Operational History In Brief: Noteworthy Parabat Combat Missions. The Parabats were first “blooded” in combat in 1966 during a counterinsurgency war in South West Africa (known nowadays as ...

The GIGN, or in English the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, ... An additional two teams are located overseas on Reunion Island off of Africa and New Caladonia Island off of Australia.

In a significant leap forward for structural fire safety in Africa, Ignis Fire Testing has officially unveiled its ...

Though officially replaced in GIGN service by more modern handguns, the MR73 still appears in photos of the GIGN in action. The use of the revolver is also still a part of GIGN training, with each ...