Military power of India & Israel
India vs Israel
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India is a country located in Southern Asia with an area of 3,287,590 km2 (land boundries: 13,888 km and costline 7,000 km). The capital of India is New Delhi. The number of inhabitants is 1,352,642,280.
The Indian Armed Forces were chiefly focused on China and Pakistan. India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947. The Sino-Indian War between China and India occurred in October–November 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war. The inventory of the Indian Armed Forces consists mostly of Russian- and Soviet-origin equipment along with a smaller mix of Western and domestically-produced arms. Russia has been the leading supplier of arms to India. France, Israel, and the US also among the major arms suppliers. India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of weapons systems for indigenous use and export.
More about India militaryIsrael is a country located in Middle East with an area of 20,770 km2 (land boundries: 1,068 km and costline 273 km). The capital of Israel is Jerusalem but it is internationally unrecognized. The number of inhabitants is 9,353,610.
Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the United States. Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems.
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Military expenditures
 IN |  IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 66 billion $ | 0 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.2% | 5.2% |
Manpower
| IN | IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 1,400,000 | 169,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 800,000 | 465,000 |
| Available for military: | 319,129,420 | 1,797,960 |
Land Forces
| IN | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 4,614 | 1,650 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 8,600 | 6,135 | |
| Total artillery: | 2,799 | 1,000 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 100 | 650 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 960 | 48 |
Air Forces
| IN | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 2,263 | 618 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 173 | 41 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 405 | 230 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 120 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 729 | 128 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 12 | 15 |
Navy
| IN | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 267 | 74 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 1 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 11 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 13 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 23 | 7 | |
| Submarines: | 16 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
India
India is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. India maintains a "no first use" nuclear policy
India has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal. As of January 2020, India was estimated to have around 150 warheads.
Israel
Although not certain, there is a rumour that Israel was the sixth country in the world that managed to research and develop their own nuclear arsenal. However, they did not confirm that fact. Still, a lot of sources claim that they managed to prepare fully working nuclear warheads in 1966. In spite of such early dates, Israel has not joined the NPT. Up to this day, they do not confirm nor deny the possibility of having nuclear arsenal. As a result of that, Israel is said to apply quite effective, yet affordable deterring policy.
According to many organizations, the estimated numbers of nuclear weapons that Israel possesses varies from 80 up to even 200 ready to be launched nuclear weapons. What is more, there are also rumours that Israel managed to prepare special missiles that can be operational from submarines.
Military service
India
16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, but for noncombat roles only.
Israel
18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24 (women).