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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
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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 
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-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, 
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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)

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Defence System in India

  • 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)