SSC General Science & Technology Science and Technology Notes - Defence Research and Technology

Ranks of Commissioned Officers

Army

Air Force

Navy

General

Air Chief Marshal

Admiral

Lieutenant General

Air Marshal

Vice Admiral

Major General

Air Vice Marshal

Rear Admiral

Brigadier

Air Commodore

Commodore

Colonel

Group Captain

Captain

Lieutenant Colonel

Wing Commander

Commander

Major

Squadron Leader

Lieutenant Commander

Captain

Flight Lieutenant

Lieutenant

Lieutenant

Flying Officer

Sub Lieutenant

Indian Missiles

Prithvi-I (SS-150)

Road-mobile, short-range ballistic missile (Range: 150km, Payload: 1000 kg, User: Army)

Prithvi-II (SS-250)

Range: 250 km-350 km, Payload: 250 kg-500kg-1000kg, User: Air Force, Army

Prithvi-III (SS-350)

Range: 350 km-600 km, Payload: 250 kg-500kg, User: Army, Air Force, Navy

Agni-I

Range: 700-1,200 km, Type: MRBM, User: Army, Air Force  

Agni-II

Range: 2,000-2,500 km, Type: IRBM, User: Army Air Force

Agni-III

Range: 3,000-5,00 km, Type: IRBM, User: Army, Air Force

Agni-IV

Range: 2,500-3,700 km, Type: IRBM, User: Army, Air Force

Agni-V

Range: 5,000-8,000 km, Type: ICBM, User: Army, Air Force

Agni-VI

Range: 8,000-10,000 km, Type: ICBM, User: Army, Air Force

Dhanush

Naval Variant of the Prithvi short-range ballistic missile intended for launch from surface ships

Range: 350 km, User: Navy

K-15

Range: 750 km, Weight: 10 tonnes, Warhead: 1 tonne, length: 10m

K-4

Range: 3,500-5,000 km, Weight: 17 tonnes, Warhead: 1 tonne

K-5

Range: 6,000 km, Weight: Unspecified, Warhead: 1 tonne

BrahMos

Type: Supersonic, Range: 290 km, Status: Inducted

Shaurya

Type: Hypersonic, Range: 1000-1800 km, Status: Inducted User: Army

SRSAM

Type: Hypersonic, Range: 15 km, Status: Inducted

Pinaka

Range: 40 km, Status: Inducted

Nag

All-Weather, top-attack, fire-and-forge anti-tank guided missile (Range: 4 km, Status: Inducted

Akash

Medium range surface-to-air missile (Range: 30 km, Status: Inducted

Phase-I

Status: Development completed

MRSAM

Range: 70 km, User: Air Force

Some Indian Missiles in Development Testing Phase

BrahMos-2

Type: Hypersonic, Range: 290 km, Status: In development

Long-Range Cruise Missile (LRCM)

Type: Supersonic, Range: 1000 km, Status: In development

Pinaka 2

Range: 120 km, Status: Design Phase

Nag 2

Range: 7 km, Status: In development

Akash MK2

Range: 45-50 km, Status: In development

Astra missile MK2

Beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile to equip the IAF?s Mirage 2000, MiG-29, SU-30MKI and the future Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)

Range: 100-120 km, Status: Design Phase

Prahaar

Range: 150 km, Status: In Test Phase

Astra

Range: 80 km, Status: In Trial Phase

Helina

Range: 7 km, Status: In Test Phase

LRSAM

Range: 70 km, Status: Testing phase

Phase-I

Status: Development completed

Trishul

Short range, quick reaction, all-Weather surface-to-air missile

(Range: 8-12 km, Status: Closed)

Military Training Establishment

Military Training Centres

Location

Army School of Mechanical Transport

Bengaluru (Karnataka)

Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School

Vairengte (Mizoram)

Institute of Nationals Integration

Pune (Maharashtra)

Indian Military Aircraft

Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-21

Soviet Union

Multirole fighter/ground attack aircraft

MiG-21 (BISON)

Dassault Mirage 2000

France

Multirole single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter

Mirage 2000 (?Vajra?)

HAL Tejas

India

Lightweight Multirole fighter

Tejas (LSP)

Indian Military Aircraft

Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-21

Soviet Union

Multirole fighter/ground attack aircraft

MiG-21 (BISON)

SEPECAT Jaguar

Anglo-French

Deep penetration strike, ground attack aircraft

S1

liyushin IL-76

Soviet union

Military transport aircraft

IL-76

Antonov 32 (AN-32)

Soviet union

Medium tactical transport aircraft

AN-32

MI-25/MI-35

Russia

Assault and anti-armour helicopter

MI-25/MI-35

MI-26

Russia

Military heavy lift helicopter

MI-26

Dornier228

Germany

Logistic air support staff transport

Dornier

Alouette III Chetak

France

Light utility helicopter

Chetak

Alouette II Chetak

France

Capable to operate at high altitudes as a rescue and crane machine

HAL Cheetah

Military Training Establishments

Military Training Centres

Location

National Defence Academy

Khadakwasla, Maharashtra

Indian Military Academy

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Rashtriya Indian military College

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

National Defence College

New Delhi

Armed Forces Medical College

Pune (Maharashtra)

Officer?s training School

Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

College of Combat, Mhow (Army War College) Armoured Corps Centre and School

Mhow (Madhya Pradesh)

College of Military Engineering

Kirkee (Pune, Maharashtra)

Military College of Telecommunications Engineering

Secunderabad (Telangana)

Military Training Establishments

Military Training Centres

Location

Army Cadet Collage

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

College of Material Management

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

High Altitude Warfare School

Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir)

Army Service Corps School

Bareilly (UP)

EME School

Secunderabad (Telangana)

Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Remount and Veterinary Corps Centre and School

Meerut (UP)

Army Educational Corps Training School And Depot

Pune (Maharashtra)

Corps of Military Police Centre and School

Bengaluru (Karnataka)

Army School Physical Training

Pune (Maharashtra)

Army/Air Transport Support School

Agra (UP)

Army Clerk Training School

Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

Army School of Mechanical Transport

Bengaluru (Karnataka)

Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School

Vairengte (Mizoram)

Institution of Nation integration

Pune (Maharashtra)

Air Force Training Establishments

S. No.

Training Establishment

Location

1.

Air Force Administrative College

Coimbatore

2.

Air Force Academy

Hyderabad

3.

Air Force Technical College

Bengaluru

4.

Flying Instructors? School

Tambaram

5.

Elementary Flying School

Bidar

6.

Transport Training Wing

Yelahanka

7.

Institute of Aviation Medicine

Bengaluru

8.

Paratroopers Training School

Agra

9.

Navigation Training School

Hyderabed

10.

College of Air Warfare

Secunderabad

Indian Navy Training Establishments

S. No.

Training Establishment

Location

1.

Indian Naval Academy

Ezhimala (Kerala)

2.

INS Chilka

Khurda (Odisha)

3.

INS Shivaji

Lonavala (Maharashtra)

4.

INS Valsura

Jamnagar (Gujarat)

5.

INS Hamla

Mumbai

6.

INS Kurjali

Mumbai

7.

INS Agrani

Coimbatore

8.

INS Garuda

Kochi (Kerala)

9.

Navy Shipwright School

Vishakhapatnam

10.

INS Dronacharya

Kochi (Kerala)

11.

Institute of Naval Medicine

Colaba, Mumbai

Indian Navy Submarines

S. No.

Class

Name

Role

1.

Chakra

INS Chakra (Originally K-152 Nerpa of Russian Navy)

Nuclear Powered

2.

Sindughosh

INS Sindhughosh, INS Sindhudhvaj, INS Sindhuraj, INS Sindhuvir, INS Sindhuratna, INS Sindhukesari, INS Sindhukirti, INS Sindhuvijay, INS Sindhurakshak, INS Sindhurashtra

Diesel-Electric

3.

Shishumar

INS Shishumar, INS Shankush, INS Shalki, INS Shankul

Diesel-Electric

4.

Arihant-class submarine

India?s first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines being built for the Indian Navy.

Diesel-Electric

Aircraft Carriers in the Indian Navy

S. No.

Name

Original Name

Class

Country of Origin

1.

INS Viraat

HMS Hermes

Centaur class

U.K

2.

INS Vikramaditya

Admiral Gorshkov

Kiev Class

Russia (Indian?s largest warship INS Vikramaditya dedicated to the nation on 14 June 2014)

3.

INS Vikrant

-

Vikrant Class

Indigenous (expected to be commissioned in 2018)

INS Vikrant, originally HMS Hercules of Majestic Class (United Kingdom) was the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. It was decommissioned in 1997 and sold for ship-breaking in 2014.

Indian Navy Aircraft

MIKOYAN

MIG 29-KV

Russia

All-weather carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft will be fielded on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya

MIG-29K

Dornier 228

Utility aircraft

BAE Sea Harrier

UK

Fighter trainer operates from the INS Viraat

FRS MK.51/T Mk.60

Boeing P-81 Neptune

USA

Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and anti-submarine operations

P-8

Tupolev TU-142

Russia

Operate from INS Rajali and INS Hansa, fitted with the air-launched version of the Brah/Mos.

Tu-142

IIyushin II-38 May

Soviet Union

Maritime patrol

II-38 SD

HAL Dhruv

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

Utility helicopter fitted with the Super Vision-2000 maritime radar

Indian Navy Aircraft

Kamov Ka-31 Helix-B

Russia

Airborne early warning

Westland Sea king

United Kingdom

Anti-submarine warfare; Search and Rescue, utility transport

Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

USA

Anti-submarine warfare utility transport

UH-3H

Kamov Ka-25 Hormone

Soviet Union

Anti-submarine warfare

HAL HJT-16 Kiran

India

Trainer aircraft

HAL Chetak

India

Utility helicopter

SA316B SA319

BAE HAWK

United Kingdom

Trainer aircraft

Hawk 132

Coast Guard Regions

S. No.

Regional HQ

Location

1.

Western Region (W)

Mumbai

2.

Eastern Region (E)

Chennai

3.

North East Region (NE)

Kolkata

4.

Andaman and Nicobar Region (A&N)

Port Blair

5.

North West Region (NW)

Gandhinagar

Indian Radar System

INDRA-I

Indian Doppler Radar (INDRA) series

DRDO

Rajendra Radar

Passive electronically scanned array radar

DRDO

Central Acquisition Radar

Planar array, S Band radar

DRDO

BFSR-SR

2D short range Battle Field Surveillance Radar

LRDE

Super Vision-2000

Airborne 3D Naval surveillance radar

LRDE

Long Range Tracking Radar (The LRTR)

3D AESA

Elta of Israel

Paramilitary and Reserved Forces

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

It was established immediately aftermath Chinese attack in the year 1962. They help protect Northern borders by monitoring and preventing smuggling and illegal immigration.

National Security Guard (NSG)

It was established in 1984 to counter the surge of militancy in the country.

It is a highly trained force that deals with militants effectively.

Central Industrial Security Force  (CISF)

It was set up in 1969 after the recommendation of Justice B. Mukherji. Its objective is to monitor the industrial complexes of the Central Government.

Assam Rifles

It is oldest paramilitary force in the country. Assam rifles was established in the year 1835 with an objective to keep a constant vigil on the international boarders in North East while resorting to counter-insurgency operation in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland

Board Security Force (BSF)

It was established in 1965. It keeps a vigil over the international borders against the intrusion in the country

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

It was set up in the year 1939 with an objective to assist the State/Union Territory Police in maintenance of law and order. ?Mahila Battalion? commissioned on 30th March 1986 is the 88th Battalion of CPRF which is the world?s first paramilitary force comprised entirely of women cadre.

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

It was established in 1949. Its main objective is to stimulate interest among the youth in the defence of the country and to build up a reserve manpower to expand armed forces.

Paramilitary and Reserved Forces

Territorial Army (TA)

It was established in 1949. It is a voluntary, part time force (between 18 and 35 years), not comprising professional soldiers, but civilian, who wish to assist in defence of the country.

Home Guards

It was established in 1962, to assist the police in maintaining security to help defence forces and to help local authorities in case of any eventuality.

Coast Guard

It was set up in 1978. Its main objective is to protect the maritime and other national interests in the maritime zones of India.

Intelligence Bureau (IB)

Intelligence Bureau (IB) is India?s internal intelligence agency and world?s oldest intelligence agency. It was reformed as the Central Intelligence Bureau in 1947 under the Ministry of home Affairs.

Central Bureau of Intelligence (CBI)

It was established in 1941 as the special police establishment. Its objective is to investigate cases of misconduct by public servants, cases of cheating, embezzlement and fraud. CBI is also entrusted with the investigation of international crime cases in collaboration with INTERPOL. It was renamed as the Central Bureau of Investigation on 1 April 1963

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

It was established in 1986. Its objective to collect crime statistics at the national level, information of interstate and international criminal to help investigation agencies.

Rapid Action Force (RAF)

It was established in 1992. Under the operational command of CRPF, 10 battalions of the CRPF have been reoriented for tackling communal riots in the country.

Military/Paramilitary Organisations? Formation Days

Organisation

Formation Day

Motto

Indian Navy

5 September 1612

May the lord of the water be auspicious on us

Indian Army

15 August 1947

Service before self

Indian Air Force

8 October 1932

Touching the sky with Glory

Coast Guard

18 August 1978

We Protect

Central Reserve Police Force

27 July 1939 ( Raising Day)

Peace Keeper to the Nation

Board Security Force

01 December 1965

Duty unto Death

Territorial Army

09 October 1949

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Indo-Tibetan Border Police

24 October 1962

Valour, Determination and Devotion to Duty

Central Industrial Security Force

10 March 1969

Protection and Security

National Cadet Corps

15 July 1948

Unity and Discipline

National Security Guards

1984

Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha

Military Nursing Services

01 October 1926

Service with a Smile

Indian Army Commands

S. No.

Command

Headquarters

1.

Western Command

Chandigarh

2.

Eastern Command

Kolkata

3.

Northern Command

Udhampur

4.

Southern Command

Pune

5.

Central Command

Lucknow

6.

Army Training Command

Shimla

7.

South Western Command

Jaipur

Indian Air Force Commands

S. No.

Command

Headquarters

1.

Western Command

New Delhi

2.

Central Command

Allahabad

3.

Eastern Command

Shillong

4.

South Western Command

Jodhpur

5.

Training Command

Bengaluru

6.

Maintenance Command

Nagpur

7.

South Command

Thiruvananthapuram

Indian Navy Commands

S. No.

Command

Headquarters

1.

Eastern Command

Vishakhapatnam

2.

Southern Command

Kochi

3.

Western Command

Mumbai