Indian Army has fought a number of limited wars, it lost some of them but mostly of them it won. It faces a range of threats, including terrorism and a persistent Maoist insurgency, but Indian Army always proves that the regimental colors its Jawans carry are still a matter of honor. In spite of this, what question arises is where does our prestigious Indian army stand in the world?
The Indian Army is the land force of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting land-based warfare. It is indeed a well-trained and well-equipped military service, with troop strength of over a million but how powerful a country’s army is, does not solely depend on the number of soldiers, airmen, sailors, and weapons. A country that has greater number in weapons or army manpower does not necessarily mean it has a powerful army, but how modern is the inventory of weapons and their firepower is matters more. Two big factors are the amount and how powerful are the country’s nuclear weapons. Another important factor are the updates, and future procurement plans of the countries. How much and how fast can they deliver the war resources to the battlefield is also an important factor to consider.
What Indian Army has?
- Total Army Personnel: 1,129,900
- Tanks: 4000
- Anti-Tank (AT) Weapons: 51,000
- Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV): 2200
- Armored Personnel Carriers (APC): 500
- Self-propelled Artillery (SPA): 230
- Towed Artillery: 9500
- Mortars: 5000
- Anti-Aircraft (AA) Weapons: 15,500
- Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS): 290
- UAV: 170
- Helicopters: 190
- Logistical Vehicles: 70,000
- Total Land Army Weapons: 75,100
- Brahmos Cruise missile
- Short-range ballistic missile
- Medium-range ballistic missile
- Hypersonic Glide Missile
- Tactical Ballistic Missile
- Intermediate-range ballistic missile
- Attack helicopter-HAL Rudra
- Utility helicopter-HAL Dhruv, Chetak, Cheetah
- Transport helicopter-Mi-17V Hip
Indian Army’s Future Procurement:
- Anti-tank missile FGM-148 Javelin and Spike (missile)
- Prahaar- the solid-fueled missile
- Agni-V – Intercontinental version of the Agni missile system
- Light Utility Helicopter- Euro copter AS 550
- Light multi-role helicopter- Euro copter AS550 Fennec; Kamov Ka-226, Agusta A109 Power or A119 Koala and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems
- BMP-2 based 105mm Light tank
- BMP-2 based NBC protected recon vehicle
- TATA Light Specialist Vehicle – LSV with LMG, MMG
- BMP-2 based AKASH SAM carrier
