9/27/2021 ’s Defence System, Chiefs, Weapons, LCA Program, Improvement Program- Examrace

Examrace India՚s Defence System, Chiefs, Weapons, LCA Program, Improvement Program

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India՚s Defence System World՚s largest arms importer

Third largest military force in the world

Defence budget:

Number of commands head Army: 7 Lieutenant generals

IAF: 5 operational and two functional commands Air Marshal

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 : 1978 through the Coast Guard Act

Major Operations of the Armed forces

Army

Operation Polo (1948) Operation to annex the princely state of Hyderabad

Table of Army

Chiefs Army Gen. V K Singh (PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC) 26th General

Rajput regiment

Succeeded Deepak Kapoor

First Chief: Robert McGregor Mcdonald Lockhart

First Indian Chief: Field Marshal K M Cariappa

Gen PN Nath Thapar was Chief during Indo- war V K Krishna Menon was Defence Minister 1 of 6 9/27/2021 India’s Defence System, Chiefs, Weapons, LCA Program, Improvement Program- Examrace

Gen Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri during 1965 war

Field Marshal Manekshaw during 1971 war

Gen Ved Prakash Malik during Kargil conflict

Table of Chiefs

Weapons

-The oldest carrier in service. - Centaur Class

-Commissioned in 1959 as Royal Navy՚s INS Viraat HMS Hermes and transferred to India in 1987

-The only carrier in service in as of 2011

-Soviet: Admiral Gorchakov - Kiev Class INS Vikramaditya - To enter Indian service in 2012

- entered service in 1987

-Indigenous Vikrant Class INS Vishal -Under construction

INS Vikrant -Retired in 1997

Submarines

- Lease from Russia. For training purpose Akula-II (INS - Nuclear powered attack submarine Chakra) - Can deliver nuclear missiles to range of 300 km

INS Arihant - nuclear powered submarines - launched in 2009

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- India՚s first Indigenously designed and built submarine

- Constructed as a part of the Indian Navy՚s Advanced Technology Vessel Project

- diesel electric attack submarine - developed by French DCN and Spanish Scorpene company Navantia class - India has 6

Frigate

-multi role frigates with stealth features -first warships being built in India with Shiwaliks such features Class -lead vessel commissioned in 2010

-built by Mazagon dock limited

-built by Russia Talwar class -this was the predecessor of Shivalik

Multimission Maritime Boeing P-8 Aircraft Poseidon

Aircrafts

-indigenous -lightweight multirole jet fighter

-tailless

-Received Initial Operating Clearance in HAL Tejas Jan 2011

-Second supersonic fighter manufactured indigenously by HAL after HAL Marut

HAL Marut 1960s -retired in 1985

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-indigenous

-multi-role helicopter -indigenous

Helicopter HAL Dhruv -2002

-exported to several countries including , Burma, and Equador

Medium altitude long DRDO endurance unmanned -will replace Heron UAVs Rustom aerial vehicle

Missiles

-World՚s fastest 2.8 mach Range: 290 km Brahmos -Already inducted into army and navy.

-beyond visual range air-to-air missile -ranges beyond 20 nm -under test

-hypersonic missile (7 - 8 mach) -range: 700 km

Shourya 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 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)

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Agni II Prime 2500 - 3000 km (aka Agni IV)

Agni III Intermediate (3000 - 5500 km)

Agni V (under Intercontinental (5000 km) development)

Agni VI (under Intercontinental (10000 km) development)

Table of Weapons

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

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EKUVERIN India-

Table of India՚s Joint Defence Exercises

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 Eurofighter Typhoon (built by consortium of three countries)

Dassault Rafale (France)

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