INDIAN DEFENCE

FIRST BATCH OF WOMEN PILOTS WAS COMMISIONED IN INDIAN AIR FORCE IN 1996
OFFICERS TRAINING ACADEMY IS LOCATED IN NAGPUR
SOUTHERN COMMAND OF INDIAN NAVY HAS ITS HEADQUARTERS AT COCHIN
ONE OF THE REGIONAL HEAD QUARTERS OF COAST GUARD IS LOCATED AT CHENNAI,MUMBAI AND PORT BLAIR












WHICH ONE S WRONG FIND OUT

WITH THE INDUCTION OF PRITHIVI II THE IAF IS THE ONLY AIR FORCE IN THE WORLD WITH SURFACE TO SURFACE BALISTIC MISSILES UNDER ITS COMMAND

SUKHOI-30MKI JET FIGHTERS CAN LAUNCH AIR TO AIR AND AIR TO SURFACE PRECISION MISSILE

TRISHUL IS SUPERSONIC SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE WITH A RANGE OF 30 KM

THE INDIGENOUSLY BUILT INS PRABAL CAN LAUNCH SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES

INDIAN DEFENCE

• The President of India is the supreme commander of the Indian defence system
• The whole administrative control of the Armed forces lies in the Ministry of Defence
• The Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri) is responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning defence of the country.
• Indian defence system has been divided into three services-


1. Army
2. Navy
3. Air Force

Organisation

The Principal task of the Ministry of Defence is to obtain policy directions of the Government on all defence and security related matters and communicate them for implementation to the Serivce Headquarters, Inter-Service Organisations, Production Establishments and Research an Development Organisations. It is also required to ensure effective implementation of the Government's policy directions and the execution of approved programmes within the allocated resources.

Indian Army

The Indian Army is organised into seven commands:-

S.No.	Command	Headquarter
1	Western command	Chandigarh
2	Eastern command	Kolkata
3	Northern command	56 APO
4	Southern command	Pune
5	Central command	Lucknow
6	Army Training Command	Shimla
7	South Western Command	Jaipur

Indian army is divided broadly into two main categories:- 

1. ARMS
2. SERVICES

Indian Army consists of following ranks:-

1.General
2.Lt. General
3.Major General
4.Brigadier
5.Colonel
6.Lt. Colonel
7.Major
8.Captain
9.Lieutenant

Indian Air Force

S.No.	Command	Headquarter
1	Western command	New Delhi
2	Central command	Allahabad
3	Eastern command	Shillong
4	South western command	Jodhpur
5	Training command	Bangaluru
6	Maintenance command	Nagpur
7	Southern command	Thiruvananthapuram

The Air force combat fleet is made up of 45 squadrons consists a variety of fighters, fighter-bombers, fighter interceptors, bombers and transport and logistics support aircraft.

1. Air chief Marshal
2. Air Marshal
3. Air Vice Marshal
4. Air Commodore
5. Group Captain
6. Wing Commander
7. Squardron Leader
8. Flt. Lieutenant
9. Flying officers

See also: Indian Air Force

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Type	Versions	In Service (Flight International)[1]	Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
Ilyushin Il-78 MKI		Russia[Note 1]	Aerial Refueling	IL-78MKI	7[1]
Beriev A-50 Phalcon		Russia[Note 2]	Airborne Early Warning	A-50E/I	3[1]	3 more on order..
Hawker Siddeley HS 748		United Kingdom	Airliner	HS 748-100	55[1]	Manufactured under licence by HAL.
Sukhoi Su-30MKI		Russia  India	Air Superiority Fighter	Su-30MKI	137[1]	Total 272 on order. 3 have been lost to crashes. Manufactured under licence by HAL [2] </ref>[3]
Mikoyan MiG-29		Soviet Union	Air Superiority Fighter	MiG-29	68[1]	To be Upgraded to MiG-29UPG Standard.[4]
Ilyushin Il-76 Candid		Soviet Union	Cargo Aircraft	Il-76	17[1]
C-130J Super Hercules		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-130J	6[1]	6 more on order.
Antonov An-32 Cline		Soviet Union	Cargo Aircraft	An-32	108[1]	Currently being upgraded in Ukraine to prolong service life.
Dassault Mirage 2000		France	Fighter Aircraft	M2000H M2000TH	45[1] 12[1]	Two lost to crashes in 2012. Remaining to be upgraded to Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 standard.
HAL Tejas		India	Fighter Aircraft	Mark I	1[1]	Another 39 Tejas Mark I on order.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Bahadur		Soviet Union	Ground-attack	MiG-27ML	102[1]	To be phased out by 2025. Manufactured under licence by HAL
SEPECAT Jaguar		France  United Kingdom	Ground-attack	M/S T	120[1] 31[1]	Manufactured under licence by HAL.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21		Soviet Union	Interceptor	MiG21Bis MiG21Bison MiG21M/MF	153[1]	Manufactured under licence by HAL To be phased out 2017.
Gulfstream III		United States	Reconnaissance	IV SRA-4	2[1]
HAL HPT-32 Deepak		India	Trainer		-	Current fleet of ~70 grounded. Being replaced by Pilatus PC-7trainer aircraft, of which 75 have been ordered.
HAL HJT-16 Kiran		India	Trainer	HJT-16 HJT-16II	161[1]
BAE Hawk		United Kingdom	Trainer	Hawk 132	35[1]	70 more on order. Manufactured under licence by HAL.
Dornier Do 228		Germany  India	Utility Transport	Do 228-201	28[1]	12 more on order. Manufactured under licence by HAL.
IAI Astra 1125		Israel	VIP Transport	1125 Astra	1[1]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-35 Hind-E		Soviet Union	Attack Helicopter	Mi-35	20[1]	To be supplemented/replaced with 22 Boeing AH-64 Apache.[5][6]
Mil Mi-8 Mi-17		Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter	Mi-8 Mi-17	138[1]	More Mi-17V5 on order. Mi-8 are being replaced by Mi-17.
Mil Mi-26 Halo		Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter	Mi-26	3[1]
HAL Dhruv		India	Utility Helicopter	Dhruv	25[1]	54 more on order.
HAL Cheetah		France  India	Utility Helicopter	SA 315B	11[1]	Manufactured under liceance by HAL.
HAL Chetak		France  India	Utility Helicopter	SA-316B	72[1]	Manufactured under licence by HAL.

Indian Naval Air Arm

See also: Indian Naval Air Arm

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity[7]	Notes
	Mikoyan MiG-29K	Russia	Carrier based Multirole Fighter	MiG-29K MiG-29KUB	7 4	34 more on order.
	BAE Sea Harrier	United Kingdom[Note 3]	V/STOL Strike fighter	FRS51 T4	11 2
	Tupolev Tu-142 Bear	Soviet Union	Maritime Patrol Anti-submarine warfare	Tu-142M	8	To be replaced by 12 Boeing P-8 Poseidon.
	Ilyushin Il-38 May	Soviet Union	Maritime Patrol Anti-submarine warfare	Il-38SD	5
	Dornier Do 228	Germany  India	Light Transport Aircraft	Do 228-101 Do 228-201	1 19	To be replaced by NAL Saras. Manufactured under licence by HAL.
	HAL Dhruv	India	Utility Helicopter		6	More on order.
	Westland Sea King	United Kingdom	Anti-submarine warfare Search & Rescue, Utility Transport		13 5
	Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King	United States	Anti-submarine warfare Utility Helicopter	UH-3H	6
	Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III	France  India	Utility Helicopter	SA316B SA319	30 25	Manufactured under licence by HAL
	Kamov Ka-25 Hormone	Soviet Union	Anti-submarine warfare		3
	Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A	Russia	Anti-submarine warfare		10
	Kamov Ka-31 Helix-B	Russia	Airborne early warning		9
	HAL HJT-16 Kiran	India	Trainer		8
	HAL HPT-32 Deepak	India	Trainer		8

[edit]Army Aviation Corps (India)

See also: Army Aviation Corps (India)

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity[7]	Notes
	HAL Dhruv	India	Attack helicopter Utility helicopter		32	73 on order.
	HAL Light Combat Helicopter	India	Attack helicopter	LCH	-	114 on Order.
	HAL Chetak	France  India	Utility helicopter	SA 316B Chetak	60	To be replaced. Manufactured under licence by HAL.
	HAL Cheetah	France  India	Utility helicopter	SA 315B Cheetah	48	To be replaced. Manufactured under licence by HAL.
	HAL Lancer	France  India	Light Attack helicopter		12	Developed from HAL Cheetah.
	Mi-17V Hip	Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter		6

[edit]Indian Coast Guard

See also: Indian Coast Guard

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity	Notes
	HAL Dhruv	India	Utility helicopter Attack helicopter		9
	HAL Chetak	India  France	Utility helicopter		18	Manufactured under licence by HAL
	Dornier Do 228	India  Germany	Maritime Surveillance Search & Rescue	Do 228-101	24	18 built by HAL

[edit]UAVs

The Indian Armed Forces operate a number of UAVs split between the three service branches.

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity	Notes
	DRDO Nishant	India	Reconnaissance UAV		4
	IAI Heron	Israel	Strategic Role UAV	Heron I Heron II	50 in air force, unknown numbers in the navy
	IAI Harpy	Israel	Fire & Forget Radar Emitter Destroyer		Unknown
	IAI Searcher	Israel	Reconnaissance UAV	Searcher II Searcher I	100+
	IAI Harop	Israel	Unmanned combat air vehicle		10
	DRDO Lakshya	India	Pilotless Target Aircraft		20	10 more operated by DRDO

Indin Navy

Indian Navy is organised into following commands:-

S.No.	Command	Headquarter
1	Eastern command	Vishakhapatnam
2	Southern command	Kochi
3	Western command	Mumbai

Ranks:-
Navy
1.Admiral
2.Vice Admiral
3.Read Admiral
4.Commodore
5.Captain
6.Commander
7.Lt Commander
8.Lieutenant
9.Sub-Lieutenant

The Indian Navy is divided into the following broad categories
Administration
Logistics and Material
Training
The Fleets
The Naval Aviation
and
The Submarine Arm.