Indian Special Forces

[Unknowncommando 2]

SFF

 

[FalconSlayers]

 

[apoorv465]

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Para SF?

 

[Automatic Kalashnikov]

Garuds?

 

[FalconSlayers]

Garuds?

Yes, Ikr

but what is the Small Arms system they’re using, doesn’t seem to be Tavors but AR-15s.

 

[FalconSlayers]

Yes, Ikr

but what is the Small Arms system they’re using, doesn’t seem to be Tavors but AR-15s.

My bad its the Tavor X-95.

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

Para SF?

I have already mentioned 'GARUD'.

BTW, It is a C-TAR 21 with 15 Inch barrel which is only issued to GARUDs.
An 18.1 Inch Barrel of regular TAR 21 could have been clearly visible.
Also their standard issued PC in J&K.

 

[India Super Power]

I can see that govt is concentrating on modernizing the infantry and ghatak forces and has done fabulous job, now the time has come to shift the focus towards sf as infantry will now modernize according to a particular plan. So I feel after 6 months or 1 year they will look to modernize the special forces.

 

[ALBY]

9 Para after an encounter with LTTE

 

[Deadtrap]

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GARUD

That’s a lot of different Camo Patterns.

 

[Gessler]

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Note the laser-cut MOLLE on the plate carrier. A few years back MKU had displayed an INSTAVEST version with laser-cut MOLLE at I believe Milipol 2017 in Europe, but I doubt if that made it to production. This could be an imported vest.

MKU one:

Laser-cut is basically the next gen of MOLLE retention system and offers numerous advantages over traditional MOLLE, including weight saving, more freedom with routing cables etc., and preventing anything from snagging on foliage.

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

NSG during Rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade 2020

 

[abingdonboy]

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GARUD

Whoa, with the combat shirts and long beards these guys look almost like US SOFs in the field

Refreshing to see some standardised kit and uniform standards compared to the rag-tag approach that PARAs take

 

[abingdonboy]

NSG during Rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade 2020
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You sure this is 2020 and not 2018(?) when the NSG had a contingent marching in the parade? Why would they be posing with slung weapons like this in 2020?

 

[Floydian]

Red beret is military police?

So is it possible that Gen Naravane was part of military police within some role with the SFF? His beret looked more red than maroon.
(Referring to the recent throwback pic which surfaced).

 

[Suryavanshi]

Uhh dumb question.

Does everyone in the squad posses a GPS or is it just one person?
Do GPS contain detailed graphic maps or do they just display elevations and coordinates like the old ones?
Can GPS Uplink/downlink be detected?

 

[ManhattanProject]

Whoa, with the combat shirts and long beards these guys look almost like US SOFs in the field

Refreshing to see some standardised kit and uniform standards compared to the rag-tag approach that PARAs take

some proper mag pouches too..
love it

 

[ManhattanProject]

You sure this is 2020 and not 2018(?) when the NSG had a contingent marching in the parade? Why would they be posing with slung weapons like this in 2020?

more traditional or more comfort while marching maybe.

 

[Gessler]

Uhh dumb question.

Does everyone in the squad posses a GPS or is it just one person?

Commercial-grade GPS is cheap enough to be carried by every member. In fact it should, as it can help anyone who may get lost/drift off during HALO or otherwise separated from rest of team during missions.

Do GPS contain detailed graphic maps or do they just display elevations and coordinates like the old ones?

Depends what kind of GPS you got. If you're packing something like Garmin Foretrex then all you'll get is rudimentary data of the type you went over, plus you can set waypoints. On the other hand if you got a 'tactical tablet' type system (usually worn on chest or arm in a ruggedized frame mount) you can get all the functionality you'd expect from something like Google Maps, and a lot of other things like topographical data, displaying real-time BLUFOR trackers etc.

Usually these devices are little more than Mil-Spec versions of commercial Android devices like Galaxy S4. The real magic is in the encrypted software on it.

I've seen Indian SFs with Garmins, but never with these 'smart' devices.

Can GPS Uplink/downlink be detected?

Encrypted ones, no. But commercial-grade devices that send out a signal can not only be detected but tracked or spoofed/jammed as well. If operating in passive-only, then they can still be spoofed/jammed.

 

[Automatic Kalashnikov]

You sure this is 2020 and not 2018(?) when the NSG had a contingent marching in the parade? Why would they be posing with slung weapons like this in 2020?

Most likely 2021, see the guy on the extreme left (civilian) he's wearing a mask.