FN FAL: The World's Most Successful Battle Rifle | SpecialOperations.com

FN FAL: The World's Most Successful Battle Rifle | SpecialOperations.com



Ok, and all this while the Indian Army had the cribs flowing out of its ears. Poor metallurgy, poorer cartridges and a woeful quality check relegated this wonderful weapon to a third-world vestige.

The FAL (French: Fusil Automatique Léger, English: Light Automatic Rifle) is a battle rifle designed by Belgian small arms designers Dieudonné Saive and Ernest Vervier and manufactured by FN Herstal.

An interesting read at Wiki below. The politics around a simple weapon is intriguing...

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FN_FAL&oldid=857303618

How the Weak Win Wars: A Theory of Asymmetric Conflict, Ivan Arreguin-Toft

OUTLINE PROPOSAL FOR ESTABLISHING A MULTI-ACTIVITY CENTRE IN SHUPIYAN DISTRICT

OPTIMISING THE PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT EFFORT

Proposal for Establishing a Multi-Activity Centre in Shupiyan Town

Executive Summary

The primary purpose of establishing a Multi-Activity Centre is to provide opportunities for the youth to pursue recreational interests as an acceptable alternative to disruptive activities. Though primarily targeted at the youth, SMAC is designed for all groups in the community and seeks to bring club-like facilities to the population.

The Shah-e-Hamadan Multi-Activity Centre is conceived as a flagship project to showcase the synergy between the Army, Police and the civil administration of Shupiyan District in their common pursuit of ushering peace, development and normalcy in Shupiyan District.

There must be an expressive signature of the Army’s involvement in setting up the facility while the running and maintenance must be left to the civil administration. The organisational abilities of the Army, which are well recognised and acknowledged in Shupiyan, will ensure that the umbilical cord with the Army is maintained. The face of the civil administration is necessary to enable the participation of women in the project without the apprehension of the project being labelled as an effort at cultural aggression.

This paper highlights the scope and philosophy behind the project, infrastructure requirements, target population and policy requirements. It also recommends a Board of Members, its functioning and a model for financial self-sustenance. The last factor is critical to the success of the concept. A concerted review after six months of initial functioning incorporating pragmatic ground realities and feedback from the Board Members will be an imperative to arrive at a long term sustainable model.

JSOU, Will Irwin: A Comprehensive and Proactive Approach to Unconventional Warfare

Underdeveloped and under-equipped, India's special forces in dire need of attention of defence ministry - Firstpost

"First, any SOF is only as good as its equipment. This is true of the armed forces as a whole, but is particularly applicable to the SOF. An army division, for instance, may ‘manage’ a situation by weight of sheer numbers and tight command in a given geographical area. The SOF cannot. An SOF unit can hardly do deep penetration operations if it doesn’t have the platform to get there. It cannot even do a short strike if it doesn’t have the necessary high-end weapons to strafe a terrorist hideout. Second, an SOF operation is only as good as the intelligence available. The tragedy of the Jaffna University helidrop in October 1987, when a covert operation to get the LTTE leadership failed miserably due to defective intelligence, comes to mind."

Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar

Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar. Though the government has not said what material the jackets would be made of and the kind of technology used, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has confirmed that trials are on. The air-conditioned jackets will help soldiers keep cool during operations 

HIGHLIGHTS 

• Jackets for special force soldiers operating in hot areas for long hours 
• Government hasn't mentioned the material or technology used for jackets 
• The US army already uses AC jackets worn underneath body armour

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Government invites bids to procure 4×4 Armoured vehicles for IAF’s Garud Special Forces. – Indian Defence Research Wing

The Ministry of Defence, Government of India has invited bids to procure approximate Qty 50-60 Armoured Vehicles for IAF along with its associated equipment from Indian vendors indented to be used by Guard Special Forces which is the special forces unit of the Indian Air Force deployed to secure Airbases Around the country and also carry out offensive operations behind enemy lines .

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