Indian Army Assault K9 Zac is a specialised Belgian Malinois trained at Dog Training Faculty of RVC Centre and College, Meerut.
At two and half years of age, K9 Zac is trained in specialised tactical ops such as FIBUA,CASO, SADO, Jungle Search and Area Sanitisation.
The K9 has additionally been trained in specialised skills of Laser Guided Assault and Weapon Retrieval which greatly augment the K9 Capabilities of our forces.
These K9 are also also trained in highly specialised skill set of Radio Guided Directional control, which with the help for Live Video Transmission from their Head Mounted Tactical Cameras give the benefit of Real Time Video Surveillance in addition to Stealth and Attack capability of these Assault K9s.
These highly trained K9s are being extensively used in Active CI/CT areas and Special Forces Ops as First Responders of Op Teams, providing a definitive upper hand to our forces.
The K9 Detachment of Ex Mitra Shakti comprises of Maj Rishi Sharma, ADT Pranjal Sakiya and K9 Zac.
During the course of the Joint Exercise, Zac will participate in plethora of activities, including, House Intervention, Jungle searches, Laser guided assaults, area sanitisation among other facets of CI ops.
Maj Rishi Sharma, the K9 Det Commander says about Zac, “He is a force multiplier and first responder in majority of related tactical ops”.