Indian Navy's Elite Marine Commandos Armed With Israeli TAR-21 Tavor Assault Rifles

The Indian Navy's elite marine commandos will this month be armed with
Israeli assault and rifles that will enhance their operational
capability as a force trained for special operations. A consignment of
over 500 TAR-21 Tavor assault rifles and another 30 Galil sniper rifles
worth over Rs.15 crore ($3.3 million) and Rs.2 crore respectively was
delivered to the MARCOS (marine commandos) in December 2010, a defence
ministry official told reporters.

A team from the Israeli Military Industries (IMI), the manufacturer of
the specialist weapons, will be in India to carry out joint inspection
of the consignment's post-delivery quality to ensure the weapons are in
fighting-fit condition. "The lot of over 500 Tavor and 30 Galil rifles
has arrived and the Israeli team will be here to jointly inspect the
delivered weapons and for assembling them. The MARCOS will begin using
these rifles and start training on them from this month," the official
said. He did not wish to be identified because of ministry rules.

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