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The Paratrooper (Special Forces), or Para (SF), are the special forces of the Indian Army. [3] [4] This unit was created in June 1966 in the aftermath of the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war. An impromptu commando unit called Meghdoot Force, which took part in the 1965 war, formed the first nucleus of the permanent Para commando battalion which was to ...
Para (Special Forces): The Para SF is the special warfare branch of the Indian Army. They will form a major portion of the AFSOD. [18] MARCOS: The MARCOS is the special warfare branch of the Indian Navy. It is specialised in operations in a maritime environment, although it can operate in all environments. [19]
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), [6] informally referred to as Para-Commandos, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army. These units specialise in various roles including counter-insurgency , counter-terrorism , direct action , hostage rescue , special reconnaissance and unconventional warfare .
The Marine Commando Force (MCF), abbreviated to MARCOS, are the special forces of the Indian Navy. [7] [1] The MARCOS were originally named Indian Marine Special Force, which was later changed to Marine Commando Force to impart "an element of individuality" to it, according to the Indian Navy. The abbreviation 'MARCOS' was coined afterwards.
The Special Frontier Force (SFF) is a paramilitary Indian special forces unit composed primarily of Tibetan refugees and Gurkhas in India. It was established after the Sino-Indian War of 1962 to primarily conduct covert operations behind the Chinese lines in case of another war with China. Later it increased in size and scope of operations. [2]
Since early November, nearly 100 American Green Berets and Indian Special Forces have been training together at the Orchard Combat Training Center, a combined arms training site about 20 miles ...
The Special Forces of India are Indian military units [225] with specialised training in the field of special operations such as" Direct action, Hostage rescue, Counter-terrorism, Unconventional warfare, Special reconnaissance, Foreign Internal Defence, Personnel recovery, Asymmetric warfare and Counter-proliferation. The various branches include,
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