>>234567
technically not true, kurdish peshmarga are part of Iraqi security. Iraqi govt funds them.
Still better than India despite have a lesser defense budget.
>>234601
we're serious about this thing and the NSG gear is a lot better for the kind of ops they're supposed to deal with. don't listen to these morons.
>>234605
yeah, sure.
NSG has a different mandate compared to regular special forces operators. the force itself is designed for operations related to CQB (closed-quarters battles), surgical intervention, tubular assault (aircrafts, trains, buses) and VIP protection situations.
this blows the comparison out of the water from the get-go. you're comparing apples to oranges. but regardless, the NSG gear is still a lot, lot better than the crap the peshmerga operators use. and it's not just about the quality and the technical strength of the gears either, the procurement practices are a LOT better in the NSG compared to their peshmerga counterparts. the NSG is comfortably a tier-1 force.
>>234613
the uniformity of procurement of military gear is the NSG is EXTREMELY HIGH. every procurement, every gear is standardized and uniform per team.
peshmerga procurements are kind of piss-fart. their supply-chains are decentralized, they haven't had enough money to procure and train again for a long time (the iraqi forces cut back their financing massively), and they rely heavily on battlefield captures and foreign aid packages to arm themselves for operations.
>>234614 #
no. it ain't.
BUT YK, if the NSG wants better gear then i'd say let 'em have it. they should be able to maintain their edge. i just hope that whatever they procure, its manufacturing is eventually domesticated (which isn't entirely the case right now).
