indian army

1. Shri G.S. Institute Of Tech. &
Science,Indore
Submitted To: Submitted By:
Mrs. Bhavana Srivastaw Shivam Yadav
Presentation On Indian Army

2. CONTENT:-
• What about Indian Army ?
• The power of Indian army.
• Indian Field Force
• Indian Air Force
• Indian Navy
• Conclusion

3. Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Armed Forces are
the military forces of the Republic of India. It
consists of three professional uniformed services:
 Indian Army,
Indian Navy,
 Indian Air Force
The President of India is the Supreme Commander of
the Indian Armed Forces.

4. Available manpower 616,000,000
Fit for service 489,600,000
active personnel 1,481,953
 reserve personnel 1,155,000
 paramilitary 1.3 million
Missiles

5. Indian Field Force
Active Force 1,129,900
Reserve Force 960,000
Tanks 6,464
Fighting vehicles' 6,704
Self Propelled Guns 290
Towed Artillery 7,414
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems 292

6. Range comparison of Agni missiles.

7. Indian Navy
Active Force 79,023
Reserve Force 55,000
Total naval Strength 295
Aircrafts Carriers 2
Frigates 14
Destroyers 10
Corvettes 26
Submurines 14
Coastal Defence craft 135
Mine warfare 6
Missile K-4

9. Indian Air Force
Active Force 127,200
Reserve Force 140,000
Air Croft 973

10. Indian Army
Soldiers of the 5th Gurkha Rifles, during Yudh Abhyas 2016
Main article: Indian Army
It is a completely voluntary service, the military draft having
never been imposed in India. It is one of the largest standing
armies (and the largest standing volunteer army) in the world,
with 1,129,900 active troops and 960,000 reserve troops. The
force is headed by the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army,
currently General Dalbir Singh. The highest rank in the Indian
Army is Field Marshal, but it is a largely ceremonial rank and
appointments are made by the President of India, on the advice
of the Union Cabinet of Ministers, only in exceptional
circumstances. (See Field Marshal (India)). Late General S.H.F.J.
Manekshaw and the late General K.M. Cariappa are the only
two officers who have attained this rank.

11. Experience and Campaigns
The army has rich combat experience in diverse terrains, due to India's
diverse geography, and also has a distinguished history of serving in
United Nations peacekeeping operations. Initially, the army's main
objective was to defend the nation's frontiers. However, over the years,
the army has also taken up the responsibility of providing internal
security, especially in insurgent-hit Kashmir and north-east. The Indian
Army has seen military action during the First Kashmir War, Operation
Polo, the Sino-Indian War, the Second Kashmir War, the Indo-Pakistani
War of 1971, the Sri Lankan Civil War and the Kargil War. Currently, the
Indian army has dedicated one brigade of troops to the UN's standby
arrangements. Through its large, sustained troop commitments India has
come in for much praise for taking part in difficult operations for
prolonged periods. The Indian Army has participated in several UN
peacekeeping operations, including the ones in Cyprus, Lebanon, Congo,
Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, Namibia, El Salvador, Liberia, Mozambique
and Somalia. The army also provided a paramedical unit to facilitate the
withdrawal of the sick and wounded in Korea.

12. Field Force
The field force of the army comprises thirteen corps,
three armored divisions, four Reorganized Army
plains Infantry Divisions (RAPID), eighteen infantry
divisions and ten mountain divisions, a number of
independent brigades, and requisite combat support
and service support formations and units. The main
combat and combat support units are sixty two
armored regiments and there are over three
hundred and fifty infantry battalions and three
hundred artillery regiments (including two Surface to
Surface Missile (SSM) units). Amongst major
armaments and equipment, there are nearly 4000
main battle tanks, 2000 armored personnel carriers,
4300 artillery pieces and 200 light helicopters.

13. Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the
Indian armed forces. With 58,350 men and
women, including 7,000 personnel of Indian
Naval Air Arm, 1,200 Marine Commandos
(MARCOS) and 1,000 personnel of the Sagar
Prahari Bal,[89][90] it is one of the world's
largest navy and aspires to be a true Blue
Water Navy in near future.

14. INS Shivalik the first indigenous stealth frigate of the Indian Navy.
Ins vikrant

15. Naval Air Arm
The Indian Naval Air Arm is a branch of Indian Navy which is
tasked to provide an aircraft carrier based strike capability, fleet
air defence, maritime reconnaissance, and anti-submarine
warfare. Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) at Goa directs the
field operations of the air arm. Naval Air Arm operates eight Tu-
142 aircraft, which entered service in 1988. Upgrading of the
aircraft are taking place, which helps to extend the service life of
the aircraft by sixteen years. The BAE Sea Harrier operates from
the INS Viraat. The BAE Sea Harrier FRS Mk.51 / T Mk.60 fly with
the INAS 300 and INAS 552 squadrons of the Indian Navy. The
Mikoyan MiG-29K will be deployed aboard the INS Vikramaditya.
Indian Navy operates 5 Il-38 planes. Currently they are being
upgraded to use Sea Dragon suite. Used principally for anti-
submarine warfare (ASW) and search & rescue roles, the
helicopter fleet of Westland Sea King and the Sikorsky

16. Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary
responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare
during a conflict. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an
auxiliary air force of the British Raj and the prefix Royal was added in
1945 in recognition of its services during World War II. After India
achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, the Royal
Indian Air Force served the Dominion of India, with the prefix being
dropped when India became a republic in 1950. The Indian Air Force
plays a crucial role in securing Indian airspace and also in India's power
projection in South Asia and Indian Ocean. Therefore, modernizing and
expanding the Indian Air Force is a top priority for the Indian
government. Over the years, the IAF has grown from a tactical force to
one with transoceanic reach. The strategic reach emerges from induction
of Force Multipliers like Flight Refueling Aircraft (FRA), Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV) and credible strategic lift capabilities.

17. Indian Coast Guard
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime Military Force
created to patrol and secure India's vast coastline. It was
created on 18 August 1978 as an independent entity as per
the Coast Guard Act. The coast guard works closely with the
Indian Navy and the Indian Customs Department, and is
usually headed by a naval officer of the rank of Vice-
Admiral. Currently, Officers of Indian Coast Guard undergo
Basic Military Training at the Indian Naval Academy,
Ezhimala along with their Counter parts of Indian Navy. This
helps in the mutual interchange of Officers among these
two sister services.while the Indian Coast Guard Academy is
under construction in Azhikkal, Kannur district, Kerala. The
Sailors of Indian Coast Guard gets trained along with Indian
Naval Sailors at the Indian Naval training establishment INS
Chilka.

18. After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Indian government initiated a
program to expand the ICG force, assets and infrastructure. The force
is expected to be tripled between 2010 and 2019 in manpower,
vessels and aircraft. Indian shipyards are building 156 ships, boats
and other craft for the Coast Guard. Twelve more Dornier maritime
patrol aircraft will join the force within two years. Since the 2008
Mumbai terror attack, the government sanctioned an additional
manpower of 4,360 to the force, which had a strength of about 8,000
personnel at that point of time. In order to plug the gaps in coastal
radar coverage, the government was speeding up the
implementation of a radar chain along the over 7,500-km-long
coastline, with 36 radars along the mainland’s coast, six radars in
Lakshadweep Islands and another four radars in the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.

19. Assam Rifles
The Assam Rifles are one of the Paramilitary forces of India. The unit can
trace its lineage back to a paramilitary police force that was formed under
the British in 1835 called Cachar Levy. Since then the Assam Rifles have
undergone a number of name changes before the name Assam Rifles was
finally adopted in 1917. Over the course of its history, the Assam Rifles
and its predecessor units have served in a number of roles, conflicts and
theaters including World War I where they served in Europe and the
Middle East, and World War II where they served mainly in Burma. In the
post World War II period the Assam Rifles has expanded greatly as has its
role. There are currently 46 battalions of Assam Rifles under the control of
the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and they perform many roles
including the provision of internal security under the control of the army
through the conduct of counter insurgency and border security
operations, provision of aid to the civil power in times of emergency, and
the provision of communications, medical assistance and education in
remote areas. In times of war they can also be used as a combat force to
secure rear areas if needed. Since 2002, it has been guarding the India-
Myanmar border.

20. Special Forces
The Special Forces of India are Indian Military
units with specialized training in the field of
special operations such as Direct action, Hostage
rescue, Counter-terrorism, Unconventional
warfare, Special reconnaissance, Foreign Internal
Defense, Personnel recovery, Asymmetric warfare,
Counter-proliferation. The various branches
include

21. Nuclear Weapons
India has been in possession of nuclear weapons since 1974. Its most recent
nuclear test has been done on 11 May 1998, when Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II)
was initiated with the detonation of one fusion and three fission bombs. On 13
May 1998, two additional fission devices were detonated. India, however,
maintains a 'no-first use' and a nuclear deterrence policy against nuclear
adversaries. India's nuclear doctrine envisages building a credible minimum
deterrent for maintaining a second strike capability which will be massive and
designed to induce unacceptable damage on the enemy.India is on the verge of
becoming one of only four nations in the world to posses a Nuclear Triad.
India's nuclear missiles include the Prithvi, the Agni, the Shaurya, Sagarika,
Dhanush, and others. India conducted its first test with the Agni-V, which can
carry a nuclear warhead in the east as far as all of China and in the west deep
into Europe with its 5000 km range, in April 2012 and a second test in
September, 2013. Agni-VI, with a perceived range of 6000–8000 km is also under
development with features like Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry
Warheads (MIRVs).

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23. Indian Paramilitary Forces
1,300,586
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