India Navy's marine commandos

china defense blog The Indian Navy's elite marine commandos, Marcos, have undergone a makeover. Members of a Marco stick - eightmember quick reaction teams of the force - were seen in the new gear while on ship-protection duty aboard the guided stealth frigate INS Sahyadri during its commissioning last week in Mumbai.

As part of the makeover, the Marcos have also absorbed new weapons, including the Tavor-21 assault rifle and Galil sniper rifle procured from Israel two years ago. The new get-up, seemingly inspired by that of the US Marines, was tried for a year before it was formally approved. 

 

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China launches its largest patrol vessel Haixun01

China launched its largest and most advanced patrol vessel Haixun01 on Saturday in Wuhan, a city in Central China's Hubei Province, in a move to maintain its marine sovereignty and enhance its rescue efficiency.

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Deployment of Land Attack Cruise Missiles DH-10 (LACM) on Chinese warships

  The DH-10 LACM on a China Navy test vessel. The missile canisters spotted appear to be virtually identical to the land-based variant. This sort of arrangement is reminiscent to the deployment of the BGM-109 Tomahawk on United States Navy surface combatants by way of the MK-143 Armored Box Launcher. The MK-143 enabled vessels such as the Iowa Class Battleships and Spruance Class Destroyers to launch the BGM-109.

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China's Type 90 armored personnel carrier

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J-10 Fighters Deployed in Air Base India Border

Chinese Air Force has begun to deploy its home-made J-10 fighters on the air bases, which locate on the high-land area.

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