Para (Special Forces) (English Wikipedia)

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"How AK-203, superior to INSAS, will end forces' hunt for a reliable rifle". The Times of India. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020. Special forces like Para commandos, Marine Commandos (popularly known as Marcos), Garud Commando Force (IAF special force) and even National Security Guard (anti-terror force) also rely on German or Israel automatic rifles like Heckler and Koch MP5 sub-machine guns
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Pubby, Manu (12 July 2018). "India turns to Para Special Forces for covert missions". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (14 July 2018). "India opens small arms manufacturing unit in MP in a joint venture with Israel". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 April 2020. All the guns to be produced in the factory are already in service with the army's Special Forces, Navy's MARCOS and IAF's Garud Commandos
Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (16 January 2020). "Indian Army conducts biggest airborne exercise 'Winged Raider' with over 500 Special Forces troops". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
"Myanmar operation: 70 commandos finish task in 40 minutes". The Economic Times. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020. ...were airdropped at around 3 AM yesterday from Dhruv helicopters...

indiatoday.in

"Why Indian Army Special Forces are way behind US Navy SEALs or Israel's IDF despite upgrade". India Today. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020. The newly raised 11 and 12 Para (SF) units...
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Bedi, Rahul (22 March 2020). "India signs USD117.8 million deal with IWI for LMGs | Jane's 360". Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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D'costa, Ian (19 March 2019). "Indian snipers will be using these two new rifles to guard their border with Pakistan". Military Times. Retrieved 8 June 2022. All the guns to be produced in the factory are already in service with the army's Special Forces

ndtv.com

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news18.com

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