Having confirmed their mettle within the counter-terrorism operations within the Kashmir valley and air base safety, the Garud Particular Forces of the Indian Air Drive have been deployed in high-altitude positions alongside the China border for specialist operations on the Line of Precise Management since Could 2020.
Utilizing their Particular Forces in these operations, the Indian Air Drive has additionally outfitted them with the most recent weapons just like the American Sig Sauer assault rifles together with the most recent AK-103 whose newest model AK-203 could be produced within the nation below the Make in India scheme.
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“The Garud Particular Forces are deployed within the frontline areas alongside the China border from Jap Ladakh to Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh the place they’d be finishing up specialist operations in case there may be any requirement,” IAF officers informed ANI.
The deployment of those troops on the LAC has been there since 2020 quickly after the Indian Air Drive deployed itself in an aggressive method to counter the Chinese language aggression within the area.
Crew ANI whereas visiting the Garud Regimental Coaching Centre noticed the brand new weapons and tools being supplied by the Air Drive to its Garud commandos.
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“The newest weapons like Sig Sauer, AK-series assault rifles together with the Israeli Tavor rifles and their totally different variants,” the officers mentioned.
The troops even have the Negev gentle machine weapons together with the Galil sniper rifles which might take out enemy troops from a spread of 800-1000 metres.
The Garuds used the Negev LMG within the well-known Rakht Hajin operations in Jammu and Kashmir the place 5 terrorists have been killed by the Garud crew and Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala was awarded the Ashok Chakra posthumously.
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