Here is a list of weapons used by the Indian Armed Forces, including the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Navy:
1. Small Arms:
- INSAS assault rifle
- AK-47/AK-103 rifles
- Glock pistols
- MP5 submachine guns
- Light machine guns (LMGs) such as the FN MAG and the MG 7.62mm
- Sniper rifles such as the Dragunov SVD
- Rocket-propelled grenade launchers (RPGs)
2. Artillery:
- Bofors FH-77B howitzers
- Dhanush howitzers
- Pinaka multiple rocket launcher system
- Sarang artillery guns
- M777 Ultra Light Howitzers
- ATAGS (Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System)
3. Armored Vehicles:
- Arjun tanks
- T-90 Bhishma tanks
- T-72 Ajeya tanks
- BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles
- Casspir mine-protected vehicles
- MRAPs (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles)
4. Air Defense Systems:
- Akash surface-to-air missiles
- Barak 8 medium-range surface-to-air missiles
- Igla-S man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)
- SA-6 Gainful and SA-8 Gecko SAM systems
- ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun systems
5. Aircraft:
- Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters
- Dassault Rafale fighter jets
- MiG-29 fighter jets
- HAL Tejas light combat aircraft
- Apache attack helicopters
- Mi-17 and Mi-35 helicopters
6. Naval Weapons:
- BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles
- INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier
- Shivalik-class frigates
- Chennai-class destroyers
- Sindhughosh-class submarines
Here are some of the important fighter jets used by India, along with the technologies incorporated in them:
1. Sukhoi Su-30MKI:
- Technology: Fly-by-wire flight control system, glass cockpit, advanced avionics, advanced Russian radar system, and thrust-vectoring engines.
2. Dassault Mirage 2000:
- Technology: Multi-mode radar, advanced avionics, mid-air refueling capability, and electronic warfare suite.
3. HAL Tejas:
- Technology: Composite material construction, glass cockpit with a digital HUD (Head-Up Display), advanced avionics, and multi-mode radar with air-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-sea capabilities.
4. Mikoyan MiG-29:
- Technology: Advanced avionics and radar, helmet-mounted display system, advanced electronic warfare suite, and thrust-vectoring engines.
5. HAL Rudra:
- Technology: Integrated avionics system, electro-optical pod for targeting, anti-tank guided missiles, air-to-air missiles, and night vision systems.
6. HAL Dhruv:
- Technology: Integrated avionics, electronic warfare suite, advanced navigation systems, and NVG (Night Vision Goggle) compatible glass cockpit.
7. SEPECAT Jaguar:
- Technology: Navigation-attack system, advanced avionics, laser range-finders, air-to-air missiles, and ground attack capabilities.
8. Boeing AH-64E Apache:
- Technology: Modernized digital cockpit, advanced avionics, multiple sensors, fire control radar, Hellfire missiles, and night vision capabilities.
It's worthy to note that some of the above-listed fighter jets are not solely Indian designs but have been licensed or acquired by India for its defense forces.
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