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The Indian Army is miffed by delays in Rs 1,000-crore equipment proposal to buy urgently required equipment for its nine Para-Special Forces (Para-SF) battalions from the US. Disagreements within the ministry saw the proposals to acquire new assault rifles, night vision devices and machine guns being dropped from the agenda of a March 20 meeting of the Defence Acquisition Committee.

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A contingent of Indian Army's parachute regiment, including special forces, doubles past the saluting dais on Republic Day in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Top Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials want the equipment to be purchased through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route from the US, to be broken up into smaller procurements of Rs 300 crores and acquired by the Army under its own financial powers. This process, sources say, could further delay acquisitions by another six months.

The shopping list includes 715 Mk 48 Light Machine Guns (LMGs), 1,050 FN Scar (H) 7.62x51 assault rifles, 1,400 FN Scar (L) or HK-416 assault rifles, 110 .50 Cal Browning heavy machine guns (HMG), 400 helmet-mounted night vision systems, 600 combat free fall parachutes, 100 Barret M107 A1 heavy sniping rifles and 20 million rounds of ammunition for all of these small arms. The proposals are part of fast-tracking of Para-SF buys initiated after September 29, 2016, cross-border raids on terrorist launch pads in Azad Kashmir (Azad Kashmir). It is the most comprehensive re-equipping of the Para-SF in over two decades.

Army Para Special Forces Requirements

Equipment Quantity
Mk 48 light machine guns 715
FN Scar (H) assault rifles 1,050
Scar (L) / HK-416 assault rifles 1,400
FN .50 Cal Browning heavy machine guns 110
Helmet mounted night vision goggles 400
Combat free fall parachutes 600
Barret M107 A1 heavy sniping rifles 100
Ammunition rounds 20 (M)
Indian Army’s SF units drew the list based on evaluations done after joint exercises with the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Each acquisition fulfils a critical void. The .50/ 12.7 mm HMGs are meant to be fitted on the Light Strike Vehicle (LSVs) being procured from Pune-based Force Motors over the next three months.

The 7.62 x 51 mm FN Scar, made by a US unit of Belgium’s FN Herstal, is required to upgrade the firepower of SF operators in dense jungles of the Northeast and Myanmar. The case for a new lightweight belt-fed 7.62 x 51 machine gun to replace 50-year old OFBmade ‘1B’ LMGs, has been pending since 2005. The LMGs are critical squad support weapons giving the small six-unit teams of the Para-SF units heavy firepower.

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Procurement of arms from the US for the Indian Army SF is still in the pipeline. (Representational image: Reuters)

In their absence, SF units resorted to stripping machine guns from de-commissioned battle tanks or using weapons recovered from militants. This procurement is part of a larger upgrade which includes Finnish Sako sniper rifles, Carl Gustaf Mark-4 rocket launchers and Beretta pistols and LSVs.

The last major acquisitions for the Para-SF a decade ago were also FMS procurements from the US.

(Courtesy of Mail Today)

https://www.dailyo.in/politics/para...dwLBsaOxJra0uhV4LoPFbdVvzjee-44oVQ70EC7h2LU88
 
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The Indian Army is miffed by delays in Rs 1,000-crore equipment proposal to buy urgently required equipment for its nine Para-Special Forces (Para-SF) battalions from the US. Disagreements within the ministry saw the proposals to acquire new assault rifles, night vision devices and machine guns being dropped from the agenda of a March 20 meeting of the Defence Acquisition Committee.

main_army-para-speci_032519015209.jpg
A contingent of Indian Army's parachute regiment, including special forces, doubles past the saluting dais on Republic Day in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Top Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials want the equipment to be purchased through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route from the US, to be broken up into smaller procurements of Rs 300 crores and acquired by the Army under its own financial powers. This process, sources say, could further delay acquisitions by another six months.

The shopping list includes 715 Mk 48 Light Machine Guns (LMGs), 1,050 FN Scar (H) 7.62x51 assault rifles, 1,400 FN Scar (L) or HK-416 assault rifles, 110 .50 Cal Browning heavy machine guns (HMG), 400 helmet-mounted night vision systems, 600 combat free fall parachutes, 100 Barret M107 A1 heavy sniping rifles and 20 million rounds of ammunition for all of these small arms. The proposals are part of fast-tracking of Para-SF buys initiated after September 29, 2016, cross-border raids on terrorist launch pads in Azad Kashmir (Azad Kashmir). It is the most comprehensive re-equipping of the Para-SF in over two decades.

Army Para Special Forces Requirements

Equipment Quantity
Mk 48 light machine guns 715
FN Scar (H) assault rifles 1,050
Scar (L) / HK-416 assault rifles 1,400
FN .50 Cal Browning heavy machine guns 110
Helmet mounted night vision goggles 400
Combat free fall parachutes 600
Barret M107 A1 heavy sniping rifles 100
Ammunition rounds 20 (M)
Indian Army’s SF units drew the list based on evaluations done after joint exercises with the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Each acquisition fulfils a critical void. The .50/ 12.7 mm HMGs are meant to be fitted on the Light Strike Vehicle (LSVs) being procured from Pune-based Force Motors over the next three months.

The 7.62 x 51 mm FN Scar, made by a US unit of Belgium’s FN Herstal, is required to upgrade the firepower of SF operators in dense jungles of the Northeast and Myanmar. The case for a new lightweight belt-fed 7.62 x 51 machine gun to replace 50-year old OFBmade ‘1B’ LMGs, has been pending since 2005. The LMGs are critical squad support weapons giving the small six-unit teams of the Para-SF units heavy firepower.

main_assault-rifles-_032519015230.jpg
Procurement of arms from the US for the Indian Army SF is still in the pipeline. (Representational image: Reuters)

In their absence, SF units resorted to stripping machine guns from de-commissioned battle tanks or using weapons recovered from militants. This procurement is part of a larger upgrade which includes Finnish Sako sniper rifles, Carl Gustaf Mark-4 rocket launchers and Beretta pistols and LSVs.

The last major acquisitions for the Para-SF a decade ago were also FMS procurements from the US.

(Courtesy of Mail Today)

https://www.dailyo.in/politics/para...dwLBsaOxJra0uhV4LoPFbdVvzjee-44oVQ70EC7h2LU88

Like their IsraHELLI counterparts, Endian Army too can only target civilians and latter call them "encounter". The Dal Lake has changed color to Brown due to dumping of bodies by Endian Army!

But their days are numbered: both IsraHELL and ENDIA!
 
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Like their IsraHELLI counterparts, Endian Army too can only target civilians and latter call them "encounter". The Dal Lake has changed color to Brown due to dumping of bodies by Endian Army!

But their days are numbered: both IsraHELL and ENDIA!

I'd say that your days are numbered after Pulwama attack. Every terrorist attack in India will results in a military response to Pakistan. International community is not going to save you every time. India's policy has changed from defensive to offensive now. Just wait and watch how this plays out for Pakistan in the long run.
 
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I'd say that your days are numbered after Pulwama attack. Every terrorist attack in India will results in a military response to Pakistan. International community is not going to save you every time. India's policy has changed from defensive to offensive now. Just wait and watch how this plays out for Pakistan in the long run.
AHAHAHAHA
still waiting.
want some chai?:toast_sign:
 
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I'd say that your days are numbered after Pulwama attack. Every terrorist attack in India will results in a military response to Pakistan. International community is not going to save you every time. India's policy has changed from defensive to offensive now. Just wait and watch how this plays out for Pakistan in the long run.

indians dont deserve respect at all.. listen to your own people saying about your army then spill garbage.
1.35 billion people and cant do Sh$%.. stop barking and try somthing new if you can.
we will slap you again and again till you bend yourself to us.
 
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indians dont deserve respect at all.. listen to your own people saying about your army then spill garbage.
1.35 billion people and cant do Sh$%.. stop barking and try somthing new if you can.
we will slap you again and again till you bend yourself to us.

Haha don't forget 1971. If we really wanted to try and harm you, you would be no more I can tell you that much. Abhi toh apni airspace open ki hai after 28 days....wapas band karwani hai kya :lol:

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over this delicious chai
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Jyada mat uchlo...chai ki supply humare yahan se hi aati hai tumhari :p:D
 
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Haha don't forget 1971. If we really wanted to try and harm you, you would be no more I can tell you that much. Abhi toh apni airspace open ki hai after 28 days....wapas band karwani hai kya :lol:



Jyada mat uchlo...chai ki supply humare yahan se hi aati hai tumhari :p:D
man, 71 was like 50 years ago.
You just got a spanking less than 50 days ago.
Infact the spanking was so hard that you think we buy chai from India.

Take a break bro, sometimes the best thing to do after embaressent is to just go home and take a few days off.
Oh and don't forget to drink some chai :whistle:
 
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man, 71 was like 50 years ago.
You just got a spanking less than 50 days ago.
Infact the spanking was so hard that you think we buy chai from India.

Take a break bro, sometimes the best thing to do after embaressent is to just go home and take a few days off.
Oh and don't forget to drink some chai :whistle:

Right! And the spanking was so hard that we got 80 kms inside your territory and bombed your madrassa. And on the night of 27th you were just having some power outages in Karachi when Indian Navy were cruising near by and decided to close your airspace for 28 days. You can't make this shit up man... :lol:
 
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Right! And the spanking was so hard that we got 80 kms inside your territory and bombed your madrassa. And on the night of 27th you were just having some power outages in Karachi when Indian Navy were cruising near by and decided to close your airspace for 28 days. You can't make this shit up man... :lol:
Link from an international news site please.

We are not Indians, we won't drink cow piss just becuase you told us to.

And you mean this navy ?
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Honestly, I'm embaressed for you.
you clearly lost and now are saying any nonsese to help your ego.

Oh and speaking of airspace, how is Air India doing?
 
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So you took a picture of one of our submarine which was surfacing up...and your point is?

Air India is probably doing better than any airline that couldn't fly for last 28 days.
 
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Haha don't forget 1971. If we really wanted to try and harm you, you would be no more I can tell you that much. Abhi toh apni airspace open ki hai after 28 days....wapas band karwani hai kya :lol:



Jyada mat uchlo...chai ki supply humare yahan se hi aati hai tumhari :p:D

Your words seems like that you have been watching too many indian news channels. 1971 was not a war between india and Pakistan it was Pakistans internal affair which india took asusual advantage like how hindu hit you from dark and from back.
https://www.business-standard.com/a...e-closure-ups-flight-time-119030800929_1.html
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/02/article/airspace-closure-to-hit-airlines-hard/

or chai hamari Srillanka say aati hai. jo tumharay air monkey ko pilai thi us kay paisay bhi abhi baki hain.
aab batain kam ker or apnay Terrorist modi ko kaho love letter likhna band karo or kuch ker kay dikhao.
humain indians ko thapar marnay ki adat perti ja rahi hai.
 
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