Indian elite forces get big upgrade with new snipers, underwater 'chariots'

Multiple contracts worth billions of rupees have already been inked to equip the Army's Para-SF, Navy's Marcos and IAF's Garuds

India's special forces will soon be fielding new sniper rifles, anti-tank weapons that are man-portable, midget submarines and micro unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance. The gadgets, munitions and platforms are earmarked for the Indian Army's special forces battalions, the Para-SF, the Navy's special forces unit, called Marcos, and the Air Force's (IAF's) Garud Commando Force.      

Multiple contracts worth billions of rupees have already been inked to equip these elite special forces, the Times of India on Thursday reported, citing sources from the Ministry of Defence. The equipment being bought is built by companies based in Sweden, Finland,