India Pakistan Military Strength
- 10 years ago
India has the world’s third largest armed forces behind China and the US, while Pakistan has the world’s 8th largest armed forces behind North Korea, russia, Turkey and South Korea.
The two nations have fought three wars and several conflicts including the Kargil conflict, the latest. With tension often rising across the Line of Control, the two armies are always at loggerheads, though at present the tensions have cooled down a bit. The regular Indian army has 13,25,000 officers and jawans, and if we include the reserves and the paramilitary forces it comes to 47,68,407. The Indian army has to defend a very long and porous border with Pakistan, Nepal, China and Bangladesh. There are 30 regiments and 63 armoured regiments spread into 37 Divisions under 7 operational commands and three types of corps.
Pakistan has a regular army of 6,17,000 officers and soldiers, and if we include the reserves and para-military, the total comes to 14,34,000. Pakistan has more than 500 Al-Khalid main battle tanks (current and planned), 320 T-80 tanks,1300 Al-Zarrar and type 85-II and type 69-II tanks, 50 amphibious tanks, 345 M48A5 US-made tanks, and 50 T-54/55 tanks.
Indian Air Force (IAF) has over 127,000 personnel and 1,500 aircraft in active service during 2011-2012 making it the fourth largest air force in the world with its squadron strength being raised to 42. India’s strike fighters consist of Russian and French aircrafts like MiG-29, Dassault Mirage 2000, Sukhoi Su-30. IAF has 146 sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters out of a total order for 272. IAF operates 68 MiG-29s and 51 Mirage 2000H.
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has about 530 combat aircrafts and over 65,000 active personnel, operating out of 9 airbases. Its strike fighters consist of US, Chinese and French fighters like F-16 Fighting Falcon, JF-17 Thunder and Dassault Mirage ROSE-III.
Pakistan’s navy owns 11 frigates and destroyers, 8 submarines, 8 fast attack crafts, 4 multi-role tactical crafts, 3 mine hunters, 8 auxilliary ships, 12 hover crafts, and 17 patrol boats.
Indian Navy on the other hand, is a three dimensional naval force consisting of an aircraft carrier, 16 amphibious warfare vessels, 31 patrol vessels, eight minesweepers, one nuclear attack submarine, 8 guided missile destroyers, 15 guided-missile frigates, 24 corvettes and 14 diesel-electric attack submarines. There are also 18 auxilliary fleet ships.
The two nations have fought three wars and several conflicts including the Kargil conflict, the latest. With tension often rising across the Line of Control, the two armies are always at loggerheads, though at present the tensions have cooled down a bit. The regular Indian army has 13,25,000 officers and jawans, and if we include the reserves and the paramilitary forces it comes to 47,68,407. The Indian army has to defend a very long and porous border with Pakistan, Nepal, China and Bangladesh. There are 30 regiments and 63 armoured regiments spread into 37 Divisions under 7 operational commands and three types of corps.
Pakistan has a regular army of 6,17,000 officers and soldiers, and if we include the reserves and para-military, the total comes to 14,34,000. Pakistan has more than 500 Al-Khalid main battle tanks (current and planned), 320 T-80 tanks,1300 Al-Zarrar and type 85-II and type 69-II tanks, 50 amphibious tanks, 345 M48A5 US-made tanks, and 50 T-54/55 tanks.
Indian Air Force (IAF) has over 127,000 personnel and 1,500 aircraft in active service during 2011-2012 making it the fourth largest air force in the world with its squadron strength being raised to 42. India’s strike fighters consist of Russian and French aircrafts like MiG-29, Dassault Mirage 2000, Sukhoi Su-30. IAF has 146 sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters out of a total order for 272. IAF operates 68 MiG-29s and 51 Mirage 2000H.
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has about 530 combat aircrafts and over 65,000 active personnel, operating out of 9 airbases. Its strike fighters consist of US, Chinese and French fighters like F-16 Fighting Falcon, JF-17 Thunder and Dassault Mirage ROSE-III.
Pakistan’s navy owns 11 frigates and destroyers, 8 submarines, 8 fast attack crafts, 4 multi-role tactical crafts, 3 mine hunters, 8 auxilliary ships, 12 hover crafts, and 17 patrol boats.
Indian Navy on the other hand, is a three dimensional naval force consisting of an aircraft carrier, 16 amphibious warfare vessels, 31 patrol vessels, eight minesweepers, one nuclear attack submarine, 8 guided missile destroyers, 15 guided-missile frigates, 24 corvettes and 14 diesel-electric attack submarines. There are also 18 auxilliary fleet ships.