9/27/2021 India’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 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
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-China 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 Aircraft Carrier
-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 Indian Navy 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 ballistic missile 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 Israel, Burma, Nepal and Equador
Medium altitude long DRDO endurance unmanned -will replace Heron UAVs Rustom aerial vehicle
Missiles
-World՚s fastest cruise missile 2.8 mach Range: 290 km Brahmos -Already inducted into army and navy.
-beyond visual range air-to-air missile -ranges beyond 20 nm Astra -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 (Dhanush)
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-Maldives
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)
Developed by: Mindsprite Solutions
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