Hindistan Silahlı Kuvvetleri

Japonya'nın ardından Hindistan'da Airbus liderliğinde İtalyan Leonardo ve Fransız Dassault Aviation ile birlikte geliştirilmekte olan Eurodrone programına gözlemci devlet olarak katıldı.

Çin karşıtı cephe Hindistan'ı iyice kendine bağlıyor...
Bu iş en çok bizim Pakistan'ın başını ağrıtacak...

Rusya devlet savunma sanayi ihracat şirketi Rosoboronexport'un Genel Müdürü Aleksandr Miheyev, Hindistan'a yönelik savunma sanayi ihracatının 80 milyar dolara ulaştığını açıkladı.


Çin ; Rusya'nın en büyük düşmanlarından biri olan Hindistan'ı böyle silahlandırmasına neden ses çıkarmıyor?

Hindistan , Çin'e karşı pasifikte oluşturulan  cephenin en büyük ortaklarından biri.
Çin-Hint askerleri sınırda sopa-tekme-tokat her hafta kavga ediyor.

https://x.com/SavunmaSanayiST/status/1889222863669858414?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Hindistan, Aero India 2025'te 5. Nesil Gelişmiş Orta Ölçekli Savaş Uçağı'nın (AMCA) tam ölçekli mühendislik modelini tanıtmış.

İlk uçuş 2028, envantere girme 2035 diyorlar. Bu esnada Çin 5. nesil uçakları seri üretimde ,6. Nesil prototipleri vızır vızır uçuruyor. 2-3 seneye Rusya ile su57 ortak üretim pazarlığına girerler.

Hindistan'da derlemeler

Fas'a akash NG satışı olabilirmiş

Tejas Mk2 birnevi Hint rafalesi

Kaveri2 motoru

Vesaire vesaire

Detayları sn.merzifonlu hocamdan alırız

Hindistan verilerini de paylaşayım. Kaynak İ.İ.S.S. Military Balance 2024. Daha taze sayılır.

ACTIVE 1,475,750 (Army 1,237,000 Navy 75,500 Air 149,900 Coast Guard 13,350) Gendarmerie &
Paramilitary 1,616,050

RESERVE 1,155,000 (Army 960,000 Navy 55,000 Air 140,000) Gendarmerie & Paramilitary 941,000
Army first-line reserves (300,000) within 5 years of full␂time service, further 500,000 have commitment to age 50

ORGANISATIONS BY SERVICE
 
Strategic Forces Command
Strategic Forces Command (SFC) is a tri-service command established in 2003. The commander-in-chief of SFC, a senior three-star military officer, manages and administers all strategic forces through army, navy and air-force chains of command

FORCES BY ROLE

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
1 SRBM bde with Agni
1 IRBM bde with Agni II/III
2 SRBM bde with SS-250 Prithvi II

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE LAUNCHERS 66
ICBM • Nuclear Agni V (in test)
IRBM • Nuclear 4+: ε4 Agni III; Agni IV (entering service)
MRBM • Nuclear ε8 Agni II
SRBM • Nuclear 54: ε12 Agni I; ε42 SS-250 Prithvi II; some SS-350 Dhanush (naval testbed)

SUBMARINES • STRATEGIC • SSBN 1 Arihant with 4 1-cell VLS with K-15 Sagarika SLBM, 6 533mm TT
AIR-LAUNCHED MISSILES • ALCM • Nuclear Nirbhay (likely nuclear capable; in development)
Some Indian Air Force assets (such as Mirage 2000H, Rafale or Su-30MKI) may be tasked with a strategic role Space

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE

SATELLITES 26
NAVIGATION, POSITIONING, TIMING: 8 IRNSS
COMMUNICATIONS: 2 GSAT-7/-7A
ISR 15: 9 Cartosat; 6 RISAT
ELINT/SIGINT 1 EMISAT

Army 1,237,000
6 Regional Comd HQ (Northern, Western, Central, Southern, Eastern, Southwestern), 1 Training Comd
(ARTRAC)

FORCES BY ROLE

COMMAND
4 (strike) corps HQ 10 (holding) corps HQ

SPECIAL FORCES 8 SF bn

MANOEUVRE

Armoured
2 armd div (3 armd bde, 1 arty bde (2 arty regt))
1 armd div (3 armd bde, 1 SP arty bde (2 SP arty regt))
8 indep armd bde

Mechanised
6 (RAPID) mech inf div (1 armd bde, 2 mech inf bde, 1 arty bde)
2 indep mech bde

Light
15 inf div (2–5 inf bde, 1 arty bde)
1 inf div (forming)
7 indep inf bde
12 mtn div (3-4 mtn inf bde, 1 arty bde)
2 indep mtn bde

Air Manoeuvre 1 para bde

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
1 IRBM bde with Agni II/III
1 SRBM bde with Agni
2 SRBM bde with SS-250 Prithvi II
3 GLCM regt with PJ-10 Brahmos

COMBAT SUPPORT
3 arty div (2 arty bde, 1 MRL bde)
2 indep arty bde
4 engr bde

ATTACK HELICOPTER
1 atk hel sqn

HELICOPTER
25 hel sqn

AIR DEFENCE
8 AD bde

Reserve Organisations
Reserves 300,000 reservists (first-line reserve within 5 years full-time service); 500,000
reservists (commitment until age 50) (total 800,000)
Territorial Army 160,000 reservists (only 40,000 regular establishment)

FORCES BY ROLE

MANOEUVRE
Light 42 inf bn

COMBAT SUPPORT
6 (Railway) engr regt
2 engr regt
1 sigs regt

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
6 ecological bn

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE

ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES

MBT 3,740: 122 Arjun; 2,418 T-72M1; ε1,200 T-90S (ε1,100 various models in store)
RECCE Ferret (used for internal-security duties along with some indigenously built armd cars)
IFV 3,100: 700 BMP-1; 2,400 BMP-2 Sarath (incl some BMP-2K CP)
APC 369+
APC (W) 163: 157+ OT-64; 6 TASL IPMV
PPV 206+: 165 Casspir; 27 Kalyani M4; some TASL QRFV; 14+ Yukthirath MPV

ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE VEHICLES
AEV BMP-2; FV180
ARV 730+: T-54/T-55; 156 VT-72B; 222 WZT-2; 352 WZT-3 VLB AM-50; BLG-60; BLG T-72; Kartik; MTU-20; MT-55; Sarvatra MW 24 910 MCV-2
ANTI-TANK/ANTI-INFRASTRUCTURE
MSL
SP 110 9P148 Konkurs (RS-AT-5 Spandrel)
MANPATS 9K113 Konkurs (RS-AT-5 Spandrel); Milan 2
RCL 3,000+: 84mm Carl Gustaf; 106mm 3,000+ M40A1 (10 per inf bn)

ARTILLERY 9,743+
SP 155mm 100 K9 Vajra-T
TOWED 3,095+: 105mm 1,350+: 600+ IFG Mk1/Mk2/Mk3; up to 700 LFG; 50 M-56; 122mm 520 D-30; 130mm
ε600 M-46 (500 in store) 155mm 625: ε300 FH-77B; ε200 M-46 (mod); 125 M777A2
MRL 228: 122mm ε150 BM-21/LRAR 214mm 36 Pinaka; 300mm 42 9A52 Smerch
MOR 6,320+: 81mm 5,000+ E1; 120mm ε1,500 AM-50/E1; SP 120mm E1

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE LAUNCHERS
IRBM • Nuclear some Agni-III (entering service)
MRBM • Nuclear ε12 Agni-II
SRBM • Nuclear 42: ε12 Agni-I; ε30 250 Prithvi II
GLCM • Conventional 15 PJ-10 Brahmos

HELICOPTERS
ATK 5 LCH Prachand
MRH 339: 78 Dhruv; 12 Lancer; 74 Rudra; 115 SA315B
Lama (Cheetah); 60 SA316B Alouette III (Chetak)

UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES
ISR • Heavy 4 Heron (leased); Medium 25: 13 Nishant; 12 Searcher Mk I/II

AIR DEFENCE
SAM 748+
Medium-range ε48 Akash
Short-range 180 2K12 Kub (RS-SA-6 Gainful) Point-defence 500+: 50+ 9K33AKM Osa-AKM (RS␂SA-8 Gecko); 200 9K31 Strela-1 (RS-SA-9 Gaskin); 250 9K35 Strela-10 (RS-SA-13 Gopher); 9K310 Igla-1 (RS␂SA-16 Gimlet); 9K38 Igla (RS-SA-18 Grouse) SPAAGM 30mm up to 80 2K22 Tunguska (RS-SA-19 Grison)

GUNS 2,315+
SP 23mm 75 ZSU-23-4; ZU-23-2 (truck-mounted);
TOWED 2,240+: 20mm Oerlikon (reported); 23mm 320 ZU-23-2; 40mm 1,920 L40/70
Navy 75,500 (incl 7,000 Naval Avn and 1,200 Marines)
Fleet HQ New Delhi. Commands located at Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, Kochi and Port Blair

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
SUBMARINES 16
STRATEGIC • SSBN 1 Arihant with 4 1-cell VLS with K-15 Sagarika SLBM, 6 533mm TT
TACTICAL 16
SSK 16:
5 Kalvari (FRA Scorpène) with 6 533mm TT with SM39 Exocet Block 2 AShM/SUT HWT
3 Shishumar (GER Type-209/1500) with 8 single 533mm TT with SUT mod 1 HWT
1 Shishumar (GER Type-209/1500) with 8 single 533mm TT with UGM-84L Harpoon II AShM/SUT
mod 1 HWT
7 Sindhughosh (FSU Kilo) with 6 single 533mm TT with 3M54E1/E Klub-S (RS-SS-N-27A/B) (Klub-S AShM variant unclear) AShM/53-65KE HWT/TEST-71ME HWT/SET-65E HWT

PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 29

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS • CV 2
1 Vikramaditya (ex-FSU Kiev mod) with 3 8-cell VLS with Barak-1 SAM, 4 AK630M CIWS (capacity 12
MiG-29K/KUB Fulcrum FGA ac; 6 Ka-28 Helix A ASW hel/Ka-31 Helix B AEW hel)
1 Vikrant with 3 AK630M CIWS (to be fitted with Barak 8 SAM) (capacity 30 aircraft including MiG-
29K/KUB Fulcrum, Ka-31 Helix B, MH-60R Seahawk, Dhruv)

DESTROYERS 11

DDGHM 8:
3 Delhi (Project 15) with 2 quad lnchr with Brahmos AShM, 2 single 3S90E lnchr with 9M38E M-22E
Shtil (RS-SA-N-7 Gadfly) SAM, 4 8-cell VLS with Barak-1 SAM, 5 single 533mm ASTT with SET-65E
HWT/Varunastra HWT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S mor; 2 AK630 CIWS, 1 76mm gun (capacity either 2 Dhruv hel/Sea King Mk42A ASW hel)
3 Kolkata (Project 15A) with 2 8-cell UVLM VLS with Brahmos AShM, 4 8-cell VLS with Barak-8 SAM; 2
twin 533mm TT with SET-65E HWT/Varunastra HWT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S mor, 4 AK630M
CIWS, 1 76mm gun (capacity 2 Dhruv/Sea King Mk42B hel)
2 Visakhapatnam (Project 15B) with 2 8-cell UVLM VLS with Brahmos AShM, 4 8-cell VLS with
Barak-8 SAM; 2 twin 533mm TT with Varunastra HWT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S mor, 4 AK630M
CIWS, 1 76mm gun (capacity 2 Dhruv/Sea King Mk42B hel)

DDGM 3:
1 Rajput (FSU Kashin) with 2 twin lnchr with P-27 Termit-R (RS-SS-N-2D Styx) AShM, 2 8-cell VLS
with VL-SRSAM SAM, 1 twin ZIF-101 lnchr with 4K91 M-1 Volnya (RS-SA-N-1 Goa) SAM, 5 single
533mm PTA-51-61ME ASTT with SET-65E HWT/Varunastra HWT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S mor,
4 AK630M CIWS, 1 76mm gun (capacity Ka-28 Helix A hel)
2 Rajput (FSU Kashin) with 1 8-cell UVLM VLS with Brahmos AShM, 2 twin lnchr with P-27 Termit-R
(RS-SS-N-2D Styx) AShM, 2 8-cell VLS with Barak-1 SAM, 1 twin ZIF-101 lnchr with 4K91 M-1
Volnya (RS-SA-N-1 Goa) SAM, 5 single 533mm ASTT with SET-65E HWT/Varunastra HWT, 2
RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S mor, 2 AK630M CIWS, 1 76mm gun (capacity 1 Ka-28 Helix A hel)

FRIGATES 16

FFGHM 12:
3 Brahmaputra (Project 16A) with 4 quad lnchr with 3M24E Uran-E (RS-SS-N-25 Switchblade) AShM,
3 8-cell VLS with Barak-1 SAM, 2 triple ILAS-3 (B-515) 324mm ASTT with A244 LWT, 4 AK630M
CIWS, 1 76mm gun (capacity 2 SA316B Alouette III (Chetak)/Sea King Mk42 ASW hel)
3 Shivalik (Project 17) with 1 8-cell 3S14E VLS with 3M54TE Klub-N (RS-SS-N-27B Sizzler) AShM/
Brahmos AShM, 4 8-cell VLS with Barak-1 SAM, 1 single 3S90E lnchr with 9M317E Shtil-1 (RS-SA-N-
7B) SAM, 2 triple 324mm ILAS-3 (B-515) ASTT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S mor, 2 AK630M CIWS, 1
76mm gun (capacity 1 Sea King Mk42B ASW hel)
3 Talwar I with 1 8-cell 3S14E VLS with 3M54TE Klub-N (RS-SS-N-27B Sizzler) AShM, 1 single
3S90E lnchr with 9M317E Shtil-1 (RS-SA-N-7B) SAM, 2 twin 533mm DTA-53-11356 ASTT with
SET-65E HWT/Varunastra HWT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S mor, 2 Kashtan (RS-CADS-N-1)
CIWS, 1 100mm gun (capacity 1 Dhruv/Ka-28 Helix A ASW hel)
3 Talwar II with 1 8-cell UVLM VLS with Brahmos
AShM, 1 single 3S90E lnchr with 9M317E Shtil-1 (RS-SA-N-7B) SAM, 2 twin 533mm DTA-53-11356
ASTT with SET-65E HWT/Varunastra HWT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S mor, 2 AK630M CIWS, 1 100mm
gun (capacity 1 Dhruv/Ka-28 Helix A ASW hel)

FFH 4 Kamorta (Project 28) with 2 twin 533mm ITTL ASTT with Varunastra HWT, 2 RBU 6000 Smerch 2 A/S
mor, 2 AK630 CIWS, 1 76mm gun (capacity 1 Dhruv/Ka-28 Helix A ASW hel)

PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 160

CORVETTES • FSGM 6:
2 Khukri (Project 25) with 2 twin lnchr with P-27 Termit-R (RS-SS-N-2D Styx) AShM, 2 twin lnchr
(manual aiming) with 9K32M Strela-2M (RS␂SA-N-5 Grail) SAM, 2 AK630M CIWS, 1 76mm gun, 1 hel landing platform (for Dhruv/SA316 Alouette III (Chetak))
4 Kora (Project 25A) with 4 quad lnchr with 3M24E Uran-E (RS-SS-N-25 Switchblade) AShM, 1 quad
lnchr (manual aiming) with 9K32M Strela-2M (RS-SA-N-5 Grail) SAM, 2 AK630M CIWS, 1
76mm gun, 1 hel landing platform (for Dhruv/SA316 Alouette III (Chetak))
PSOH 10: 4 Saryu with 2 AK630M CIWS, 1 76mm gun (capacity 1 Dhruv); 6 Sukanya with 4 RBU 2500 A/S mor
(capacity 1 SA316 Alouette III (Chetak))

PCFGM 7:
5 Veer (FSU Tarantul) with 4 single lnchr with P-27 Termit-R (RS-SS-N-2D Styx) AShM, 2 quad lnchr
(manual aiming) with 9K32M Strela-2M (RS-SA-N-5 Grail), 2 AK630M CIWS, 1 76mm gun
2 Prabal (mod Veer) with 4 quad lnchr with 3M24E Uran-E (RS-SS-N-25 Switchblade) AShM, 1 quad
lnchr (manual aiming) with 9K32M Strela-2M (RS␂SA-N-5 Grail) SAM, 2 AK630M CIWS, 1 76mm gun
PCMT 1 Abhay (FSU Pauk II) with 1 quad lnchr (manual aiming) with 9K32M Strela-2M (RS-SA-N-5 Grail) SAM,
2 twin 533mm DTA-53 ASTT with SET-65E, 2 RBU 1200 Uragan A/S mor, 1 AK630M CIWS, 1 76mm gun
PCC 15: 10 Car Nicobar; 5 Trinkat (Bangaram SDB Mk5)
PCF 3 Tarmugli (Car Nicobar mod)
PBF 118: 9 Immediate Support Vessel (Rodman 78); 14
Immediate Support Vessel (Craftway); 15 Plascoa 1300
(SPB); 3 Super Dvora; 77 Solas Marine Interceptor

AMPHIBIOUS
PRINCIPAL AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS • LPD 1
Jalashwa (ex-US Austin) with 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS (capacity up to 6 med spt hel; either 9 LCM or 4 LCM
and 2 LCAC; 4 LCVP; 930 troops)

LANDING SHIPS 7
LSM 3 Kumbhir (FSU Polnochny C) with 2 MS-227 Ogon' MRL, 2 AK230 CIWS with 1 hel landing
platform (capacity 5 MBT or 5 APC; 160 troops)
LST 4: 1 Magar with 2 MS-227 Ogon' MRL with 1 hel landing platform (capacity 15 MBT or 8 APC or 10
trucks; 500 troops); 3 Magar mod with 2 MS-227 Ogon'MRL with 1 hel landing platform (capacity 11 MBT or
8 APC or 10 trucks; 500 troops)

LANDING CRAFT 12
LCT 8 LCU Mk-IV (capacity 1 Arjun MBT/2 T-90 MBT/4 IFV/160 troops)
LCM 4 LCM 8 (for use in Jalashwa)

LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 42
AFD 2: 1 FDN-1; 1 FDN-2
AGOR 1 Sagardhwani with 1 hel landing platform
AGS 7: 1 Makar; 6 Sandhayak with 1 hel landing platform
AGM 2: 1 Anvesh; 1 Dhruv
AOL 10: 1 Ambika; 4 GSL 1,000T Fuel Barge; 2 Poshak; 7 Purak
AOR 1 Jyoti with 1 hel landing platform
AORH 3: 1 Aditya (based on Deepak (1967) Bremer Vulkan design) (capacity 1 med hel); 2 Deepak with 4
AK630 CIWS (capacity 1 Sea King Mk42B)
AP 2 Nicobar with 1 hel landing platform
ASR 1
ATF 1 Gaj
AWT 3 Ambuda
AX 1 Tir with 1 hel landing platform
AXS 4: 2 Mhadei; 2 Tarangini

UNINHABITED MARITIME PLATFORMS • USV 3
DATA • Small 3 SSO
UNINHABITED MARITIME SYSTEMS • UUV
UTL Atom Mk 1; HUGIN

Naval Aviation 7,000

FORCES BY ROLE
FIGHTER/GROUND ATTACK
2 sqn with MiG-29K/KUB Fulcrum
ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE
1 sqn with Ka-28 Helix A
1 sqn with Sea King Mk42B

MARITIME PATROL
5 sqn with Do-228; Do-228-101
3 sqn with P-8I Neptune

AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING & CONTROL
1 sqn with Ka-31 Helix B

SEARCH & RESCUE
1 sqn with SA316B Alouette III (Chetak); Sea King Mk42C
4 sqn with Dhruv MkI/MkIII

TRANSPORT
1 sqn with Do-228; HS-748M (HAL-748M)

TRAINING
1 sqn with Do-228; Do-228-101; Virus SW-80
1 sqn with HJT-16 Kiran MkI/II; Hawk Mk132*
1 hel sqn with Sea King Mk42B

TRANSPORT HELICOPTER
1 sqn with UH-3H Sea King

ISR UAV
3 sqn with Heron; Searcher MkII

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIRCRAFT 71 combat capable
FTR 42 MiG-29K/KUB Fulcrum
ASW 12 P-8I Neptune
MP 12+ Do-228-101
TPT 20: Light 10 Do-228; (17 BN-2 Islander in store)
PAX 10 HS-748M (HAL-748M)
TRG 41: 6 HJT-16 Kiran MkI; 6 HJT-16 Kiran MkII; 17 Hawk Mk132*; 12 Virus SW-80

HELICOPTERS
ASW 36: 12 Ka-28 Helix A; 6 MH-60R Seahawk; 18 Sea King Mk42B
MRH 73: 10 Dhruv MkI; 16 Dhruv MkIII; 24 SA316B Alouette III (Chetak); 23 SA319 Alouette III
AEW 11 Ka-31 Helix B
TPT • Medium 11: 5 Sea King Mk42C; up to 6 UH-3H Sea King

UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES 12
CISR • Heavy 2 MQ-9A Reaper (leased)
ISR 10: Heavy 4 Heron; Medium 6 Searcher Mk II

AIR-LAUNCHED MISSILES
AAM • IR R-550 Magic/Magic 2; R-73 (RS-AA-11A Archer); IR/SARH R-27 (RS-AA-10 Alamo); ARH: R-77
(RS-AA-12A Adder) AShM AGM-84 Harpoon (on P-8I ac); Kh-35 (RS-AS-20
Kayak)
BOMBS • TV-guided KAB-500KR/OD Marines ε1,200 (Additional 1,000 for SPB
duties) After the Mumbai attacks, the Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB),
with 80 PBF, was established to protect critical maritime infrastructure

FORCES BY ROLE

SPECIAL FORCES
1 (marine) cdo force

MANOEUVRE
Amphibious
1 amph bde

Air Force 149,900

5 regional air comds: Western (New Delhi), Southwestern (Gandhinagar), Eastern (Shillong), Central (Allahabad), Southern (Trivandrum). 2 support comds: Maintenance (Nagpur) and Training (Bangalore)

FORCES BY ROLE

FIGHTER
3 sqn with MiG-29 Fulcrum; MiG-29UB Fulcrum

FIGHTER/GROUND ATTACK
5 sqn with Jaguar IB/IS
2 sqn with MiG-21 Bison
3 sqn with Mirage 2000E/ED/I/IT (2000H/TH – secondary ECM role)
2 sqn with Rafale DH/EH
12 sqn with Su-30MKI Flanker
2 sqn with Tejas

ANTI SURFACE WARFARE
1 sqn with Jaguar IM ISR
1 unit with Global 5000 ISR

AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING & CONTROL
1 sqn with EMB-145AEW Netra
1 sqn with Il-76TD Phalcon

TANKER
1 sqn with Il-78 Midas

TRANSPORT
1 (VIP) sqn with B-737; B-737BBJ; B-777-300ER; EMB-135BJ
2 sqn with C-130J-30 Hercules
1 sqn with C-17A Globemaster III
6 sqn with An-32/An-32RE Cline
3 sqn with Do-228; HS-748
1 sqn with Il-76MD Candid
1 sqn with C295MW; HS-748

TRAINING
1 OCU sqn with Su-30MKI Flanker

ATTACK HELICOPTER
1 sqn with AH-64E Apache Guardian
1 sqn with LCH Prachand
2 sqn with Mi-25 Hind; Mi-35 Hind

TRANSPORT HELICOPTER
5 sqn with Dhruv
7 sqn with Mi-17/Mi-17-1V Hip H
12 sqn with Mi-17V-5 Hip H
2 sqn with SA316B Alouette III (Chetak)
1 flt with CH-47F Chinook; Mi-26 Halo
2 flt with SA315B Lama (Cheetah)
2 flt with SA316B Alouette III (Chetak)

ISR UAV
5 sqn with Heron; Searcher MkII

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
2 GLCM sqn with PJ-10 Brahmos

AIR DEFENCE
6 sqn with 9K33M3 Osa-AKM (RS-SA-8B Gecko)
8 sqn with Akash
2 sqn with Barak-8 MR-SAM
25 sqn with S-125M Pechora-M (RS-SA-3B Goa)
3 sqn with S-400 (RS-SA-21 Growler)
10 flt with 9K38 Igla-1 (RS-SA-18 Grouse)

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE

AIRCRAFT 730 combat capable
FTR 61: 54 MiG-29 Fulcrum (incl 12+ MiG-29UPG); 7 MiG-29UB Fulcrum B
FGA 455: ε40 MiG-21 Bison; 37 MiG-21U/UM Mongol; 37 Mirage 2000E/I (2000H); 10 Mirage 2000ED/IT (2000TH); 8 Rafale DH; 28 Rafale EH; 262 Su-30MKI Flanker H; 33 Tejas
ATK 115: 28 Jaguar IB; 79 Jaguar IS; 8 Jaguar IM
ISR 2 Global 5000 ISR
AEW&C 5: 2 EMB-145AEW Netra (1 more in test); 3 Il-76TD Phalcon
TKR 6 Il-78 Midas
TPT 246: Heavy 28: 11 C-17A Globemaster III; 17 Il-76MD Candid; Medium 10 C-130J-30 Hercules; Light 142: 47 An-32; 55 An-32RE Cline; 1 C295W; 35 Do-228; 4 EMB-135BJ; PAX 66: 1 B-707; 4 B-737; 3 B-737BBJ; 2 B-777-300ER; 56 HS-748
TRG 372: 99 Hawk Mk132*; 86 HJT-16 Kiran MkI/IA; 41 HJT-16 Kiran MkII; 75 PC-7 Turbo Trainer MkII; 71 Virus SW-80

HELICOPTERS
ATK 43: 22 AH-64E Apache Guardian; 4 LCH Prachand; 17 Mi-25/Mi-35 Hind
MRH 402: 60 Dhruv; 35 Mi-17 Hip H; 45 Mi-17-1V Hip H; 148 Mi-17V-5 Hip H; 59 SA315B Lama (Cheetah); 39
SA316B Alouette III (Chetak); 16 Rudra
TPT • Heavy 16: 15 CH-47F Chinook; 1 Mi-26 Halo

UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES
ISR • Heavy 9 Heron; Medium some Searcher MkII
LOITERING & DIRECT ATTACK MUNITIONS
Harop

AIR DEFENCE • SAM
Long-range 24 S-400 (RS-SA-21 Growler)
Medium-range 72: ε64 Akash; 8 Barak-8 (MRSAM)
Short-range S-125M Pechora-M (RS-SA-3B Goa); Spyder␂SR
Point-defence 9K33M3 Osa-AKM (RS-SA-8 Gecko); 9K38 Igla (RS-SA-18 Grouse)

AIR-LAUNCHED MISSILES
AAM • IR R-60 (RS-AA-8 Aphid); R-73 (RS-AA-11A Archer) R-550 Magic; IIR Mica IR; IR/SARH R-27 (RS␂AA-10 Alamo); SARH Super 530D ARH R-77 (RS-AA-12A Adder); Meteor; Mica RF AShM AGM-84 Harpoon; AM39 Exocet; Kh-31A (RS-AS-17B Krypton)
ASM AASM; AGM-114L/R Hellfire; Kh-29 (RS-AS-14 Kedge); Kh-59 (RS-AS-13 Kingbolt); Kh-59M (RS-AS-18
Kazoo); AS-30; Popeye II (Crystal Maze) ARM Kh-25MP (RS-AS-12A Kegler); Kh-31P (RS-AS-17A
Krypton)
LACM • Conventional Brahmos; SCALP-EG
BOMBS
INS/SAT guided Spice; Spice 2000 Laser-guided Griffin; KAB-500L; Paveway II
TV-guided KAB-500KR

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE LAUNCHERS
GLCM • Conventional PJ-10 Brahmos
Coast Guard 13,350

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 143
PSOH 27: 2 Sankalp (capacity 1 Chetak/Dhruv hel); 4 Samar with 1 76mm gun (capacity 1 Chetak/Dhruv hel);
11 Samarth (capacity 1 Chetak/Dhruv hel); 7 Vikram (capacity 1 Dhruv hel); 3 Vishwast (capacity 1 Chetak/Dhruv hel)
PSO 3 Samudra Prahari with 1 hel landing platform
PCC 44: 20 Aadesh; 8 Rajshree (Flight I); 5 Rajshree (Flight II) 5 Rani Abbakka; 6 Sarojini Naidu
PBF 69: 6 C-154; 2 C-141; 11 C-143; 50 C-401
AMPHIBIOUS • UCAC 17: 5 H-181 (Griffon 8000TD); 12 H-187 (Griffon 8000TD)

AIRCRAFT • MP 39 Do-228-101

HELICOPTERS • MRH 39: 4 Dhruv MkI; 16 Dhruv MkIII; 19 SA316B Alouette III (Chetak)
Gendarmerie & Paramilitary 1,616,050

Rashtriya Rifles 65,000
Ministry of Defence. 15 sector HQ

FORCES BY ROLE

MANOEUVRE
Other
65 paramilitary bn
Assam Rifles 65,150
Ministry of Home Affairs. Security within northeastern states, mainly army-officered; better trained than BSF

FORCES BY ROLE

Equipped to roughly same standard as an army inf bn

COMMAND
7 HQ

MANOEUVRE
Other 47 paramilitary bn

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
ARTILLERY • MOR 81mm 252

Border Security Force 263,900
Ministry of Home Affairs

FORCES BY ROLE
MANOEUVRE
Other 193 paramilitary bn

EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
Small arms, lt arty, some anti-tank weapons

ARTILLERY • MOR 81mm 942+
AIRCRAFT • TPT • Light 1 ERJ-135BJ
HELICOPTERS • MRH 21: 6 Dhruv; 6 Mi-17-1V Hip; 8 Mi-17V-5 Hip; 1 SA315B Lama (Cheetah)

Central Industrial Security Force 144,400
(lightly armed security guards)
Ministry of Home Affairs. Guards public-sector locations Central Reserve Police Force 324,600
Ministry of Home Affairs. Internal-security duties, only lightly armed, deployable throughout the country

FORCES BY ROLE

MANOEUVRE

Other 208 paramilitary bn 15 (rapid action force) paramilitary bn 10 (CoBRA) paramilitary bn
6 (Mahila) paramilitary bn (female) 2 sy gp

COMBAT SUPPORT
5 sigs bn

Defence Security Corps 31,000
Provides security at Defence Ministry sites Indo-Tibetan Border Police 89,400
Ministry of Home Affairs. Tibetan border security SF/guerrilla-warfare and high-altitude-warfare specialists

FORCES BY ROLE

MANOEUVRE
Other 56 paramilitary bn

National Security Guards 12,000 Anti-terrorism contingency deployment force,
comprising elements of the armed forces, CRPF and Border Security Force

Railway Protection Forces 70,000

Sashastra Seema Bal 87,600 Guards the borders with Nepal and Bhutan

FORCES BY ROLE

MANOEUVRE
Other 73 paramilitary bn
Special Frontier Force 10,000

Mainly ethnic Tibetans Special Protection Group 3,000 Protection of ministers and senior officials

State Armed Police 450,000

For duty primarily in home state only, but can be moved to other states. Some bn with GPMG and army␂standard infantry weapons and equipment

FORCES BY ROLE
MANOEUVRE

Other 144 (India Reserve Police) paramilitary bn

Reserve Organisations
Civil Defence 500,000 reservists Operate in 225 categorised towns in 32 states. Some
units for NBC defence Home Guard 441,000 reservists (547,000
authorised str) In all states except Arunachal Pradesh and Kerala; men
on reserve lists, no trg. Not armed in peacetime. Used for civil defence, rescue and firefighting provision in wartime; 6 bn (created to protect tea plantations in
Assam)