Defence System in India
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India has one of the largest and most advanced defense systems in the world. It has the third largest military force and is the largest importer of arms globally. The defense forces consist of the army, navy, air force, and coast guard. The army and air force each have multiple commands while the navy has four commands. Key weapons in India's arsenal include nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, missiles like the Brahmos, and indigenous fighter jets like the Tejas. India also regularly conducts joint military exercises with major world powers.
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- 1. 1India’s Defence System World’s largest arms importer Third largest military force in the world Defence budget: Number of commands <head> o Army: 7 <Lieutenant generals> o IAF: 5 operational and two functional commands <Air Marshal> o Navy: 4 commands <Vice Admiral> Indian navy is only one of the six navies in the world to have nuclear capability IAF: fourth largest air force Indian Coast Guard: 1978 through the Coast Guard Act Major Operations of the Armed forces Army Operation Polo (1948) Operation to annex the princely state of yoursMadhu@live.com Hyderabad Chiefs Army Gen. V K Singh (PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC) 26th General Rajput regiment Succeeded Deepak Kapoor First Chief: Robert McGregor Mcdonald Lockard First Indian Chief: Field Marshal K M Cariappa Gen Pran Nath Thapar was Chief during Indo-China war <V K Krishna Menon was Defence Minister> Gen Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri during 1965 war Field Marshal Manekshaw during 1971 war Gen Ved Prakash Malik during Kargil conflict Weapons Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat -The oldest carrier in service. - Centaur Class -Commissioned in 1959 as Royal Navy’s HMS Hermes and transferred to India in 1987 -The only carrier in service in Indian Navy as of 2011 INS Vikramaditya -Soviet: Admiral Gorshkov - Kiev Class - To enter Indian service in 2012 - entered service in 1987
- 2. yoursMadhu@live.com Vikrant Class INS Vishal -Indigenous -Under construction INS Vikrant -Retired in 1997 Submarines Akula-II <INS Chakra> -Lease from Russia. For training purpose - Nuclear powered attack submarine -Can deliver nuclear missiles to range of 300 km INS Arihant -nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines -launched in 2009 -India’s first Indigenously designed and built submarine -Constructed as a part of the Indian Navy’s Advanced Technology Vessel Project Scorpene class -diesel electric attack submarine -developed by French DCN and Spanish company Navantia -India has 6 Frigate Shivalik Class -multi role frigates with stealth features -first warships being build in India with such features -lead vessel commissioned in 2010 -built by Mazagon dock limited Talwar class -built by Russia -this was the predecessor of Shivalik Multimission Maritime Aircraft Boeing P-8 Poseidon Aircrafts HAL Tejas -indigenous -lightweight multirole jet fighter -tailless -Received Initial Operating Clearance in Jan 2011 -Second supersonic fighter manufactured indigenously by HAL after HAL Marut HAL Marut 1960s -retired in 1985 -indigenous
- 3. Helicopter HAL Dhruv -multi-role helicopter yoursMadhu@live.com -indigenous -2002 -exported to several countries including Israel, Burma, Nepal and Equador Medium altitude long endurance unmanned aeriel vehicle DRDO Rustom -will replace Heron UAVs Missiles Brahmos -World’s fastest cruise missile <2.8 mach> Range: 290 km -Already inducted into army and navy. Astra -beyond visual range air-to-air missile -ranges beyond 20 nm -under test Shourya -hypersonic missile (7-8 mach) -range: 700 km Surface to surface missile Land variant of K-15 missile (which is launched under the water) Prithvi I Army version – 150 km Prithvi II Air Force Version – 250 km Prithvi III (Dhanush) Naval Version – 350 km Agni (medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles) Agni I Medium range (500-700 km) Agni II Intermediate range (2000-2500 km) Agni II Prime (aka Agni IV) 2500-3000 km Agni III Intermediate (3000-5500 km) Agni V (under development) Intercontinental (5000 km) Agni VI (under development) Intercontinental (10000 km) LCA Program Improvement Program Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) It is India’s program to equip the infantry with state of the art equipment
- 4. India’s nuclear missiles and nuclear warheads are handled by the Strategic Forces Command. It was created in 2003. It is a part of the Nuclear Command Authority. PM heads the NCA. India’s Joint Defence Exercises Name Type With country? Shatrujeet Military USA Yudh Abhyas Military USA Vajra Prahar Military USA INDRA Military Russia Garuda Air Force France Indradhanush Air Force UK Malabar Naval USA SIMBEX Naval Singapore Konkan Naval UK Varuna Naval French IBSAMAR Naval Joint naval exercise of India, yoursMadhu@live.com Brazil and SA EKUVERIN India-Maldives Vanguard: US-China MCRA Competition IAF Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft Competition bid to supply 126 multi -role combat aircraft to the IAF. India’s single largest defence deal (USD 9.37 bn) 2 of the 6 competing fighter jets have been shortlisted o Eurofighter Typhoon (built by consortium of three countries) o Dassault Rafale (France)