OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERIndian Navy
YEAR INTRODUCED1987
UNITS IN SERVICE—
UNITS PRODUCED—
UNIT COST$28K
DESCRIPTION
Indian Marine Commandos considered among the toughest special forces with one of the longest training pipelines.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Personnel
~2,000
Selection
Brutal 3-year selection and training
Specialization
Maritime CT, amphibious warfare, underwater demolition
Notable_ops
Operation Pawan (Sri Lanka), Mumbai 2008 response, Kargil
Based
INS Abhimanyu, Mumbai
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
