Weapons and Equipment
STAR officers use weapons that include the Heckler & Koch G36C, M4A1 and SAR 21 assault rifles, the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun, various shotguns such as the Remington 870, and Sphinx 3000 pistols (these replaced the previously used Glock 17 and 19) as standard sidearms. They also employ a variegated arsenal of sniper rifles.
Additionally, STAR deploys equipment for breaching and entering buildings, as well as a dedicated STAR Assault Vehicle, based on the Land Rover SUVs used by the British SAS, for entering normally inaccessible areas.
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