Indian Armed Forces

The Indian Armed Forces, comprising the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, serve as the nation's primary defense apparatus, employing doctrines such as holding and strike formations, advanced mechanized forces including over 4,000 main battle tanks and missile systems, and specialized units like the Mountain Strike Corps for border security along the Line of Actual Control with China. As a government military under the Ministry of Defence with the President as supreme commander, they drive procurement through perspective plans and the Defence Procurement Procedure to address capability gaps, integrating indigenous technologies like DRDO-developed missiles and artillery while pursuing modernization in aerospace and naval platforms.