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| Indian Armed Forces |
It comprises of three forces the Indian army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force.
Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by the Indian Coast Guard and paramilitary organizations and various inter-service commands and institutions.
Indian Armed Forces have the fourth largest defence budget in the world which is 66.5 billion dollars.
Some interesting facts that you should know about the Indian Armed Forces include :
2. India controls the highest battlefield in the world at 5000 metres above the sea level operation.
3. Ray Hat in 2013 was one of the biggest civilian rescue operations that were ever carried out the central armed police forces which are referred to as paramilitary forces based on a colonial perspective is not Armed Forces as such they're headed by civilian officers from the Indian Police Service and are under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs and not the Ministry of Defence these are central police organisations.
4. India's first dedicated defence satellite the G SAT-7 was successfully launched by European Space consortium Arian spaces Aryan 5 rocket from Co Roo spaceport in French Guiana in August of 2013 giving a major push to the country's maritime security.
5. The Indian navy succeeded in mission - can do roof by traversing to the south pole on skis in 2006 with this historic expedition they set the record for being the world's first military team to have successfully completed a ski traverse - the geographic South Pole of its personnel.
6. The Indian Armed Forces have set up numerous military academies across India for training personnel with a strength of over 1.4 million active personnel it's the world's second-largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army.
7. The Indian Armed Forces are the world's one of the powerful military the age for voluntary military service in India is 16 to 18 years old and there's no exception about women to join as officers and serve in combat as pilots.
8. Of their exercises, India often conducts naval exercises with other friendly countries designed to increase naval interoperability and also strengthen the cooperative security relationships the Indian Navy took part in the world's largest naval exercise/war game in 2014 along with 22 other nations and has since taken part in that exercise each year.
9. When it comes to Wars and operations the Indian Armed Forces have been engaged in several major military operations which include the indo-pakistani Wars of 1947, 1965,1971, Kargil War, the Portuguese Indian War and more.
India also honours its military forces annually each year on December 7th with Armed Forces Flag Day since 1962.
10. When it comes to equipment the Department of Defense production of the Ministry of Defense is liable for the indigenous production of kit that's employed by the Indian soldiers it comprises 41 Indian ordnance factories under the control of the ordnance factories board and eight defence PSU's.
11. India remains together of the most important importers of defence equipment with Russia, Israel, France and the US being the highest foreign suppliers of military equipment the govt of India has launched make in India initiative to indigenized manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports which include defence imports and procurement in the category of weapon systems.
12. When it comes to air power it has a total aircraft strength of 2080 - which includes 520 fighters, 694 attacks,248 transport aircraft and a total helicopter strength of 692 with 17 attack helicopters.
13. On land, it has 4184 combat tanks 2815 armoured fighting vehicles self-propelled artillery of 200 a towed artillery of 4060 and 266 rocket projectors
and on the water it has total naval assets of 295 with one aircraft carrier thirteen frigates 11 destroyers 22 Corvettes 16 submarines 139 patrol vessels and a mine warfare vessel.
The Armed Forces have four main tasks :
1. To assert the territorial integrity of India.
2. To defend the country when attacked.
3. To support the civil community in case of natural/man-made disasters.
4. To participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations in compliance with India's commitment to the United Nations Charter.
2. To defend the country when attacked.
3. To support the civil community in case of natural/man-made disasters.
4. To participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations in compliance with India's commitment to the United Nations Charter.
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| India Tiranga |
1. India has the biggest voluntary army in the world all serving and reserve personnel have actually opted in for service there's a provision for conscription in the Constitution although it's never been used.
2. India controls the highest battlefield in the world at 5000 metres above the sea level operation.
3. Ray Hat in 2013 was one of the biggest civilian rescue operations that were ever carried out the central armed police forces which are referred to as paramilitary forces based on a colonial perspective is not Armed Forces as such they're headed by civilian officers from the Indian Police Service and are under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs and not the Ministry of Defence these are central police organisations.
4. India's first dedicated defence satellite the G SAT-7 was successfully launched by European Space consortium Arian spaces Aryan 5 rocket from Co Roo spaceport in French Guiana in August of 2013 giving a major push to the country's maritime security.
5. The Indian navy succeeded in mission - can do roof by traversing to the south pole on skis in 2006 with this historic expedition they set the record for being the world's first military team to have successfully completed a ski traverse - the geographic South Pole of its personnel.
6. The Indian Armed Forces have set up numerous military academies across India for training personnel with a strength of over 1.4 million active personnel it's the world's second-largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army.
7. The Indian Armed Forces are the world's one of the powerful military the age for voluntary military service in India is 16 to 18 years old and there's no exception about women to join as officers and serve in combat as pilots.
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| Indian Armed Forces |
9. When it comes to Wars and operations the Indian Armed Forces have been engaged in several major military operations which include the indo-pakistani Wars of 1947, 1965,1971, Kargil War, the Portuguese Indian War and more.
India also honours its military forces annually each year on December 7th with Armed Forces Flag Day since 1962.
10. When it comes to equipment the Department of Defense production of the Ministry of Defense is liable for the indigenous production of kit that's employed by the Indian soldiers it comprises 41 Indian ordnance factories under the control of the ordnance factories board and eight defence PSU's.
11. India remains together of the most important importers of defence equipment with Russia, Israel, France and the US being the highest foreign suppliers of military equipment the govt of India has launched make in India initiative to indigenized manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports which include defence imports and procurement in the category of weapon systems.
12. When it comes to air power it has a total aircraft strength of 2080 - which includes 520 fighters, 694 attacks,248 transport aircraft and a total helicopter strength of 692 with 17 attack helicopters.
13. On land, it has 4184 combat tanks 2815 armoured fighting vehicles self-propelled artillery of 200 a towed artillery of 4060 and 266 rocket projectors
and on the water it has total naval assets of 295 with one aircraft carrier thirteen frigates 11 destroyers 22 Corvettes 16 submarines 139 patrol vessels and a mine warfare vessel.
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