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Old 16th Feb 2011, 13:40
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sooms
 
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Approximate Strength of the Indian Armed Forces according to wiki:

(This is not an Indian bashing thread)

Army: 1,325,000 Regular Personnel
In excess of 5000 MBT

Navy: 56,000 Regular personnel
250 aircraft
1 CVS
8 Destroyers
13 Frigates
15 Submarines
Approx 150 other vessels

Air Force: 170,000 Personnel
270 SU30MKI
60+ Mig 29
50 M2000
200 Mig 21
140 Jaguar
100+Mig 27

An independant nuclear deterrent and space programme.

Do we really need to be financing them? Maybe they could bung us a few quid?
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