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India Peninsula Shield Force

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.

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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 66 billion $ 97.8 billion $
Percent of GDP: 2.2% 0%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 1,400,000 611,550
Reserve personnel: 800,000 470,000
Available for military: 319,129,420 11,870,201

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 4,614 1,767
Armoured fighting vehicles: 8,600 16,249
Total artillery: 2,799 3,040
Self-propelled artillery: 100 739
Rocket artillery: 960 407

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 2,263 2,122
Fighter aircraft: 173 141
Multirole aircraft: 405 255
Attack aircraft: 120 157
Helicopters: 729 793
UCAV (combat drone): 12 6

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 267 205
Aircraftcarriers: 1 0
Destroyers: 11 0
Frigates: 13 11
Corvettes: 23 21
Submarines: 16 0

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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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.

Peninsula Shield Force

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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.

Peninsula Shield Force

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