is ready to roll out the systems in bulk. The radar can look at objects from 30 kms. It can locate rockets and even give the trajectory and give an early warning,” S Varadarajan, director of LRDE, a Defence Research and Development Organisation lab, told reporters.
The Army is likely to place an order for the delivery of 29 WLRs worth Rs 1,500 crore, he said.
The foliage radar is also under development and the LRDE is looking for a collaboration. It is an airborne radar which can detect objects 20-30 kms away and can be deployed for internal security and help in low-intensity conflicts such as those resorted to by terrorists and insurgents, he said.
The radar will be ready for production in 2012, he added.
Varadarajan expects the Army to place orders with the Bharat Electronics Limited for a large number of WLRs.
LRDE is also in the advanced stages of developing a 300-km range radar for air defence applications.
“Gone are the days when radars are for specific purposes. Today a radar has got the capability for multiple functions. By 2012, the radars will be ready for commercial production,” Varadarajan said.
These technologies will be on display at the 7th international radar symposium India (IRSI) 2009 being held here during December 8-11.
The objective of the seminar is to provide a common platform for practicing radar scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users to share their experiences, issues and knowledge to carve out the technology path for better future, he said. Bharat Electronics, LRDE, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, Bangalore Centre, ISRO, HAL among others are sponsoring the symposium.
I V Sarma, director-R&D, BEL said the company is gearing up to manufacture a wide range of radars for both civilian and defence applications. The company presently has orders worth Rs 4,600 crore in hand and for this fiscal, and it plans to deliver radars worth Rs 1,000 crore, a growth of 10 per cent over the last fiscal. He said the country is likely to capture about 10 per cent of the world market for radars in the next 10 years, worth about Rs 40,000 crore. BEL has dedicated three out of 17 strategic business units to manuacture various radars, he said.


Indian Army set to upgrade its weapon locating radar systems

 

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Shri Lakshmi to make mine protection trucks



Post 26/11, India seems to have increased the demand for technical textiles and armoured vehiclesfor the Kanpur-based textile manufacturer Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn..Firm has capacity to make 300 Mine Protection Vehicles per year.The company has launched its first mine protection vehicle (MPV) division under its fully-owned subsidiary Shri Lakshmi Defence Solution Limited. The first order has been placed by the Uttar Pradesh Police for its special task force (STF). At present, the company has a capacity to produce 300 armoured vehicles per year.“In India, the awareness about latest technology in this space is slowly increasing. The BSF alone has a demand of 1,000 MPVs of our description. We will be increasing our capacity to 600-700 vehicles in the coming years,” said M P Agarwal, chairman and managing director of Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn.
One MPV would cost

Rs 1 crore. The company claims to be the only player in this space in India. In the other categories of armoured vehicles, the company competes with companies like Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors. The company will be providing about 6 MPVs to the UP Police STF.

“There was always a need for such vehicles by the government but it was not able to afford the import cost. Now that its available here for a reasonable price there is more demand by various departments,” Agarwal added.

The company is also expanding capacity of its technical textile business from 6 million units per annum to 50 million units per annum by 2010-11.

The company will be investing Rs 300 crore for the expansion. The technical textile business includes ballistic products such as bulletproof jackets and helmets, high altitude fabric, fire retardant and infrared fabric among others. These products cater to the government, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, defence, DRDO among others. Additional director general of police, STF Brij Lal said, “There is an increased need for armoured vehicles especially for tackling the Naxalites. We have bullet proof gypsies. Now we are going to order for heavy-armoured vehicles, which have a weapon mounted on them. We also call these vehicles ‘mobile morcha’.”

The company has also exported these products to the US, Europe and Bangladesh.

The company sees a surge in demand by the Nepal government, especially for its ballistic products. The company is investing Rs 1,200 crore in its overall capacity expansion which includes terry towel, home furnishing, denim fabric, quilted fabric, fusible interlining. The company has had an overall growth of 25 per cent in total sales to Rs. 1169.31 crore for year ending June 09.

:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::

 

[Sridhar]

Missile warning systems for Army, IAF choppers

http://www.defenceforum.in/forum/in...ch-drdo-psu-news-discussion-23.html#post98502

 

[NSG_Blackcats]

Maha Govt to have its own industrial force like CISF

Nagpur: Maharashtra Government is planning to set up a special state security force on the lines of the CISF following a demand from various organisations after the Mumbai terror attacks.

 

[Sridhar]

US asks India to step-up training of Afghan national army

09 Dec 2009 8ak: US government has asked India to step-up the pace of training being rendered to Afghan military personnel. While the immediate attention is on training them to tackle internal security threats the U.S. also needs them to continue fighting the Taliban once the International forces exit as per Obama's stated withdrawal in 18 months.
"The US and the coalition in Afghanistan are all interested in Afghanistan succeeding, Pakistan remaining stable and solving their own internal problems, and there is a sense of urgency in things being accomplished. So the US should welcome all assistance in the region in Afghanistan and Pakistan challenge that I think we all face," said US pacific commander-in-chief admiral Robert F Willard.
However, the Obama administration has ruled out applying any pressure on India to send forces to Afghanistan. Former US President George W. Bush has asked India to send its forces to join the international coalition in Kabul, but the Indian government had declined due to severe implications the move would have evoked back home.
"It is for the Indian military and the Indian government to decide" if it wanted a role in post-withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. India was playing a responsible role in Afghanistan,” Willard said. Adding, "Whether India should see or desire to contribute more is entirely for India to decide."
The Indian government has been providing humanitarian aid and financial aid to Afghanistan. The government has gifted commercial aircrafts to Afghan’s state run airline and provided buses to build a smooth public transport system. India is also building schools and setting up health care facilities in Afghanistan. India’s Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is building roads, which have been damaged badly after years of fighting.
Apart from this, India is also training the Afghan military personnel for the newly raised national army by posting some special forces officers to Afghanistan. Our national military academies like the National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy has some Afghan cadets undergoing training to lead the men back home.


8ak - Indian Defence News: US asks India to step-up training of Afghan national army

 

[Sridhar]

OTA Gaya Gets CCS Approval.

The country's second Officers Training Academy (OTA), which was approved in principle earlier this year by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), has been given the green signal by the Cabinet, so as to begin functioning by next year. This is one of the projects the current Army Chief, also the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Deepak Kapoor is personally interested in, as an achievement during his tenure before he hangs his boots on March 31, 2010.

The project had also invited the Bihar Government's ire sometime back as the Army's ASC center (North) ;located in Gaya is to be moved to Bangalore, so as to make way for the academy, following which the 300-odd strength of the local populace was being affected vocationally, but the MoD has assured the State Government that the workers and tradesmen would be absorbed in the academy.

The academy would house around 750 cadets, beginning with 150 initially, while the present OTA based in Chennai has a strength of 500. The Dehradun-based Indian Military Academy (IMA) trains around 2000 cadets in all kinds of entries put together.

As a step towards managing shortage of officers in the army, the decision was taken for the academy to start functioning next year. The 1.2 million strong army is facing a shortage of around 12,000 officers, with an average of 1500 of them opting for pre mature release every year.


Last month's Army Commanders Conference, held in Delhi, deliberated on increasing the infrastructure and facilities of IMA and the Chennai-based OTA, like accommodation, training faculty, firing range, classrooms so as to facilitate the increased strength. the idea is to make it an academy with world class facilities. An officer said that the academy would have state of the art infrastructure and facilities on the lines of the new naval academy which has come up in Ezhimala, Kerala. It is an approximately Rs 500 crore project.

Though the ASC center in Gaya has basic facilities for officers but those required for cadets like a firing training area, swimming pool, physical training centres and war-training location are being planned and worked upon. Gaya is also the regimental centre of the Bihar Regiment.
Chindits: OTA Gaya Gets CCS Approval.

 

[Sridhar]

Photos: Israeli Chief of General Staff's Visit

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[Sridhar]

Chinese military team visits an army base in West Bengal

Thu, Dec 10 02:50 PM
Kolkata, Dec 10 (ANI): As part of bilateral exchange programme and Confidence Building Measure (CBM), a delegation of Chinese Army led by Lieutenant General Shu Yu Tai, Chief of the People's Liberation Army's Tibet Military Region Command visited the Headquarters of the Corps based at Sukna in West Bengal.
This was disclosed by Major General Munish Sibal of Indian Army's Eastern Command at Kolkata on Wednesday.
"It is a part of the bilateral exchange that takes place between both the countries from time to time. You are also aware that our army commandos also visited China in the month of August-September......So these are bilateral exchanges that are taking place," said Major General Sibal.
Lieutenant General Yu Tai is reciprocating a visit to China by the GOC-in-C (General Officer Commanding-in-Chief) of India's Eastern Command.
Tensions have risen between India and China in the last few months over reports in the Indian media about border intrusions by the Chinese army.
A visit by the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh, which China considers to be south Tibet, has added to the mistrust between the neighbours. (ANI)


Chinese military team visits an army base in West Bengal - Yahoo! India News

 

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CRPF to get micro gadgets, precision weapons

The Home Ministry is in the process of procuring micro gadgets and precision weapons for the CRPF, which is preparing for a major anti-naxal offensive.

Official sources said the Ministry is looking at buying night vision-enabled sniper rifles for the force, which could be a major advantage for the personnel in anti-naxal operations.

“The guns can prove to be of great help in operations as snipers can be used for undertaking precise strategic assault on naxal hideouts,” a source said.

The CoBRA personnel have already been provided with carbon fibre AK 47s, which are not only lighter than a normal AK 47 but are equally sturdy.

The new weapons that are being procured include the Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) that could be fitted on any gun including an AK 47 to fire grenades to a distance of 50-150 metres, light weight automatic MP 5A rifles and Fragmentation Grenades which can cause heavy damage as it breaks into pieces.

Also included in the shopping list is lightweight fibre-based Glock Pistol that is more accurate and has less recoil.

The commandos of the special unit will also have the option of using ‘laser sights’ that can be fitted on any gun to provide accuracy while dealing with the Maoists. Besides, special telescopic manipulator with high-end lens and portable X-ray machines will also be given to the force.

The force which would operate in heavy naxal-infested areas, especially deep forests and remotest villages, would get high frequency transmitters along with “better” satellite phones to remain in contact with the control station.

While security personnel are currently using bullet proof jackets that weigh about 14 kg, the Ministry is now procuring special light-weight jackets which weigh about six kg. The CRPF have already invited tenders for 59,000 such jackets.

The Hindu : News / National : CRPF to get micro gadgets, precision weapons

 

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504 cadets pass out of Indian Military Academy in Dehradun

A batch of 504 gentlemen cadets passed out of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) at a glittering ceremony in Dehradun on Saturday.

This year's batch includes 18 foreign cadets and 14 Assam Rifles GCs.

General Chatraman Singh Gurung, Nepal's Army Chief was present at the ceremony.

"It's been a great honour for me. I must thank Indian Army and the Government of India. It's a reflection of our friendship, between the army, between the government and between the people," said General Gurung.

During the ceremony, Under Officer Lieutenant Ravi Shukla was honoured with the Sword of Honour as well as the Gold Medal.

Senior Under- Officer Harshwardhan Pathak, Gentleman cadet Iqbaljit Singh and Rakesh Singh were honoured with silver, whereas Battalion cadet Adjutant Rohit Pandita was honoured with a bronze medal.

The cadets celebrated in the customary way by tossing their caps in the air to the sound of drums.

"I am feeling very happy and content after one and half years of vigorous training and passing out after that. When I was in standard eighth, my family and I myself dreamt of joining IMA. My grandfather was also from IMA. My father also tried, but he later joined police. So, I fulfilled his dream," said Lieutenant Alok Singh Bhandari.

The historic Chetwode Drill Square of the IMA reverberated with booming commands and the thumping of young, determined heels as enthusiastic parents, friends and relatives of the cadets watched the young men, soon to become commissioned officers of the Indian Army.

The Academy has a proud record of a large number of officers decorated for gallantries, who have passed out from within its portals, and has the distinction of training Gentlemen Cadets from many friendly foreign countries.

Located between the Shivalik and Himalayan foothills in the scenic and forested Doon valley, the campus of the IMA was established on October 1, 1932, with Brigadier I.P. Collins as commandant. (ANI)

504 cadets pass out of Indian Military Academy in Dehradun

 

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Pakistan raises more bunkers along border

NEW DELHI: Ceasefire may be in force between India and Pakistan along International Border, but the neighbouring country has built as many as 19 new fortified concrete bunkers and 39 observation towers along the border till Nov this year — a move which has caused lot of unease on the Indian side.

What bothers New Delhi more is the fact that these new bunkers are not those “defensive bunkers” which Islamabad claims to have built recently to ward off Talibans from within its own territory. The information about the new bunkers was shared with the Union home secretary G K Pillai who, accompanied by police chief of Jammu & Kashmir Kuldeep Khoda and senior BSF officers, on Saturday visited border areas of Suchetgarh and Abdullian in Jammu region to review situation along the border.

The home secretary is learnt to have been told that these new fortified bunkers, which are located very close to India's western border, might have even been used by the Pakistani Rangers to facilitate infiltration attempts of terrorists to this side in the last couple of months. Sources in the home ministry said that though BSF has recently lodged strong protest with its Pakistani counterpart (Pakistan Rangers), the latter denied construction of new bunkers and claimed that only existing defence structures were being renovated to its side.

Referring to the "defensive bunkers" on Pakistani side, the BSF director general Raman Srivastava had last month reportedly stated that Pakistan was building such bunkers — facing its own territory — along the border, which could be aimed at preventing attacks from within its own territory.

Sources in the paramilitary force said that the Indian side had noticed such construction activities in Pakistani side along both Attari as well as Samba sectors. Both the BSF and the Army had a meeting over the issue where officers held the view that such "defensive" bunkers facing Pakistan were different from the ones built facing India.

Although BSF is fully alert over such construction on the other side and its implication for India, officials remain intrigued as to what prompted Pakistan to build new fortified bunkers at a time when there has been no escalation of forces on the Indian side.
Pakistan raises more bunkers along border - India - The Times of India

 

[Quickgun Murugan]

8ak - Indian Defence News: Govt to procure 59,000 bullet proof jackets for Para-military forces


Mullappallay Ramachandran, Minister of State for Home Affairs has said that the government was proposing to buy 59,000 light weight bullet proof jackets for six-Para-military forces. The six Para-military forces include Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Security Guard, Seema Suraksha Bal & Assam Rifles.

The CRPF has been designated as the lead force to procure 59,000 Light Weight Bullet Proof Jackets (BPJs). Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) under the DG, Bureau of Police Research & Development carried out proper testing procedures including ballistic tests for the BPJs to be procured. The TEC carried out elaborate checks of the BPJs, which included Physical Evaluation, Fabric Evaluation, Area Measurement Test and Ballistic Evaluation.