Life at LoC after ceasefire: New Sig Sauer rifles and surveillance gadgets key to ops against infiltrators

Indian Army had procured 72,400 Sig Sauer rifles under the fast-track procurement deal to meet the shortage of assault rifles that are already being used by frontline troops and another 72,000 will be delivered soon.

Armed with the new Sig Sauer rifles, the Indian Army troops carried out a drill to sharpen their skills at a firing range at the Line of Control (LoC). The troops belonging to an infantry battalion fire on the move, rehearsing a real-time situation of taking down infiltrators. The drill is part of new operational tactics amid the changing scenarios at the LoC as the ceasefire agreement is being followed since February 24.