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The Indian Army has procured 5,719 Beretta .338 Lapua Magnum Scorpio TGT and Barrett .50-calibre M95 sniper rifles to replace Russian-made Dragunov sniper rifles used by troops stationed at the LOC with Pakistan.

The newly procured 8.6mm sniper rifles have a range of 1,500 to 1,800 metres and will be delivered this month.

Currently, Indian Para-Special Forces units are equipped with Israeli 5.56×45mm NATO caliber Galil advanced sniper rifles. It is also acquiring long-range Finnish Sako sniper rifle having a range of nearly 2,400 meters.