A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) source on Friday confirmation that it’s tableau at the upcoming Republic Day will showcase the panoramic four-eyed night vision goggles (NVGs), ANI reports. In further revelation, it is claimed that this will be the first time that India’s largest Central Armed Police Force will be showcasing the warfare gadget.

Leaving the spectators in awe the CRPF is set to add warfare gadgets to its display. Along with equipments like the gunshot detection system and weapon mounter thermal sight, the force walk down the Rajpath donning eye gears similiar to what The United States Navy SEALs had during their operation to eliminate Osama Bin Laden.The goggles also knows as the ‘king of night vision’, are expected to the centre of attraction in the first tableau of CRPF commandos.

Former US SEALs chief special warfare operator Matt Bissonnette in his book “No Easy Day”described the view from the goggles as akin to “looking through toilet paper tubes.”

“Each elite soldier on the raid was issued a pair of $65,000 four-tube night-vision goggles (NVGs). Unlike some of the conventional units, we had NVG’s with four tubes instead of the usual two. This allowed us a field of view of 120 degrees instead of just 40 degrees. The standard goggles were like looking through toilet paper tubes,” he wrote.

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According to ANI reports, the specially-equipped goggles provide a 120 degree vision to commandos at night, just like viewing with naked eyes. Being lightweight, they can be worn on the helmet during night operations.

“The four-eyed night vision goggles are used by various military forces including US Navy seals. These help commandos to identify the target very easily even in dark. For the first time CRPF commandos will be wearing them,” a senior CRPF official said.

CRPF – the country’s largest paramilitary force – will participate in the parade along with the Border Security Force (BSF), National Security Guard (NSG),  and many more. Earlier this week, officials had confirmed that an all-woman bikers contingent of the CRPF will make its debut and showcase daredevil stunts at Republic Day parade at Rajpath.