Indian Army

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces, making it the world's second-largest army and the fourth most powerful military globally. The... Wikipedia

• Founded:  January 26, 1950 (in current form)- April 01, 1895 (as British Indian Army)
• Type:  Army
• Role:  Land warfare
• Size:  1,248,000 active personnel, 900,000 reserve personnel, ~310 manned aircraft
• Headquarters:  Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
• Motto(s):  Sevā Paramo Dharmaḥ (ISO), lit. Service is the eternal dharma.
• March:  Quick: Qadam Qadam Badhaye Ja, (Keep stepping forward), Slow: Samman Guard, (The Guard of Honour)
• Anniversaries:  Army Day: 15 January
• Website:  indianarmy.nic.in
• Commander-in-Chief:  President Droupadi Murmu
• Chief of the Army Staff (COAS):  General Upendra Dwivedi
• Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS):  Lieutenant General N. S. Raja Subramani
• Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (DCOAS):  Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma
• Notable, commanders:  Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, General J. N. Chaudhuri, General K. S. Thimayya
• Attack helicopter:  HAL Rudra, HAL Prachand
• Utility helicopter:  HAL Dhruv, HAL Chetak, HAL Cheetah
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo