India’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 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
|
|
|
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
|
|
Helicopter
|
HAL Dhruv
|
-multi-role helicopter
-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
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, 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)
Comments
Post a Comment