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INTRODUCTION
 Army ,navy,air supported by three paramilitary forces  Ministry of Defence (MoD), which is led by the Union Cabinet Minister of Defense(RakshaMantri). One of the world's largest military forces with roughly a 1.32 million active standing army and about 2.14 million reserve forces

HISTORY
 British East India Company at Kolkata into the year 1776 With the Charter Act of 1833 the Secretariat of the Government of East India Company was reorganised into four Departments, including a Military Department, each headed by a Secretary to the Government

 The military department was abolished in march 1906,and it was replaced in to two departments,they are army department and military department. In april 1909 military department was abolished and taken over by army department The Department of Defence became the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister in August 1947.

AFTER INDEPENDENCE
Organisational set up and functions Departments 1. The Department of Defence 2. The Department of Defence Production 3. The Department of Defence Research 4. The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

TASKS OF ARMED FORCES

 To assert the territorial integrity of India  To defend the country if attacked by a foreign nation  To send own amphibious warfare equipment to take the battle to enemy shores  Cold Start which means Indian Armed Forces being able to quickly mobilise and take offensive actions without crossing the enemy's nuclear-use threshold  To support the civil community in case of disasters  Participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations in consonance with India s commitment to the United Nations Charter

INDIAN ARMY

INDIAN ARMY
Largest standing volunteer army. Founded in 1947 The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army MISSION - To ensure the national security and defense of the Republic of India

CONFLICTS AND OPERATIONS

First Kashmir War (1947) Inclusion of Hyderabad (1948) Liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu (1961) Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Kargil conflict (1999)

MAJOR EXERCISES
Operation Brasstacks Operation Parakram Operation Sanghe Shakti Exercise Ashwamedha

COMMANDS
Central Command, headquartered at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Eastern Command, headquartered at Kolkata, West Bengal Northern Command, headquartered at Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir Southern Command, headquartered at Pune, Maharashtra South Western Command, headquartered at Jaipur, Rajasthan Western Command, headquartered at Chandimandir II Corps, headquartered at Ambala, Haryana Training Command, headquartered at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

INDIAN ARMY STATISTICS

ACTIVE TROOPS RESERVE TROOPS INDIAN TERRITORIAL ARMY MAIN BATTLE TANKS ARTILLERY BALLISITC MISSILES BALLISTIC MISSILES CRUISE MISSILES AIR CRAFT SURFACE-TO AIR MISSILES 1,100,000[55] 960,000 787,000** 4,117 4,238
~100 (Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni-III)

~1,000 Prithvi missile series\y65 ~1,000 BrahMos ~1,600+ 100,000

** includes 387,000 1st line troops and 400,000 2nd line troops

BORDER SECURITY FORCE

BORDER SECURITY FORCE

Border patrol agency of the government of India. Established on December 1 1965 MISSION To guard India's international borders & prevent transnational crime.  K F Rustomji, the BSF's first Director General is referred to as father of the BSF. one of the world's largest border patrol forces.  Its current Director General is U K Bansal.

INDIAN NAVY
Indian Navy - the fifth largest navy worldwide The Indian navy is the naval branch of armed forces in India The primary objective Indian navy is one among the 6 navies with nuclear capabilities

 The Indian Navy operates four Commands: Each Command is headed by a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief in the rank of Vice Admiral. Commands Western Naval Command Eastern Naval Command Southern Naval Command Far Eastern Naval Command HQ Location Mumbai Visakhapatnam Kochi Port Blair

WEAPON SYSTEM
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile Foreign made cruise missile Adaptation of the Yakhont anti-ship missile system into the BrahMos The Sagarika (Oceanic) submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM)

FUTURE PROSPECTS
India is expected to spend about US$ 40billion on military modernization from 2008-2013 Indian navy has shown interest in the air forces advanced medium combat aircraft The navy is purchasing from Russia, the key class aircraft carrier admiral Gorshlov Indian navy may soon become a Blue water navy

INDIAN AIR FORCE

Air arm of the Indian armed forces. established in British India on 8th October 1932 Royal Indian Air Force On 1st April 1933,commissioned first squadron Partition of India(1947)

 Mission Defence of India and every part thereof including preparation for defence and all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its prosecution and after its termination to effective demobilisation  Partition of India(1947)  The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief  approximately 170,000 personnel and around 1,330 aircraft

COMMANDS
 Operational Commands Central Air Command (CAC), headquartered at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Eastern Air Command (EAC), headquartered at Shillong, Meghalaya Southern Air Command (SAC), headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala South Western Air Command (SWAC), headquartered at Gandhinagar, Gujarat Western Air Command (WAC), headquartered at Subroto Park, New Delhi  Functional Commands Training Command (TC), headquartered at Bangalore, Karnataka Maintenance Command (MC), headquartered at Nagpur, Maharashtra

IAF IN WARS
World War II (1939-1945) First Kashmir War (1947) Congo Crisis (1961) Sino-Indian War (1962) Second Kashmir War (1965) Bangladesh Liberation War (1971) Kargil (1999)

ADVANCEMENT OF IAF
 manufactured its own aircraft & exported to different countries  testing its own long range BVR air to air missile Astra  building a Medium Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Rustom  India and Russia are building Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (also called as Perspective Multi-role Fighter) and Multirole Transport Aircraft  manufacture of HAWK AJT aircraft has commenced in UK  Procurement of Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs) from HAL  The airborne warning and control system (AWACS) are being procured from Israel to meet the long felt need of the IAF

INDIAN MISSILES
Prithvi Agni Akash Trishul Nag Shaurya

 Prithvi - short-range ballistic missile 1. Prithvi I (SS-150) - Army Version (150 km range with a payload of 1,000 kg) 2. Prithvi II (SS-250) - Air Force Version (250 km range with a payload of 500 kg) 3. Prithvi III (SS-350) - Naval Version (350 km range with a payload of 500 kg) 4. Dhanush- naval version of Prithvi, which can be launched from Ships.

 Agni missile - Medium to Intercontinental range ballistic missiles 1. Agni-I short range ballistic missile, 700 - 800 km range. 2. Agni-II medium range ballistic missile, 2,500 km range. 3. Agni-III intermediate range ballistic missile, 3,500 km range. 4. There will not be an Agni-IV missile. 5. Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile, 5,000 - 6,000 .

 Akash -medium range surface-to-air missile. - Target aircraft up to 30 km away, at altitudes up to 18,000 m Trishul - short range surface-to-air missile. Nag -third generation "Fire-and-forget" anti-tank missile. Top attack missile with a range of 3 to 7 km. Shaurya - canister launched hypersonic surface-tosurface tactical missile.

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EMERGING TRENDS IN INDIAN ARMY

Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) It is the Indian Army's principal modernization program from 2012 to 2020. In the first phase, to be completed by 2012, the infantry soldiers will be equipped with modular weapon systems that will have multi-functions. HAL has obtained a firm order to deliver 65 Light Combat Helicopters to the Indian Air Force and 114 to the Army.

 Indian Air Force MiG 29 Fighters Up gradation to be Completed by 2013 India is currently reorganizing its mechanized forces to achieve strategic mobility and high-volume firepower for rapid thrusts into enemy territory. The Indian Army is in the process of raising two new mountain divisions comprising of around 15,000 soldiers each.

4100 Milan 2T Anti Tank Guided Missiles

India to Receive Three Russian Krivak IV Class Frigates by 2012

The Krivak class frigate has deadweight of 4,000 metric tons and a speed of 30 knots, and is capable of accomplishing a wide range of maritime missions, primarily hunting down and destroying large surface ships and submarines.

Indian Army to Induct Nag Missiles Soon: DRDO

The third generation anti-tank Nag missile proving its lethality in the final user trials being conducted in the deserts of Rajasthan, a top missile scientist of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) expressed optimism about its induction into the Army soon.

OUR ARMY IS DOING MUCH FOR OUR DEFENCE. THEY GIVE THEIR TODAY FOR OUR TOMMOROW.