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== Equipment == All the equipment including the uniforms, weapons, ammunition, vehicles such as the bullet proof vehicles, troop carriers, logistics vehicles, mine protected vehicles are manufactured indigenously at the [[Indian Ordnance Factories]] under control of the [[Ordnance Factories Board]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ofbindia.gov.in/index.php?wh=inbrief&lang=en|title=Indian Ordnance Factories: OFB in Brief|access-date=11 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208041642/http://ofbindia.gov.in/index.php?wh=inbrief&lang=en|archive-date=8 February 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Drone and anti-drone equipment is an upcoming acquisition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandra |first=Girish |date=2020-08-23 |title=BSF To Get 436 Drones & New Anti-Drone Systems |url=https://www.defencexp.com/bsf-to-get-436-drones-new-anti-drone-systems/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=DefenceXP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=24 January 2022 |title=BSF To Procure 'Anti Drone Guns' To Counter Pak Drones |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/national/bsf-to-procure-anti-drone-guns-to-counter-pak-drones |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Pratidin Time}}</ref> <!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries to this list without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.-->{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="0" ! width="25%" |Name ! width="25%" |Country of origin ! width="25%" |Type |- |[[Pistol Auto 9mm 1A|Pistol Auto 9 mm 1A]] |{{Flag|India}} | rowspan="2" |[[Semi-automatic pistol]] |- |[[Glock]] |{{Flag|Austria}} |- |[[Beretta Cx4 Storm|Beretta Mx4 Storm]] |{{Flag|Italy}} | rowspan="2" |[[Submachine gun]] |- |[[Heckler & Koch MP5]] |{{Flag|Germany}} |- |[[AKM]] |{{Flag|Soviet Union}} | rowspan="3" |[[Assault rifle]] |- |[[INSAS]] |{{Flag|India}} |- |[[IWI Tavor|IWI TAR-21]] |{{Flag|Israel}} |- |[[Degtyaryov machine gun|INSAS LMG]] |{{Flag|India}} | rowspan="5" |[[Machine gun]] |- |[[Degtyaryov machine gun|FN MAG]] |{{Flag|Belgium}} |- |[[NSV machine gun|NSV]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |- |[[Bren light machine gun|Bren]] |{{Flag|India}} |- |[[UK vz. 59|vz.59]] |{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} |- |[[Vidhwansak]]<ref>{{cite news |date=15 February 2008 |title=Anti-material rifle handed over to BSF |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/15/stories/2008021553770500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626012226/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/15/stories/2008021553770500.htm |archive-date=26 June 2010 |access-date=13 October 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |{{Flag|India}} | rowspan="4" |[[Sniper rifle]] |- |[[Barrett M82]] |{{Flag|United States}} |- |[[Steyr SSG 69]] |{{Flag|Austria}} |- |[[FN FAL]] |{{Flag|Belgium}} |- |[[Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle]] |{{Flag|Sweden}} | rowspan="4" |[[Rocket launcher]] |- |[[AGS-30]] |{{Flag|Russia}} |- |[[Milkor MGL]] |{{Flag|South Africa}} |- |[[ARDE Under Barrel Grenade Launcher]] |{{Flag|India}} |} {{Multiple image | caption_align = center | header_align = center | width = 200 | image1 = FN MAG MMG BSF, India (1).JPG | image2 = FN MAG MMG BSF, India (2).JPG | footer = [[FN MAG]] medium machine gun }} [[File:Japanese 20th Infantry Regiment man Carl Gustav at training exericse.jpg|thumb|[[Carl Gustav recoilless rifle]]]] * [[Carl Gustav recoilless rifle|Carl Gustav]] 84 mm recoilless rifles === Artillery === * 51 mm Mortar * 81 mm Mortar * 120 mm Mortar * Advance Air defence Avni Gun * [[Indian Field Gun|105 mm Indian Field Gun]] === Armoured === * [[Mahindra Rakshak]] military light utility vehicle * [[Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle|OFD Mine Protected Vehicle]] * [[Tata 407]] Armoured Variant * [[Maruti Gypsy]] Armoured Variant * [[Mahindra Bolero]] Armoured Variant * [[Mahindra Bolero Neo]] Armoured Variant * Armoured Agricultural Tractors <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amarujala.com/jammu/bsf-run-armoured-tractors-for-farming-after-18-years-on-the-border | title=Jammu Kashmir News: सीमा पर 18 साल बाद हुई खेती, बीएसएफ ने चलाए बख्तरबंद ट्रैक्टर }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jagran.com/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu-bsf-jawans-are-making-barren-land-on-border-to-agriculture-land-with-armored-tractors-19796776.html | title=सरहद की निगरानी के साथ किसानी भी बख्तरबंद ट्रैक्टर पर बंजर भूमि को कृषि योग्य बना रहे बीएसएफ जवान - BSF jawans are making barren land on border to agriculture land with armored tractors }}</ref> === Aircraft === The aircraft fleet are distributed to different air wings at air bases of [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] or [[Army Aviation Corps (India)|Army Aviation Corps]]. This includes 1 Fixed Wing (HS748, ERJ135BJ) at [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Palam AFS]] and 5 Rotary Wings (Mi-17, Dhruv) at [[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport|Agartala AFS]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Mountain Shadow AFS]], [[Swami Vivekananda Airport|Raipur Airport]], [[Birsa Munda Airport|Ranchi Airport]], and [[Srinagar Airport|Srinagar AFS]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orbats |url=https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/india/india-border-security-force |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.scramble.nl}}</ref> * [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]] - 01 * [[Embraer 135|Embraer 135 BJ]] - 01 * [[Mi-17|Mi-17 V5 Helicopter]] - 08 * [[Mi-17|Mi-17 1V Helicopter]] - 06 * [[HAL Dhruv]] - 06 * [[HAL Cheetah]] - 01 === MANPADS === * [[SA-16 Gimlet]] * [[SA-7 Grail]] === Watercraft === * Floating Border Out-Post - 03 * See [[Border Security Force (Water Wing)|BSF (Water Wing)]]
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