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IAF Garud Commando Force

Man these Guys (Garuds) look real HardA** es :guns:!!! but after reading other replies it looks like our neighbours doesnt like our Garud Commandos:no: ....because they do got some elite units but not as well equipped as ours:azn: Ok i think i smell something burning now;)

My advice to you is just concentrate on topic and stop this flaming here. It will be of no use.I can also post armed to teeth SSW jawans here but it will further deteriorate the threat. Contribute if you have something positive so contribute with.
 
Garuds have been deployed to Congo as a part of the UN peace keeping contingent. They also operate alongside Army special forces in Jammu and Kashmir to gain operational exposure. Towards this purpose, teams from the flights are attached to army SF units. Garud Commandos were tasked to provide security at the Yelahanka AFS during Aero India-2005 and 2007.
 
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Some recent pics of IAF GARUDs:
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Pictures from Aero India 2011

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Pics of IAF Garuds demonstration at Vayu Shakti 2010
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i donet know why they are using INSAS...... they have to use TAR like our paras
 
The entire world saw your LEA's making a bloody fool of themselves in the Mumbai Mowdown et la trying to control Kids with AK-47's! So enough said about your forces professionalism!

And secondly, Don't try to get personal in the 1st place if you cannot withstand a response!

better than 4 attacked 2 escaped after 18 hrs drama :coffee:
 
By Rajat Pandit, TNN | 8 Sep, 2015, 10.34AM IST
IAF's Garud Commando Force to get mini drones for covert operations - The Economic Times

NEW DELHI: From Israeli sniper and assault rifles to European "underwater open-circuit diving equipment", the Special Forces of the armed forces are slowly but surely inducting specialised weaponry and equipment for their clandestine warfare and counter-terrorism operations.

Defence ministry sources on Monday said the latest acquisition is the Rs 27 crore contract for 65 micro UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) or spy drones for IAF's Garud Commando Force. The Navy, in turn, awaits the already-approved construction of two "midget submarines" or "chariots" for its marine commandos at a cost of Rs 2,017 crore.

The government may still be working out the basic contours of the three new proposed tri-Service commands for space, cyberspace and special operations to ensure synergy and cost-effectiveness, but the armed forces are expanding and modernising their own Special Forces. Though much smaller in terms of numbers than the Army's eight Para-SF and five Para (airborne) battalions, the Garuds and the Marcos are equally geared up for covert operations.


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The Garuds, incidentally, came into existence around a decade ago after terrorist attacks on crucial IAF airbases like Awantipora, Srinagar and Guwahati. Operating in "flights" of 60 commandos each, the Garuds are also trained to destroy enemy assets like radars and aircraft as well as "lasing" high-value targets for friendly fighters, and also rescuing pilots who eject behind enemy lines. The new man-portable dro- nes, with a range over 5-km, will be used for surveillance around vital airbases, counter-terrorism and covert operations. With an operational endurance of over 30 minutes, the lightweight drones are also equipped with FLIR (forward-looking infra-red) payloads.

As reported earlier by TOI, the armed forces have inducted well over 200 UAVs since the 1999 Kargil conflict, with the bulk of them being Israeli drones like Heron and Searcher-II for long-range surveillance and precision-targeting roles. The IAF also has Israeli Harop "killer" drones, which act as cruise missiles by detecting and then exploding into specific targets.

UCAVs (unmanned combat aerial vehicles) that can fire missiles on enemy targets before returning to re-arm for further missions, are still a distant dream. But micro and mini drones are increasingly becoming a reality. Apart from short-range surveillance and intelligence-gathering missions as well as detection of NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) contaminants in the battlefield, the armed forces want these drones to acquire "a killer role" by being capable of carrying small warheads.
 
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