Six models of the military are marching Republic day Delhi Region Chief of Staff Major General Alok Kakkar mentioned on Sunday that this yr’s parade will showcase the assorted uniforms worn by troopers and weapons courting again to many years.
The Indian Army unveiled its newest fight uniform on 15 January. The new uniform, to be made obtainable to the power’s 12 lakh personnel in a phased method, has undergone modifications associated to camouflage sample and design and is made of latest materials. Earlier, the power had modified its uniform in 2008.
Major General Kakkar mentioned in New Delhi that every contingent of the Army within the parade will show the uniforms and weapons utilized by the troopers because the Fifties.
A contingent of the Rajput Regiment carrying the 0.303 rifle would put on the military uniform from the Fifties. The Assam contingent can have the identical weapons, however will adorn the uniform of the Sixties.
Similarly, the 4th and fifth contingents of the Sikh Light Infantry and Army Ordnance Corps regiments will put on the present uniform (launched in 2008) and carry a 5.56 mm INSAS rifle.
There will probably be 16 marching contingents: six from the Army, one every from the Navy and Air Force, 4 from the CAPFs, two from the NCC, one from the Delhi Police and one from the NSS.
To preserve pandemic protocols, the variety of members in every group has been lowered from 144 to 96.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
