Contingents to also carry vintage rifles
The Republic Day parade this year at Rajpath will see soldiers marching past the saluting base in different uniforms worn by the Army since 1950 till date.
The contingents will also carry rifles of that era. Tanks of various vintage will roll down the parade route showcasing the ongoing process of modernisation.
Overall, the parade will see six marching contingents wearing different uniforms and carrying different weapons of that era.
The elite commandos of the Parachute Regiment will be seen in the new combat uniform. The Pioneer in the edition dated December 3, last year had reported about these two new additions to the Republic Day parade. Unlike the previous years when the contingents wore the dress of their regiments, the Republic Day this year will see the troops marching past in uniform of the past eras — the 1950s and 60s-and the olive greens of the present.
