SWAT units are generally trained, equipped, and deployed to resolve "high-risk situations", often those regular police units are not trained or equipped to handle, such as shootouts, standoffs, raids, hostage-takings, and terrorism. SWAT units are equipped with specialized weapons and equipment not normally issued to regular police units, such as automatic firearms, high-caliber sniper rifles, stun grenades, body armor, ballistic shields, night-vision devices, and armored vehicles, among others. SWAT units are often trained in special tactics such as close-quarters combat, door breaching, crisis negotiation, and de-escalation.
swat units are generally trained equipped and deployed to resolve "high-risk situations" often those regular police units are not trained or equipped to handle such as shootouts standoffs raids hostage-takings and terrorism swat units are equipped with specialized weapons and equipment not normally issued to regular police units such as automatic firearms high-caliber sniper rifles stun grenades body armor ballistic shields night-vision devices and armored vehicles among others swat units are often trained in special tactics such as close-quarters combat door breaching crisis negotiation and de-escalation