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style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">नेपाली सेना</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nepali_Army_Unit_Insignia_Image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Nepali_Army_Unit_Insignia_Image.png/200px-Nepali_Army_Unit_Insignia_Image.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Nepali_Army_Unit_Insignia_Image.png/300px-Nepali_Army_Unit_Insignia_Image.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Nepali_Army_Unit_Insignia_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Emblem of the Nepali Army</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1560<span class="noprint">; 464 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1560</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/12px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/19px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Army" title="Army">Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Land_warfare" title="Land warfare">Land warfare</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>98,000</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_Armed_Forces" title="Nepalese Armed Forces">Nepalese Armed Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Army Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">Jangi Adda, <a href="/wiki/Bhadrakali_Temple,_Kathmandu" title="Bhadrakali Temple, Kathmandu">Bhadrakali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bagmati_Province" title="Bagmati Province">Bagmati Province</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">The Gorkhalis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Better to die than to be a coward</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Anniversaries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maha_Shivratri" class="mw-redirect" title="Maha Shivratri">Maha Shivratri</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"><div><i>See list:</i></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><b>In the <a href="/wiki/Indian_subcontinent" title="Indian subcontinent">Indian subcontinent</a></b> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Mir_Qasim#Life" title="Mir Qasim">1763 Mughal Bengal Subah invasion of Nepal</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sindhuli" title="Battle of Sindhuli">Battle of Sindhuli</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kirtipur" title="Battle of Kirtipur">Battle of Kirtipur</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kathmandu" title="Battle of Kathmandu">Battle of Kathmandu</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bhaktapur" title="Battle of Bhaktapur">Battle of Bhaktapur</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sino-Nepalese_War" title="Sino-Nepalese War">Sino−Nepalese War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Gurkha%E2%80%93Sikh_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurkha–Sikh War">Gurkha−Sikh War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_War" title="Anglo-Nepalese War">Anglo−Nepalese War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Nepal-Tibet_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Nepal-Tibet War">Nepalese−Tibetan War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Waziristan_campaign_(1919%E2%80%931920)" title="Waziristan campaign (1919–1920)">First Waziristan Campaign</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Waziristan_campaign_(1921%E2%80%931924)" title="Waziristan campaign (1921–1924)">Second Waziristan Campaign</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Waziristan_campaign_(1936%E2%80%931939)" title="Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)">Third Waziristan Campaign</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_Civil_War" title="Nepalese Civil War">Nepalese Civil War (1996–2006)</a></span></li></ul> <b>Outside of the Indian subcontinent</b> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(see <a href="/wiki/World_War_I_casualties#_Nepal" title="World War I casualties">Nepalese casualties</a>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Anglo-Afghan_War" title="Third Anglo-Afghan War">Third Anglo−Afghan War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(see <a href="/wiki/World_War_II_casualties#_Nepal" title="World War II casualties">Nepalese casualties</a>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Somali_Civil_War" title="Somali Civil War">Somali Civil War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Sudanese_Civil_War" title="Second Sudanese Civil War">Second Sudanese Civil War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Civil_War" title="Sierra Leone Civil War">Sierra Leone Civil War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Eritrean%E2%80%93Ethiopian_War" title="Eritrean–Ethiopian War">Eritrean−Ethiopian War</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1999_East_Timorese_crisis" title="1999 East Timorese crisis">1999 East Timorese crisis</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Civil War">Syrian Civil War</a></span></li></ul> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/">nepalarmy.mil.np</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander-in-chief</th><td class="infobox-data">President <a href="/wiki/Ram_Chandra_Poudel" title="Ram Chandra Poudel">Ram Chandra Poudel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" title="Chief of the Army Staff (Nepal)">Chief of the Army Staff</a></th><td class="infobox-data">General <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Raj_Sigdel" title="Ashok Raj Sigdel">Ashok Raj Sigdel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Vice Chief of the Army Staff</th><td class="infobox-data">Nirmal Kumar Thapa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kalu_Pande" title="Kalu Pande">Kalu Pande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Krishna_Kunwar" title="Ram Krishna Kunwar">Ram Krishna Kunwar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vamsharaj_Pande" title="Vamsharaj Pande">Vamsharaj Pande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhiman_Singh_Basnyat" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhiman Singh Basnyat">Abhiman Singh Basnyat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodar_Pande" title="Damodar Pande">Damodar Pande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amar_Singh_Thapa" title="Amar Singh Thapa">Amar Singh Thapa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Flag</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nepal_Army.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Nepal_Army.jpg/200px-Flag_of_Nepal_Army.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Nepal_Army.jpg/300px-Flag_of_Nepal_Army.jpg 1.5x, 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data-file-height="951" /></a><figcaption>Nepal Army's Guruju Paltan (a ceremonial infantry company) in traditional uniform</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kukri,_karda_%26_chakmak.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Kukri%2C_karda_%26_chakmak.jpg/220px-Kukri%2C_karda_%26_chakmak.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Kukri%2C_karda_%26_chakmak.jpg/330px-Kukri%2C_karda_%26_chakmak.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Kukri%2C_karda_%26_chakmak.jpg/440px-Kukri%2C_karda_%26_chakmak.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="629" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Khukuri" class="mw-redirect" title="Khukuri">Khukuri</a>, Karda and Chakmak. Khukuri is the symbolic weapon of the Nepali Army</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Nepali Army</b> (<a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a>: <span lang="ne">नेपाली सेना</span>, <small>romanized: </small><span title="Nepali-language romanization"><i lang="ne-Latn">Nēpālī Sēnā</i></span>), also referred to as the <b>Gorkhali Army</b> (<span title="Nepali-language text"><span lang="ne">गोरखाली सेना</span></span>, <span title="Nepali-language romanization"><i lang="ne-Latn">Gōrakhālī Sēnā</i></span>; see <i><a href="/wiki/Gurkha" title="Gurkha">Gorkhas</a></i>), is the <a href="/wiki/Ground_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Ground warfare">land</a> <a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">service branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nepalese_Armed_Forces" title="Nepalese Armed Forces">Nepali Armed Forces</a>. After the <a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Kingdom" title="Gorkha Kingdom">Gorkha Kingdom</a> was founded in 1559, its army was established in 1560, and initially became known as the <i>Gorkhali Army.</i> Later it was known as the <i>Royal Nepali Army</i> (RNA) following the <a href="/wiki/Unification_of_Nepal" title="Unification of Nepal">Unification of Nepal</a>, when the Gorkha Kingdom expanded its territory to include the whole country, by conquering and annexing the other states in the region, resulting in the establishment of a single <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Nepal" title="Kingdom of Nepal">united Hindu monarchy</a> over all of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>. It was officially renamed simply to the <i>Nepali Army</i> on 28 May 2008, upon the abolition of the 240-year-old <a href="/wiki/Nepalese_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="Nepalese monarchy">Nepalese monarchy</a>, and of the 449-year-old rule of the <a href="/wiki/Shah_dynasty" title="Shah dynasty">Shah dynasty</a>, shortly after the <a href="/wiki/Nepalese_Civil_War" title="Nepalese Civil War">Nepalese Civil War</a>. </p><p>The Nepali Army has participated in various conflicts throughout its history, going as far back as the Nepali unification campaign launched by <a href="/wiki/Prithvi_Narayan_Shah" title="Prithvi Narayan Shah">Prithvi Narayan Shah</a> of the Gorkha Kingdom. It has engaged in an extensive number of battles within <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>, and continues to take part in global conflicts as part of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping" title="United Nations peacekeeping">United Nations peacekeeping</a> coalitions. </p><p>The Nepali Army is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a> and the incumbent <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nepal)">Chief of Army Staff</a> is General <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Raj_Sigdel" title="Ashok Raj Sigdel">Ashok Raj Sigdel</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nepali_soldiers_Le_Bon_1885.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Nepali_soldiers_Le_Bon_1885.jpg/220px-Nepali_soldiers_Le_Bon_1885.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Nepali_soldiers_Le_Bon_1885.jpg/330px-Nepali_soldiers_Le_Bon_1885.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Nepali_soldiers_Le_Bon_1885.jpg/440px-Nepali_soldiers_Le_Bon_1885.jpg 2x" data-file-width="607" data-file-height="796" /></a><figcaption>Nepali national soldiers by <a href="/wiki/Gustave_Le_Bon" title="Gustave Le Bon">Gustave Le Bon</a>, 1885</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Unification_of_Nepal" title="Unification of Nepal">Nepal unification</a> campaign was a turning point in the history of the Nepali army. Since unification was not possible without a strong army, the management of the armed forces had to be exceptional. Apart from the standard <a href="/wiki/Malla_dynasty_(Nepal)" title="Malla dynasty (Nepal)">Malla</a>-era temples in <a href="/wiki/Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a>, the army organized itself in <a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Municipality" title="Gorkha Municipality">Gorkha</a>. After the <a href="/wiki/Gurkha" title="Gurkha">Gorkhali</a> troops captured <a href="/wiki/Nuwakot_District" title="Nuwakot District">Nuwakot</a>, the hilly northern part of Kathmandu (Kantipur) in 1744, the Gorkhali armed forces came to be known as the Royal Nepali Army. </p><p>Their performance impressed their enemies so much that the <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">British East India Company</a> started recruiting Nepali troops into their forces. The native British soldiers called the new soldiers "Gurkhas". The <a href="/wiki/Gurkha-Sikh_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurkha-Sikh War">Gurkha-Sikh War</a> began shortly after, in 1809 and the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_War" title="Anglo-Nepalese War">Anglo-Nepalese War</a> in 1814. It became even more involved in the <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Army" title="British Indian Army">British Indian Army</a> until independence, remaining an independent entity (since it was a protected state of the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a> until 1947, though nominal autonomy had been achieved in 1923). In 1946, the Royal Nepali Army troops were led by <a href="/wiki/Commanding_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Commanding General">Commanding General</a> <a href="/wiki/Baber_Shumsher_Jung_Bahadur_Rana" title="Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana">Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana</a> at the Victory Parade in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>. </p><p>Prior to 2006, the Royal Nepali Army was under the control of the <a href="/wiki/King_of_Nepal" title="King of Nepal">King of Nepal</a>. Following the <a href="/wiki/2006_Democracy_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Democracy Movement">2006 Democracy Movement</a> (Nepali: <span lang="ne">लोकतन्त्र आन्दोलन</span>, <small>romanized: </small><span title="Nepali-language romanization"><i lang="ne-Latn">Loktantra Āndolan</i></span>) on 18 May, a bill was passed by the Nepali parliament curtailing royal power, which included renaming the army to simply the Nepali Army.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Nepal spent $99.2 million on its military (1.5% of its GDP). Between 2002 and 2006, the RNA was involved in the <a href="/wiki/Nepali_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Nepali Civil War">Nepali Civil War</a>. They were also used to quell pro-democracy protesters during the 2006 democracy movement. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Nepalese_Army_Air_Service" title="Nepalese Army Air Service">Nepalese Army Air Service</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nepal_Army_Special_Forces.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Nepal_Army_Special_Forces.jpg/220px-Nepal_Army_Special_Forces.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Nepal_Army_Special_Forces.jpg/330px-Nepal_Army_Special_Forces.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Nepal_Army_Special_Forces.jpg/440px-Nepal_Army_Special_Forces.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="516" /></a><figcaption>Nepal Army soldiers on Army Day</figcaption></figure> <p>The Nepali Army has about 95,000 infantry army and air service members protecting the sovereignty of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>. In August 2018, <a href="/wiki/The_Himalayan_Times" title="The Himalayan Times">The Himalayan Times</a> estimated total army forces to be around 96,000<sup id="cite_ref-thehimalayantimes.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehimalayantimes.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/The_Kathmandu_Post" title="The Kathmandu Post">The Kathmandu Post</a> estimated it to be 92,000.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Supreme_Command">Supreme Command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Supreme Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The position of the Supreme Commander of the Nepalese Army is the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Until 2006, the King of Nepal (monarchy abolished) was in control of all military forces in the country. The National Army was renamed from Royal Nepalese Army to Nepalese Army after the recent national conversion from a monarchy to a republic on 4th Jestha 2063 B.S. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Defence_Council">National Defence Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National Defence Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This Council has seven members, the Prime Minister, the Defence Minister, the Chief of the Army Staff, Foreign Minister, Finance Minister, Home Minister and the Chief Secretary. </p><p>The President of Nepal is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divisions">Divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nepalese Army is divided into eight divisions, one each in the seven states and one in the Kathmandu Valley. </p><p>In addition there are at least 7 independent units: </p> <ul><li>Army Aviation Directorate</li> <li>Special Forces Brigade</li> <li>VVIP Security</li> <li>Artillery Brigade</li> <li>Signals Brigade</li> <li>Engineers Brigade</li> <li>Air Defense Brigade</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chiefs_of_the_Nepali_Army">Chiefs of the Nepali Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chiefs of the Nepali Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For list of Army Chiefs, see <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Nepalese_Army" title="Chief of the Nepalese Army">Chief of the Nepalese Army</a>.</div> <p>The chiefs of the Nepali Army were mostly drawn from noble <a href="/wiki/Chhetri" title="Chhetri">Chhetri</a> families from the <a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Kingdom" title="Gorkha Kingdom">Gorkha Kingdom</a> such as the <a href="/wiki/Pande_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Pande dynasty">Pande dynasty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kunwar_family" title="Kunwar family">Kunwar family</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basnyat_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Basnyat dynasty">Basnyat dynasty</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thapa_dynasty" title="Thapa dynasty">Thapa dynasty</a> before the rule of the <a href="/wiki/Rana_dynasty" title="Rana dynasty">Rana dynasty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015154_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015154-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Shah_dynasty" title="Shah dynasty">Shah monarchy</a>, the officers were drawn from these aristocratic families.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015154_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015154-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the Rana dynasty, the Ranas claimed the position as their <a href="/wiki/Birthright" title="Birthright">birthright</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015154_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015154-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first army chief of was King <a href="/wiki/Prithvi_Narayan_Shah" title="Prithvi Narayan Shah">Prithvi Narayan Shah</a> who drafted and commanded the army.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015153_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015153-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first civilian army chief was <a href="/wiki/Kalu_Pande" title="Kalu Pande">Kalu Pande</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Kaji_(Nepal)" title="Kaji (Nepal)">Kaji</a> who had a significant role in the unification campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015153_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015153-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was considered head of the army due to his undertaking of army duties and responsibilities, not by a formal title.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015153_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015153-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Thapa" title="Bhimsen Thapa">Bhimsen Thapa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mukhtiyar" title="Mukhtiyar">Mukhtiyar</a> from 1806 to 1837, was the first person to be given the title <i><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief">Commander-in-Chief</a></i> as head of the army.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015155_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015155-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Bikram_Shah" title="Rajendra Bikram Shah">Rajendra Bikram Shah</a> appointed Bhimsen to the post and praised him for his long service to the nation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPradhan2012149_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPradhan2012149-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on 14 June 1837, the King took over command of all battalions previously under the charge of various courtiers, and became the commander-in-chief.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAcharya2012215_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAcharya2012215-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENepal2007105_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENepal2007105-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immediately after the incarceration of the <a href="/wiki/Thapa_dynasty" title="Thapa dynasty">Thapas</a> in 1837, <a href="/wiki/Dalbhanjan_Pande" title="Dalbhanjan Pande">Dalbhanjan Pande</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rana_Jang_Pande" title="Rana Jang Pande">Rana Jang Pande</a> were the joint heads of the military administration.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENepal2007106_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENepal2007106-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rana Jang was removed after three months in October 1837.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAcharya2012160_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAcharya2012160-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOldfield1880311_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOldfield1880311-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENepal2007109_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENepal2007109-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPradhan2012164_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPradhan2012164-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the command of <i>Mukhtiyar</i> Bhimsen, only seven army chiefs were non-Rana <a href="/wiki/Chhetri" title="Chhetri">Chhetris</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Shah_dynasty" title="Shah dynasty">Shahs</a>, until 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015155_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdhikari2015155-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The commander-in-chief title was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" title="Chief of the Army Staff (Nepal)">Chief of the Army Staff</a> (COAS) from General Singha Pratap Shah in 1979. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations">Operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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(August 2023)">which?</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afghan_War_of_1919" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghan War of 1919">Afghan War (1919)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_in_World_War_II" title="Nepal in World War II">World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Hyderabad" title="Annexation of Hyderabad">Hyderabad Action (1948)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_operations">International operations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: International operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nepali Army has contributed more than 100,000 <a href="/wiki/Peacekeeping" title="Peacekeeping">peacekeepers</a> to a variety of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>-sponsored peacekeeping missions such as: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon" title="United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon">United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon</a> (UNIFIL),</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Operation_in_Somalia_II" title="United Nations Operation in Somalia II">UNOSOMII</a> the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Protection_Force" title="United Nations Protection Force">United Nations Protection Force</a> (UNPROFOR), UN Operational Mission Somalia II,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNMIH" class="mw-redirect" title="UNMIH">MINUSTAH</a> the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Mission_in_Haiti" title="United Nations Mission in Haiti">United Nations Mission in Haiti</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNAMSIL" class="mw-redirect" title="UNAMSIL">UNAMSIL</a> – an 800-man battalion was sent to serve in the peacekeeping mission in <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNMIS" class="mw-redirect" title="UNMIS">UNMIS</a> – The Nepali Army sent a protection company of 200 personnel for the United Nations Mission In Sudan. The Redeployment Coordination Headquarters (RCHQ) at <a href="/wiki/Kassala" title="Kassala">Kassala</a> was also manned by the Nepali contingent. The RCHQ was intended to monitor withdrawals from the eastern sectors of the UNMIS area under the Sudan <a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_Peace_Accord" title="Comprehensive Peace Accord">Comprehensive Peace Accord</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNDOF" class="mw-redirect" title="UNDOF">UNDOF</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MINUSMA" class="mw-redirect" title="MINUSMA">MINUSMA</a> – For the first time,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Nepali Army sent an <a href="/wiki/Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal" class="mw-redirect" title="Explosive Ordnance Disposal">EOD</a> company of 140 personnel specially dedicated to the improvised explosive device (IED) and ordnance disposal mission in <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="US-Nepal_military_relations">US-Nepal military relations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: US-Nepal military relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NA_Rangers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NA_Rangers.jpg/220px-NA_Rangers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NA_Rangers.jpg/330px-NA_Rangers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NA_Rangers.jpg/440px-NA_Rangers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="513" /></a><figcaption>Mahabir Ranger with a US soldier</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Nepal%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Nepal–United States relations">Nepal–United States relations</a></div> <p>The US-Nepali military relationship focuses on support for democratic institutions, <a href="/wiki/Civilian_control_of_the_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Civilian control of the military">civilian control of the military</a>, and the professional military ethic. Both countries have had extensive contact over the years. Nepali Army units have served with distinction alongside American forces in places such as Haiti, Iraq, and Somalia. </p><p>US-Nepali military engagement continues today through the <a href="/wiki/International_Military_Education_and_Training" title="International Military Education and Training">International Military Education and Training</a> (IMET) program, Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities (EIPC) program, Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), and various conferences and seminars. The US military sends many Nepali Army officers to America to attend military schools, such as the <a href="/wiki/Command_and_General_Staff_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Command and General Staff College">Command and General Staff College</a> and the <a href="/wiki/US_Army_War_College" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army War College">US Army War College</a>. The IMET budget for FY2001 was $220,000. </p><p>The EIPC program is an inter-agency program between the <a href="/wiki/US_Department_of_Defense" class="mw-redirect" title="US Department of Defense">US Department of Defense</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Department_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="US Department of State">US Department of State</a> to increase the pool of international peacekeepers and to promote interoperability. Nepal received about $1.9 million in EIPC funding.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (August 2023)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The US <a href="/wiki/Commander_in_Chief,_Pacific_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander in Chief, Pacific Command">Commander in Chief, Pacific Command</a> (CINCPAC) coordinates military engagement with Nepal through the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Defense_Cooperation" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of Defense Cooperation">Office of Defense Cooperation</a> (ODC). The ODC Nepal is located in the American Embassy in <a href="/wiki/Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first four army units are the Shreenath, Kali Baksh (Kalibox), Barda Bahadur, and Sabuj companies, founded in August 1762 by King <a href="/wiki/Prithvi_Narayan_Shah" title="Prithvi Narayan Shah">Prithvi Narayan Shah</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Gurung" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurung">Gurung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magars" title="Magars">Magar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chhetri" title="Chhetri">Chhetri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thakuri" title="Thakuri">Thakuri</a> clans, well before the unification of Nepal. The Purano Gorakh Company was founded in February 1763 and is the army's fifth oldest unit.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shree_Purano_Gorakh_flag.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Shree_Purano_Gorakh_flag.png/220px-Shree_Purano_Gorakh_flag.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Shree_Purano_Gorakh_flag.png/330px-Shree_Purano_Gorakh_flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Shree_Purano_Gorakh_flag.png 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>Flag of Purano Gorakh </figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Shree Nath Battalion – established 1762</li> <li>Shree Kali Buksh Battalion – established 1762</li> <li>Shree Barda Bahadur Battalion – established 1762</li> <li>Shree Sabuj Battalion – established 1762</li> <li>Shree Purano Gorakh Battalion – established 1763</li> <li>Shree Devi Datta Battalion – established 1783</li> <li>Shree Naya Gorakh Battalion – established 1783</li> <li>Shree Bhairavi Dal Battalion – established 1785</li> <li>Shree Singhanath Battalion – established 1786 (commando)</li> <li>Shree Shreejung Battalion – established 1783</li> <li>Shree Ranabhim Battalion – established 1783</li> <li>Shree Naya Shree Nath Battalion – established 1783</li> <li>Shree Vajradal Company – established 1806</li> <li>Shree Shree Mehar Battalion – established 1779</li> <li>Shree "The Famous" Mahindra Dal Battalion – established 1844</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_Artillery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nepal Artillery (page does not exist)">Shree Rajdal Regiment (Artillery)</a> (currently expanded to three additional independent Artillery regiments)</li> <li>Shree Ganeshdal Battalion – established 1846 (signals and communications)</li> <li>Shree Ranabam Battalion  – established 1847</li> <li>Shree Nepal Cavalry – established 1849, Household Cavalry ceremonial unit since 1952</li> <li>Shree Durga Bhanjan Campany – established 1862</li> <li>Shree Kali Prasad Battalion (Engineers) – established 1863</li> <li>Shree Bhairavnath Battalion – established 1910 (parachute battalion)</li> <li>Shree Bhagvati Prasad Company – established 1927</li> <li>Shree Khadga Dal Battalion – established 1937</li> <li>Shree Parshwavarti Company – established 1936 (served as PM's bodyguard unit and disbanded in 1952)</li> <li>Shree Gorkah Bahadur Battalion – established 1952 (infantry unit, then developed for royal guard duty)</li> <li>Shree Jagadal Battalion (air defence)</li> <li>Shree Yuddha Kawaj Battalion (mechanized infantry)</li> <li>Shree Mahabir Battalion (Rangers Battalion, equivalent to the <a href="/wiki/US_Army_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army Rangers">US Army Rangers</a> (part of the Nepali Army Special Operation Force))</li> <li>Shree Chandan Nath Battalion – established 2004 (infantry unit)</li> <li>Shree Tara Dal Battalion – established 2002 (infantry unit)</li> <li>Shree No 1 Disaster Management Battalion – established 2012</li> <li>Shree No 2 Disaster Management Battalion – established 2012</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schools">Schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Nepalese Army Command and Staff College, Shivapuri</li> <li>Nepalese Army War College, Nagarkot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_Military_Academy" title="Nepalese Military Academy">Nepalese Military Academy</a>, Kharipati</li> <li>Nepalese Army Recruit Training Center, Trishuli</li> <li>Nepalese Army Jungle Warfare School, Amlekhgunj</li> <li>Nepalese Army High Altitude and Mountain Warfare School, Mustang</li> <li>Nepalese Army Intelligence School, Kharipati</li> <li>Nepalese Army Logistics School, Chhauni</li> <li>Birendra Peace Keeping Operation Training Center, Panchkhal</li> <li>Nepalese Army Para Training School, Maharajgunj</li> <li>Nepalese Army EME school, Kharipati</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Female_participation_in_Nepal_Army">Female participation in Nepal Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Female participation in Nepal Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unofficial participation of women in Nepal Army was first during the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_War" title="Anglo-Nepalese War">Anglo-Nepalese War</a> on <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Nalapani" title="Battle of Nalapani">Battle of Nalapani</a>. Battle of Nalapani was the first battle of the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814–1816, fought between the forces of the <a href="/wiki/British_East_India_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="British East India Company">British East India Company</a> and Nepal, then ruled by the <a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Kingdom" title="Gorkha Kingdom">Gorkha Kingdom</a>. Nepalese women were heavily involved in this battle supporting the male <a href="/wiki/Gurkha" title="Gurkha">Gurkha</a> warriors. With no firearms in hand, Nepalese women fought British troops with stones and wood. </p><p>According to the Nepal Army YouTube channel programme Nepali Senama Mahila Sahabhagita (documentary) - Episode 405, the official participation of women in the Nepal Army started in 1961 in the post of Nurse. Now the regular forces also include a significant number of female soldiers holding key appointments and commands.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The timeline of official women's participation in the Nepal Army is as follow: </p> <ul><li>1961 - Nurses</li> <li>1965 - Parachute folding women team</li> <li>1969 - Medical doctors</li> <li>1998 - Lawyers</li> <li>2004 - Engineering</li> <li>2011 - Aviation</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_female_officers_of_Nepal_Army">Notable female officers of Nepal Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notable female officers of Nepal Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Brigadier General Dr. Radha Shah - First woman to become Brigadier General of Nepal Army</li> <li>Brigadier General Dr. Narvada Thapa - First female staff of Nepal Army to get doctorate degree (P.Hd)</li> <li>Colonel Dr. Sarita K.C - First Nepalese army female personnel to join UN Peacekeeping mission (<a href="/wiki/UNIFIL" class="mw-redirect" title="UNIFIL">UNIFIL</a>)</li> <li>Major Kriti Rajbhandari - First woman observer military liaison officer from Nepal Army</li> <li>Colonel Yvetta Rana - First woman officer of Judge Advocate General Department of Nepal Army</li> <li>Colonel Sovana Rayamajhi - First woman officer (Computer Engineer) to join the Information Technology Department of Nepal Army</li> <li>Major Niru Dhungana - One of the first female military pilots</li> <li>Major Anita Ale Magar - One of the first female military pilots</li> <li>Major Shristhi Khadka - First woman company commander of Nepal Army</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The majority of equipment used by the army is imported from other countries. India is the army's largest supplier of arms and ammunition as well as other logistical equipment, which are often furnished under generous military grants.<sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Germany, the United States, Belgium, Israel, and South Korea have also either supplied or offered arms to the Nepali Army.<sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The army's first standard rifle was the Belgian <a href="/wiki/FN_FAL" title="FN FAL">FN FAL</a>, which it adopted in 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nepali FALs were later complemented by <a href="/wiki/Ishapore_1A1" class="mw-redirect" title="Ishapore 1A1">unlicensed, Indian-manufactured variants</a> of the same weapon, as well its British counterpart, the <a href="/wiki/L1A1_Self-Loading_Rifle" title="L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle">L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beginning in 2002 these were officially supplemented in army service by the American <a href="/wiki/M-16_rifle" class="mw-redirect" title="M-16 rifle">M-16 rifle</a>, which took the FAL's place as the army's standard service rifle.<sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, the FAL and its respective variants remain the single most prolific weapon in Nepali army service, with thousands of second-hand examples being supplied by India as late as 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Small_arms">Small arms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Small arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Weapon </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Origin </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Calibre </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Pistol" title="Pistol">Pistols</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Browning_Hi-Power" title="Browning Hi-Power">Hi-Power</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FN_Hi_Power.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/FN_Hi_Power.jpg/150px-FN_Hi_Power.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/FN_Hi_Power.jpg/225px-FN_Hi_Power.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/FN_Hi_Power.jpg/300px-FN_Hi_Power.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1976" data-file-height="1380" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Semi-automatic_pistol" title="Semi-automatic pistol">Semi-automatic pistol</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/9%C3%9719mm_Luger" class="mw-redirect" title="9×19mm Luger">9×19mm</a> </td> <td>FN <i>P-35</i> variant.<sup id="cite_ref-Jane1992IW_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jane1992IW-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Submachine_gun" title="Submachine gun">Submachine guns</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5" title="Heckler & Koch MP5">MP5</a><sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HK_MP5_noBG.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/HK_MP5_noBG.png/150px-HK_MP5_noBG.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/HK_MP5_noBG.png/225px-HK_MP5_noBG.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/HK_MP5_noBG.png/300px-HK_MP5_noBG.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="550" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Submachine_Gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Submachine Gun">Submachine Gun</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/9%C3%9719mm_Luger" class="mw-redirect" title="9×19mm Luger">9×19mm</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sten" title="Sten">Sten</a><sup id="cite_ref-Jane1992IW_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jane1992IW-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sten_Mk_II_IMG_4781_(Nemo5576)_noBG.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Sten_Mk_II_IMG_4781_%28Nemo5576%29_noBG.png/150px-Sten_Mk_II_IMG_4781_%28Nemo5576%29_noBG.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Sten_Mk_II_IMG_4781_%28Nemo5576%29_noBG.png/225px-Sten_Mk_II_IMG_4781_%28Nemo5576%29_noBG.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Sten_Mk_II_IMG_4781_%28Nemo5576%29_noBG.png/300px-Sten_Mk_II_IMG_4781_%28Nemo5576%29_noBG.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Submachine_Gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Submachine Gun">Submachine Gun</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling_submachine_gun" title="Sterling submachine gun">Sterling</a><sup id="cite_ref-Jane1992IW_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jane1992IW-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sterling_SMG2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sterling_SMG2.JPG/150px-Sterling_SMG2.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sterling_SMG2.JPG/225px-Sterling_SMG2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sterling_SMG2.JPG/300px-Sterling_SMG2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="318" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Uzi" title="Uzi">Uzi</a><sup id="cite_ref-Transition1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Transition1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uzi-nobg.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Uzi-nobg.png/150px-Uzi-nobg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Uzi-nobg.png/225px-Uzi-nobg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Uzi-nobg.png/300px-Uzi-nobg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="740" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Rifle" title="Rifle">Rifle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carbine" title="Carbine">Carbines</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INSAS_rifle" title="INSAS rifle">INSAS rifle</a><sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:INSAS_Rifle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/INSAS_Rifle.jpg/150px-INSAS_Rifle.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/INSAS_Rifle.jpg/225px-INSAS_Rifle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/INSAS_Rifle.jpg/300px-INSAS_Rifle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Assault_rifle" title="Assault rifle">Assault rifle</a> </td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/5.56%C3%9745mm" class="mw-redirect" title="5.56×45mm">5.56×45mm</a> </td> <td>The Nepali Army had about 25,000 INSAS rifles in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-shed-power_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shed-power-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_G36" title="Heckler & Koch G36">G36</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gewehr_G36_noBG.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Gewehr_G36_noBG.png/150px-Gewehr_G36_noBG.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Gewehr_G36_noBG.png/225px-Gewehr_G36_noBG.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Gewehr_G36_noBG.png/300px-Gewehr_G36_noBG.png 2x" data-file-width="1150" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M16_rifle" title="M16 rifle">M-16</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M16A1_brimob.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/M16A1_brimob.jpg/220px-M16A1_brimob.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/M16A1_brimob.jpg/330px-M16A1_brimob.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/M16A1_brimob.jpg/440px-M16A1_brimob.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1192" data-file-height="340" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Standard service rifle of the Nepali Army.<sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CAR-15" title="CAR-15">CAR-15</a><sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_GAU_5A_noBG.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USAF_GAU_5A_noBG.png/150px-USAF_GAU_5A_noBG.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USAF_GAU_5A_noBG.png/225px-USAF_GAU_5A_noBG.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USAF_GAU_5A_noBG.png/300px-USAF_GAU_5A_noBG.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="358" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td>Carbine </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M4_carbine" title="M4 carbine">M4 carbine</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M4_PEO_Soldier.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/M4_PEO_Soldier.jpg/220px-M4_PEO_Soldier.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/M4_PEO_Soldier.jpg/330px-M4_PEO_Soldier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/M4_PEO_Soldier.jpg/440px-M4_PEO_Soldier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="382" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbine" title="Carbine">Carbine</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daewoo_Precision_Industries_K2" title="Daewoo Precision Industries K2">Daewoo Precision Industries K2</a><sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:K2C1_Assault_rifle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/K2C1_Assault_rifle.jpg/150px-K2C1_Assault_rifle.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/K2C1_Assault_rifle.jpg/225px-K2C1_Assault_rifle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/K2C1_Assault_rifle.jpg/300px-K2C1_Assault_rifle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="289" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> </td> <td>Assault Rifle </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IMI_Galil" title="IMI Galil">IMI Galil</a><sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Galil_noBG.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Galil_noBG.png/150px-Galil_noBG.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Galil_noBG.png/225px-Galil_noBG.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Galil_noBG.png/300px-Galil_noBG.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="220" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> </td> <td>Assault rifle </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IWI_Tavor" title="IWI Tavor">IWI Tavor</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg/150px-IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg/225px-IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg/300px-IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3104" data-file-height="1256" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td>Assault rifle </td> <td>Used by Army Special Forces, Ranger Battalion. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tavor_X95" class="mw-redirect" title="Tavor X95">Tavor X95</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MicroTavorX95MARS-white.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/MicroTavorX95MARS-white.jpg/150px-MicroTavorX95MARS-white.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/MicroTavorX95MARS-white.jpg/225px-MicroTavorX95MARS-white.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/MicroTavorX95MARS-white.jpg/300px-MicroTavorX95MARS-white.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2361" data-file-height="1344" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td>Assault rifle </td> <td>Used by Army Special Forces, Ranger Battalion. Often seen with GL40 UBGL, shown to be OTB compatible. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IWI_ACE" class="mw-redirect" title="IWI ACE">IWI ACE</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IWI_3686.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/IWI_3686.jpg/150px-IWI_3686.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/IWI_3686.jpg/225px-IWI_3686.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/IWI_3686.jpg/300px-IWI_3686.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2878" data-file-height="1299" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td>Assault rifle </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/7.62%C3%9739mm" title="7.62×39mm">7.62×39mm</a> </td> <td>Limited use by Military Police.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AKM" title="AKM">AKM</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AKM_automatkarbin_-_7,62x39mm.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/AKM_automatkarbin_-_7%2C62x39mm.jpg/150px-AKM_automatkarbin_-_7%2C62x39mm.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/AKM_automatkarbin_-_7%2C62x39mm.jpg/225px-AKM_automatkarbin_-_7%2C62x39mm.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/AKM_automatkarbin_-_7%2C62x39mm.jpg/300px-AKM_automatkarbin_-_7%2C62x39mm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2050" data-file-height="650" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td>Assault rifle </td> <td>Confiscated from Maoist guerrillas during insurgency.<sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Type_56_assault_rifle" title="Type 56 assault rifle">Type 56</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Type_56_mod02_noBG.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Type_56_mod02_noBG.png/220px-Type_56_mod02_noBG.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Type_56_mod02_noBG.png/330px-Type_56_mod02_noBG.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Type_56_mod02_noBG.png/440px-Type_56_mod02_noBG.png 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="1100" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </td> <td>Assault rifle </td> <td>300 purchased from China in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/L1A1_Self-Loading_Rifle" title="L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle">L1A2 SLR</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SLRL1A1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/SLRL1A1.jpg/150px-SLRL1A1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/SLRL1A1.jpg/225px-SLRL1A1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/SLRL1A1.jpg/300px-SLRL1A1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2968" data-file-height="968" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Battle_rifle" title="Battle rifle">Battle rifle</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/7.62%C3%9751mm" class="mw-redirect" title="7.62×51mm">7.62×51mm</a> </td> <td>Unlicensed Indian variant designated <i>1A1</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FN_FAL" title="FN FAL">FN FAL</a><sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FN_FAL_compilation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/FN_FAL_compilation.jpg/150px-FN_FAL_compilation.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/FN_FAL_compilation.jpg/225px-FN_FAL_compilation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/FN_FAL_compilation.jpg/300px-FN_FAL_compilation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="580" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MSG90" class="mw-redirect" title="Heckler & Koch MSG90">PSG1</a><sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MSG_90_rifle_PSG_1_rifle_2014_noBG.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MSG_90_rifle_PSG_1_rifle_2014_noBG.jpg/150px-MSG_90_rifle_PSG_1_rifle_2014_noBG.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MSG_90_rifle_PSG_1_rifle_2014_noBG.jpg/225px-MSG_90_rifle_PSG_1_rifle_2014_noBG.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MSG_90_rifle_PSG_1_rifle_2014_noBG.jpg/300px-MSG_90_rifle_PSG_1_rifle_2014_noBG.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2793" data-file-height="1490" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sniper_rifle" title="Sniper rifle">Sniper rifle</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ishapore_2A1_rifle" title="Ishapore 2A1 rifle">Ishapore 2A1</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ishapore_2A1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Ishapore_2A1.jpg/150px-Ishapore_2A1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Ishapore_2A1.jpg/225px-Ishapore_2A1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Ishapore_2A1.jpg/300px-Ishapore_2A1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5728" data-file-height="1144" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolt-action_rifle" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolt-action rifle">Bolt-action rifle</a> </td> <td>Indian licensed copy of the No. III Enfield, modified for use with 7.62 NATO. New production action and barrel, recycled buttstock from No. III Enfields.<sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">Machine guns</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FN_Minimi" title="FN Minimi">FN Minimi</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FN_MINIMI_Standard_Right.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/FN_MINIMI_Standard_Right.jpg/150px-FN_MINIMI_Standard_Right.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/FN_MINIMI_Standard_Right.jpg/225px-FN_MINIMI_Standard_Right.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/FN_MINIMI_Standard_Right.jpg/300px-FN_MINIMI_Standard_Right.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2126" data-file-height="913" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Light_machine_gun" title="Light machine gun">Light machine gun</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/5.56%C3%9745mm" class="mw-redirect" title="5.56×45mm">5.56×45mm</a> </td> <td>5,500 purchased from Belgium in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-Small1_22-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Small1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Principal LMG/SAW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M249_light_machine_gun" title="M249 light machine gun">M249</a> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg/150px-PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg/225px-PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg/300px-PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3800" data-file-height="1756" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>300 supplied as military aid from the US.<sup id="cite_ref-Survey_21-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Survey-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Functionally identical to FN Minimi </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bren_light_machine_gun" title="Bren light machine gun">Bren L4A4</a><sup id="cite_ref-Jane1992IW_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jane1992IW-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bren_wog.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Bren_wog.jpg/150px-Bren_wog.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Bren_wog.jpg/225px-Bren_wog.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Bren_wog.jpg/300px-Bren_wog.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2118" data-file-height="1275" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/7.62%C3%9751mm" class="mw-redirect" title="7.62×51mm">7.62×51mm</a> </td> <td>Used in outposts and basic automatic fire training </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FN_MAG" title="FN MAG">FN MAG</a><sup id="cite_ref-Jane1992IW_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jane1992IW-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FN_MAG_white_background.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/FN_MAG_white_background.jpg/150px-FN_MAG_white_background.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/FN_MAG_white_background.jpg/225px-FN_MAG_white_background.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/FN_MAG_white_background.jpg/300px-FN_MAG_white_background.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2126" data-file-height="1290" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_Purpose_Machine_Gun" class="mw-redirect" title="General Purpose Machine Gun">General Purpose Machine Gun</a> </td> <td>Principal GPMG, used on vehicle mounts. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heavy_weapons">Heavy weapons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Heavy weapons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Weapon </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Origin </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Calibre </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Air defence</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bofors_40_mm_Automatic_Gun_L/70" title="Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70">Bofors L/70</a><sup id="cite_ref-JaneWS1984_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JaneWS1984-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bofors_automatic_gun_L70.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bofors_automatic_gun_L70.png/220px-Bofors_automatic_gun_L70.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bofors_automatic_gun_L70.png/330px-Bofors_automatic_gun_L70.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bofors_automatic_gun_L70.png/440px-Bofors_automatic_gun_L70.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1350" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-aircraft gun">Anti-aircraft gun</a> </td> <td>40mm </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/QF_3.7-inch_AA_gun" title="QF 3.7-inch AA gun">QF 3.7-inch AA gun</a><sup id="cite_ref-JaneWS1984_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JaneWS1984-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swartkops_Air_Defence2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Swartkops_Air_Defence2.JPG/220px-Swartkops_Air_Defence2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Swartkops_Air_Defence2.JPG/330px-Swartkops_Air_Defence2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Swartkops_Air_Defence2.JPG/440px-Swartkops_Air_Defence2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>94mm </td> <td>45 in service. </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/OTO_Melara_Mod_56" title="OTO Melara Mod 56">OTO Melara Mod 56</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:L5_Pack_Howitzer_Clyde,_Otago,_New_Zealand.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/L5_Pack_Howitzer_Clyde%2C_Otago%2C_New_Zealand.jpg/220px-L5_Pack_Howitzer_Clyde%2C_Otago%2C_New_Zealand.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/L5_Pack_Howitzer_Clyde%2C_Otago%2C_New_Zealand.jpg/330px-L5_Pack_Howitzer_Clyde%2C_Otago%2C_New_Zealand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/L5_Pack_Howitzer_Clyde%2C_Otago%2C_New_Zealand.jpg/440px-L5_Pack_Howitzer_Clyde%2C_Otago%2C_New_Zealand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pack_howitzer" class="mw-redirect" title="Pack howitzer">Pack howitzer</a> </td> <td>105mm </td> <td>14 in service.<sup id="cite_ref-JaneAA_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JaneAA-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">Mortar</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/120-PM-43_mortar" title="120-PM-43 mortar">120-PM-43</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:120_mm_regimental_mortar_M1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/120_mm_regimental_mortar_M1943.jpg/220px-120_mm_regimental_mortar_M1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/120_mm_regimental_mortar_M1943.jpg/330px-120_mm_regimental_mortar_M1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/120_mm_regimental_mortar_M1943.jpg/440px-120_mm_regimental_mortar_M1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="3216" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">Mortar</a> </td> <td>120mm </td> <td>70 in service<sup id="cite_ref-trade_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M29_Mortar" class="mw-redirect" title="M29 Mortar">M 29</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mortar_M29.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Mortar_M29.jpg/220px-Mortar_M29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Mortar_M29.jpg/330px-Mortar_M29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Mortar_M29.jpg/440px-Mortar_M29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="653" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">Mortar</a> </td> <td>81mm </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-trade_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vehicles">Vehicles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Vehicles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Vehicle </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Origin </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Quantity </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Armored_car_(military)" title="Armored car (military)">Armoured cars</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ferret_armoured_car" title="Ferret armoured car">Daimler Ferret</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daimler_Ferret_armoured_car_picture-015.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Daimler_Ferret_armoured_car_picture-015.JPG/220px-Daimler_Ferret_armoured_car_picture-015.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Daimler_Ferret_armoured_car_picture-015.JPG/330px-Daimler_Ferret_armoured_car_picture-015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Daimler_Ferret_armoured_car_picture-015.JPG/440px-Daimler_Ferret_armoured_car_picture-015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scout_car" title="Scout car">Scout car</a> </td> <td>40<sup id="cite_ref-trade_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>Ferret Mk4</i> variant.<sup id="cite_ref-trade_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier" title="Armoured personnel carrier">Armoured personnel carriers</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Casspir" title="Casspir">Casspir</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mechem_Casspir_Mk_II_(9686200019).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Mechem_Casspir_Mk_II_%289686200019%29.jpg/220px-Mechem_Casspir_Mk_II_%289686200019%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Mechem_Casspir_Mk_II_%289686200019%29.jpg/330px-Mechem_Casspir_Mk_II_%289686200019%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Mechem_Casspir_Mk_II_%289686200019%29.jpg/440px-Mechem_Casspir_Mk_II_%289686200019%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/MRAP" title="MRAP">MRAP</a> </td> <td>37<sup id="cite_ref-SAarms_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAarms-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Factory_Board_Mine_Protected_Vehicle" title="Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle">Aditya</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Upgraded_Aditya_MRAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Upgraded_Aditya_MRAP.jpg/220px-Upgraded_Aditya_MRAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Upgraded_Aditya_MRAP.jpg/330px-Upgraded_Aditya_MRAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Upgraded_Aditya_MRAP.jpg/440px-Upgraded_Aditya_MRAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="453" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </td> <td>~124<sup id="cite_ref-trade_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/VN-4" title="VN-4">VN-4</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NORINCO_VN-4_4x4_VEN.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/NORINCO_VN-4_4x4_VEN.jpg/220px-NORINCO_VN-4_4x4_VEN.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/NORINCO_VN-4_4x4_VEN.jpg/330px-NORINCO_VN-4_4x4_VEN.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/NORINCO_VN-4_4x4_VEN.jpg/440px-NORINCO_VN-4_4x4_VEN.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4383" data-file-height="3167" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </td> <td>63 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/OT-64" class="mw-redirect" title="OT-64">OT-64</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OT-64_SKOT.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/OT-64_SKOT.jpg/220px-OT-64_SKOT.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/OT-64_SKOT.jpg/330px-OT-64_SKOT.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/OT-64_SKOT.jpg/440px-OT-64_SKOT.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/PLA_Hong_Kong_Garrison_ZSL92B.JPG/330px-PLA_Hong_Kong_Garrison_ZSL92B.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/PLA_Hong_Kong_Garrison_ZSL92B.JPG/440px-PLA_Hong_Kong_Garrison_ZSL92B.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" 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lang="ne-Latn">Senaanee</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><span lang="ne">सहसेनानी</span></span><br /><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ne-Latn">Sahasēnānī</i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><span lang="ne">उपसेनानी</span></span><br /><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ne-Latn">Upasēnānī</i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><span lang="ne">सहायक सेनानी</span></span><br /><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ne-Latn">Sahaayak senaanee</i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nepal)">COAS General</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant general</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a 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(macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ne-Latn">Pramukh Suvēdār</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><span lang="ne">सुवेदार</span></span><br /><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ne-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Subedar" title="Subedar">Suvēdār</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><span lang="ne">जमदार</span></span><br /><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ne-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Jemadar" title="Jemadar">Jamadār</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><span lang="ne">हुद्दा</span></span><br /><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ne-Latn">Huddā</i></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><span lang="ne">अमल्दार</span></span><br /><span title="Nepali (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ne-Latn">Amaldār</i></span> </td> <td 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second class</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Followers </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Police_Force_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Police Force Nepal">Armed Police Force Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Police" title="Nepal Police">Nepal Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_operations_involving_Gurkhas" title="List of military operations involving Gurkhas">List of military operations involving Gurkhas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Army_Club" title="Nepal Army Club">Nepal Army Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biraj_Thapa_Magar" title="Biraj Thapa Magar">Biraj Thapa Magar</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 August</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nepalarmy.mil.np&rft.atitle=Nepali+Army+Rank+Structure&rft.au=Nepali+Army&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepalarmy.mil.np%2Fpage%2Franks&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANepali+Army" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAcharya2012" class="citation cs2 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Acharya, Baburam (2012), Acharya, Shri Krishna (ed.), <i>Janaral Bhimsen Thapa : Yinko Utthan Tatha Pattan</i> (in Nepali), Kathmandu: Education Book House, p. 228, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789937241748" title="Special:BookSources/9789937241748"><bdi>9789937241748</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Janaral+Bhimsen+Thapa+%3A+Yinko+Utthan+Tatha+Pattan&rft.place=Kathmandu&rft.pages=228&rft.pub=Education+Book+House&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=9789937241748&rft.aulast=Acharya&rft.aufirst=Baburam&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANepali+Army" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAdhikari2015" class="citation cs2">Adhikari, Indra (2015), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=CVLeCQAAQBAJ"><i>Military and Democracy in Nepal</i></a>, Routledge, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781317589068" title="Special:BookSources/9781317589068"><bdi>9781317589068</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Military+and+Democracy+in+Nepal&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=9781317589068&rft.aulast=Adhikari&rft.aufirst=Indra&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DCVLeCQAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANepali+Army" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNepal2007" class="citation cs2 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Nepal, Gyanmani (2007), <i>Nepal ko Mahabharat</i> (in Nepali) (3rd ed.), Kathmandu: Sajha, p. 314, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789993325857" title="Special:BookSources/9789993325857"><bdi>9789993325857</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Nepal+ko+Mahabharat&rft.place=Kathmandu&rft.pages=314&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Sajha&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=9789993325857&rft.aulast=Nepal&rft.aufirst=Gyanmani&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANepali+Army" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOldfield1880" class="citation cs2">Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1880), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/sketchesfromnipa01oldf"><i>Sketches from Nipal, Vol 1</i></a>, vol. 1, London: W.H. Allan & Co.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sketches+from+Nipal%2C+Vol+1&rft.place=London&rft.pub=W.H.+Allan+%26+Co.&rft.date=1880&rft.aulast=Oldfield&rft.aufirst=Henry+Ambrose&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fsketchesfromnipa01oldf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANepali+Army" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPradhan2012" class="citation cs2">Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=7PP1yElRzIUC&q=the+assassination+of+rana+bahadur+shah"><i>Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839</i></a>, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, p. 278, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788180698132" title="Special:BookSources/9788180698132"><bdi>9788180698132</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Thapa+Politics+in+Nepal%3A+With+Special+Reference+to+Bhim+Sen+Thapa%2C+1806%E2%80%931839&rft.place=New+Delhi&rft.pages=278&rft.pub=Concept+Publishing+Company&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=9788180698132&rft.aulast=Pradhan&rft.aufirst=Kumar+L.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D7PP1yElRzIUC%26q%3Dthe%2Bassassination%2Bof%2Brana%2Bbahadur%2Bshah&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANepali+Army" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepali_Army&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/">Official website of the Nepali Army</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008095202/http://www.acsc-shivapuri.mil.np/">Official website of the Nepali Army Command and Staff College</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair/Archives/3_32.htm">Nepal</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5283.htm">Background Note: Nepal</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517155952/http://www.ipcs.org/Military_militaryBalance2.jsp?database=1002&country2=Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140830082417/http://usnepalonline.com/new-york-nepalese-community-news/nepalese-welcome-nepal-army-chief-chhtraman-singh-gurung-in-new-york/list-of-the-photographs-of-49-nepalese-army-generals.html">List of photographs of 49 Nepali army generals</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://premsinghbasnyat.com.np">Prem Singh Basnyat | Nepalese Army In The History Of Nepal</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thediplomat.com/2013/10/the-deft-politicking-of-nepals-army/1/">The Deft Politicking of Nepal’s Army</a>, 2013</li> <li>Ghimire, S. 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