CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Strategic Forces Command - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"d13805fd-c8d5-4994-b0d3-1e719e61abdf","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Strategic_Forces_Command","wgTitle":"Strategic Forces Command","wgCurRevisionId":1257947411,"wgRevisionId":1257947411,"wgArticleId":966163,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Webarchive template wayback links","CS1 maint: unfit URL","Use dmy dates from November 2019","Use Indian English from November 2019","All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English","Articles with short description","Short description matches Wikidata","Military units and formations of India","Vajpayee administration","2003 establishments in India","Joint military units and formations of India","Strategic forces"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en", "wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Strategic_Forces_Command","wgRelevantArticleId":966163,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q3349492", "wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js", "ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Strategic_Forces_Command.png/1200px-Strategic_Forces_Command.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Strategic_Forces_Command.png/800px-Strategic_Forces_Command.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="800"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Strategic_Forces_Command.png/640px-Strategic_Forces_Command.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="640"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Strategic Forces Command - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Strategic_Forces_Command rootpage-Strategic_Forces_Command skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Strategic+Forces+Command" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Strategic+Forces+Command" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Strategic+Forces+Command" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Strategic+Forces+Command" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Responsibility" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Responsibility"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Responsibility</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Responsibility-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Assets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Assets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Assets</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Assets-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Assets subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Assets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Air-launched_nuclear_weapons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Air-launched_nuclear_weapons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Air-launched nuclear weapons</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Air-launched_nuclear_weapons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sea-based_ballistic_missile" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sea-based_ballistic_missile"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Sea-based ballistic missile</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sea-based_ballistic_missile-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List_of_Commanders" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_Commanders"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>List of Commanders</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-List_of_Commanders-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Strategic Forces Command</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 7 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-7" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">7 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1" title="স্ট্রাটেজিক ফোর্সেস কম্যান্ড – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="স্ট্রাটেজিক ফোর্সেস কম্যান্ড" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B8%EB%8F%84_%EC%A0%84%EB%9E%B5%EA%B5%B0%EC%82%AC%EB%A0%B9%EB%B6%80" title="인도 전략군사령부 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="인도 전략군사령부" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8" title="सामरिक शक्ती कमान – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="सामरिक शक्ती कमान" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markas_Angkatan_Strategik" title="Markas Angkatan Strategik – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Markas Angkatan Strategik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D,_%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE" title="மூலோபாயப் படைகளுக்கான கட்டளையகம், இந்தியா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மூலோபாயப் படைகளுக்கான கட்டளையகம், இந்தியா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%B9%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%95_%E0%B0%AC%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B2_%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%8D" title="వ్యూహాత్మక బలగాల కమాండ్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="వ్యూహాత్మక బలగాల కమాండ్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A0%B8%E6%88%B0%E7%95%A5%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E9%83%A8" title="核戰略司令部 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="核戰略司令部" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q3349492#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Strategic_Forces_Command" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Strategic_Forces_Command" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Strategic_Forces_Command" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&oldid=1257947411" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Strategic_Forces_Command&id=1257947411&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FStrategic_Forces_Command"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FStrategic_Forces_Command"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q3349492" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <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">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Strategic Forces Command (disambiguation)">Strategic Forces Command (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Strategic Forces Command</th></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:Strategic_Forces_Command.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Strategic_Forces_Command.png/250px-Strategic_Forces_Command.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Strategic_Forces_Command.png/375px-Strategic_Forces_Command.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Strategic_Forces_Command.png/500px-Strategic_Forces_Command.png 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Insignia" title="Insignia">Insignia</a> of the Strategic Forces Command</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">4 January 2003<span class="noprint">; 21 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2003-01-04</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 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></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Indian_Armed_Forces.svg/23px-Indian_Armed_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Indian_Armed_Forces.svg/35px-Indian_Armed_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Indian_Armed_Forces.svg/45px-Indian_Armed_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces_Tri-Service_Commands" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands">Integrated tri-services command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">SFC</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;"><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command">Commander-in-Chief</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Suraj_Berry" title="Suraj Berry">Suraj Berry</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Strategic Forces Command</b> (<b>SFC</b>), sometimes called <b>Strategic Nuclear Command</b>, forms part of India's <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Command_Authority_(India)" title="Nuclear Command Authority (India)">Nuclear Command Authority</a> (NCA). It is responsible for the management and administration of the country's <a href="/wiki/Tactical_nuclear_weapon" title="Tactical nuclear weapon">tactical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Strategic_nuclear_weapon" title="Strategic nuclear weapon">strategic</a> <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" title="Nuclear weapon">nuclear weapons</a> stockpile.<sup id="cite_ref-India_all_set_to_set_up_nuclear_forces_command_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-India_all_set_to_set_up_nuclear_forces_command-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was created on 4 January 2003 by the <a href="/wiki/13th_Lok_Sabha" title="13th Lok Sabha">Vajpayee Government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Nuke_command_set_up,_button_in_PM's_hand_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nuke_command_set_up,_button_in_PM's_hand-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal_(India)" title="Air marshal (India)">Air Marshal</a> Teja Mohan Asthana became its first <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command">commander-in-chief</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_Marshal_Asthana_to_head_Strategic_Forces_Command_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_Marshal_Asthana_to_head_Strategic_Forces_Command-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-zn28j13_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zn28j13-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibility">Responsibility</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Responsibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is the responsibility of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) to operationalize the directives of the <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Command_Authority_(India)" title="Nuclear Command Authority (India)">Nuclear Command Authority</a> (NCA) under the leadership of a <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command">Commander-in-Chief</a> who is a <a href="/wiki/Three-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-star rank">three-star rank</a> <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">officer</a>. It will have the sole responsibility of initiating the process of delivering nuclear weapons and warheads, after acquiring explicit approval from the NCA. The exact selection of the target area shall be decided by the SFC through a calibrated, cumulative process involving various levels of decision-making, and with formal approval by the NCA.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_Marshal_Asthana_to_head_Strategic_Forces_Command_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_Marshal_Asthana_to_head_Strategic_Forces_Command-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-zn28j13_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zn28j13-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SFC manages and administers all strategic forces by exercising complete command and control over nuclear assets, and producing all contingency plans as needed to fulfill the required tasks. Since its inception, the SFC's command, control and communication systems have been firmly established, and the command has attained a high state of operational readiness.<sup id="cite_ref-Agni-I_launched_for_the_first_time_by_Strategic_Forces_Command_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Agni-I_launched_for_the_first_time_by_Strategic_Forces_Command-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Assets">Assets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Assets"><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">See also: <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_triad" title="Nuclear triad">Nuclear triad</a> and <a href="/wiki/India_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="India and weapons of mass destruction">India and weapons of mass destruction</a></div> <p>The estimated 68 nuclear warheads<sup id="cite_ref-auto_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of land-based nuclear weapons of India are under the control of and deployed by the Strategic Forces Command,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> using a variety of both vehicles and launching silos. They currently consist of three different types of <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile" title="Ballistic missile">ballistic missiles</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Agni-I" title="Agni-I">Agni-I</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Agni-II" title="Agni-II">Agni-II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agni-III" title="Agni-III">Agni-III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaurya_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaurya missile">Shaurya</a> and the Army's variant of the <a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi missile</a> family – the Prithvi-I. Additional variants of the Agni missile series have recently been inducted including the most recent, the <a href="/wiki/Agni-IV" title="Agni-IV">Agni-IV</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Agni-VI" title="Agni-VI">Agni-V</a>, which is currently being deployed.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Agni-VI" title="Agni-VI">Agni-VI</a> is also under development, with an estimated range of 8,000–12,000 km and features such as <a href="/wiki/Multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle" title="Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle">Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles</a> (MIRVs) or <a href="/wiki/Maneuverable_reentry_vehicle" title="Maneuverable reentry vehicle">Maneuverable reentry vehicles</a> (MARVs).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Agni-V_missile_during_rehearsal_of_Republic_Day_Parade_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Agni-V_missile_during_rehearsal_of_Republic_Day_Parade_2013.jpg/220px-Agni-V_missile_during_rehearsal_of_Republic_Day_Parade_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Agni-V_missile_during_rehearsal_of_Republic_Day_Parade_2013.jpg/330px-Agni-V_missile_during_rehearsal_of_Republic_Day_Parade_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Agni-V_missile_during_rehearsal_of_Republic_Day_Parade_2013.jpg/440px-Agni-V_missile_during_rehearsal_of_Republic_Day_Parade_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1461" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Agni-V" title="Agni-V">Agni-V</a> ballistic missile at Republic Day parade.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Prithvi missile inducted into India’s Strategic Forces Command in 2003, the first missile to be developed under India’s prestigious IGMDP strengthens India’s nuclear deterrence A missile unit of the elite Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully launched a Prithvi missile on 7 January 2014 from the test range at Chandipur.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was reported by <i>Hindustan Times</i> on 12 September 2010 that to increase its lethal power, India's tri-services strike force is planning to acquire 40 fighter planes capable of delivering nuclear weapons. The SFC has submitted a proposal to the Defence Ministry for setting up two dedicated squadrons of fighter aircraft which will act as a mini-Air Force. This will be the first time that the SFC, which at present depends on the Indian Air Force for delivering nuclear weapons under its command, will have its own aerial assets.<sup id="cite_ref-HT_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><span style="font-size:120%">Land-based ballistic missiles</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Range (km) </th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-I</a></b><span class="nowrap">  </span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Short-range_ballistic_missile" title="Short-range ballistic missile">Short-range ballistic missile</a></td> <td>150</td> <td rowspan="9">Deployed </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-II</a></b><span class="nowrap">  </span></td> <td>Short-range ballistic missile</td> <td>250–350 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-III</a></b><span class="nowrap">  </span></td> <td>Short-range ballistic missile</td> <td>350–600 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Agni-I" title="Agni-I">Agni-I</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium-range_ballistic_missile" title="Medium-range ballistic missile">Medium-range ballistic missile</a></td> <td>700 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shaurya_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaurya missile">Shaurya</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium-range_ballistic_missile" title="Medium-range ballistic missile">Medium-range ballistic missile</a></td> <td>700-1900 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Agni-II" title="Agni-II">Agni-II</a></b></td> <td>Medium-range ballistic missile</td> <td>2,000–3,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Agni-III" title="Agni-III">Agni-III</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intermediate-range_ballistic_missile" title="Intermediate-range ballistic missile">Intermediate-range ballistic missile</a></td> <td>3,500–5,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Agni-IV" title="Agni-IV">Agni-IV</a></b></td> <td>Intermediate-range ballistic missile</td> <td>4000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Agni-V" title="Agni-V">Agni-V</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile" title="Intercontinental ballistic missile">Intercontinental ballistic missile</a></td> <td>5,000–8,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Agni-VI" title="Agni-VI">Agni-VI</a></b></td> <td>Intercontinental ballistic missile & MIRV</td> <td>8,000–12,000</td> <td>Under development </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Agni-P" title="Agni-P">Agni-P</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium-range_ballistic_missile" title="Medium-range ballistic missile">Medium-range ballistic missile</a></td> <td>1,000–2,000 </td> <td>Under Testing </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Surya_missile" title="Surya missile">Surya</a></b></td> <td>Intercontinental ballistic missile & MIRV</td> <td>12,000–16,000</td> <td>Unconfirmed </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air-launched_nuclear_weapons">Air-launched nuclear weapons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Air-launched nuclear weapons"><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:Dassault_Mirage_2000.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Dassault_Mirage_2000.jpg/220px-Dassault_Mirage_2000.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Dassault_Mirage_2000.jpg/330px-Dassault_Mirage_2000.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Dassault_Mirage_2000.jpg/440px-Dassault_Mirage_2000.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1829" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Mirage_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="Mirage 2000">Mirage 2000</a> of the Indian Air Force is believed to be assigned the nuclear strike role, operating from Maharajpur Air Force Station.</figcaption></figure> <p>Nuclear-armed fighter-bombers were India's first and only nuclear-capable strike force until 2003, when the country's first land-based nuclear ballistic missiles were fielded.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to their <a href="/wiki/Attack_aircraft" title="Attack aircraft">ground-attack</a> role, it is believed that the <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_2000" title="Dassault Mirage 2000">Dassault Mirage 2000s</a> and <a href="/wiki/SEPECAT_Jaguar" title="SEPECAT Jaguar">SEPECAT Jaguars</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> are able to provide a secondary nuclear-strike role.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SEPECAT Jaguar was designed to be able to carry and deploy nuclear weapons and the Indian Air Force has identified the jet as being capable of delivering Indian nuclear weapons.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most likely delivery method would be the use of bombs that are <a href="/wiki/Unguided_bomb" title="Unguided bomb">free-falling and unguided</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three airbases with four squadrons of Mirage 2000H (about 16 aircraft with 16 bombs from 1st and 7th squadrons of the 40th Wing at <a href="/wiki/Maharajpur_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Maharajpur Air Force Station">Maharajpur Air Force Station</a>) and Jaguar IS/IB (about 32 aircraft with 32 bombs from one squadron each at <a href="/wiki/Ambala_Air_Force_Station" title="Ambala Air Force Station">Ambala Air Force Station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Area_(Gorakhpur)" title="Air Force Area (Gorakhpur)">Gorakhpur Air Force Station</a>) aircraft, are believed to be assigned the nuclear strike role.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sea-based_ballistic_missile">Sea-based ballistic missile</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sea-based ballistic missile"><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:B05_SLBM_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/B05_SLBM_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-B05_SLBM_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/B05_SLBM_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-B05_SLBM_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/B05_SLBM_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-B05_SLBM_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="663" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sagarika_(missile)" title="Sagarika (missile)">K-15 Sagarika</a> SLBM</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a> has developed two sea-based delivery systems for nuclear weapons, completing Indian ambitions for a <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_triad" title="Nuclear triad">nuclear triad</a>, which may have been deployed in 2015.<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> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arihant_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Arihant_1.jpg/220px-Arihant_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Arihant_1.jpg/330px-Arihant_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Arihant_1.jpg/440px-Arihant_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="835" data-file-height="505" /></a><figcaption>A conceptual drawing of <a href="/wiki/INS_Arihant" title="INS Arihant">INS Arihant</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The first is a submarine-launched system consisting of at least four 6,000 tonne (<a href="/wiki/Nuclear_submarine" title="Nuclear submarine">nuclear-powered</a>) <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarine" title="Ballistic missile submarine">ballistic missile submarines</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Arihant_class_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Arihant class submarine">Arihant class</a>. The first vessel, <a href="/wiki/INS_Arihant" title="INS Arihant">INS <i>Arihant</i></a>, has been launched and will complete extensive sea-trials before being commissioned and declared operational. She is the first nuclear-powered submarine to be built by India.<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><sup id="cite_ref-IT_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IT-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/CIA" class="mw-redirect" title="CIA">CIA</a> report claimed that Russia provided technological aid to the naval nuclear propulsion program.<sup id="cite_ref-eipyi_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eipyi-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tda_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tda-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The submarines will be armed with up to 12 <a href="/wiki/Sagarika_(missile)" title="Sagarika (missile)">Sagarika</a> (K-15) missiles armed with nuclear warheads. Sagarika is a <a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">submarine-launched ballistic missile</a> with a range of 700 km. This missile has a length of 8.5 meters, weighs seven tonnes and can carry a pay load of up to 500 kg.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sagarika has already been test-fired from an underwater pontoon, but now <a href="/wiki/DRDO" class="mw-redirect" title="DRDO">DRDO</a> is planning a full-fledged test of the missile from a submarine and for this purpose may use the services of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Navy" title="Russian Navy">Russian Navy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated5_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated5-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India's <a href="/wiki/DRDO" class="mw-redirect" title="DRDO">DRDO</a> is also working on a submarine-launched ballistic missile version of the Agni-III missile, known as the Agni-III SL. According to Indian defence sources, the Agni-III SL will have a range of 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new missile will complement the older and less capable Sagarika submarine-launched ballistic missiles. However, the Arihant class ballistic missile submarines will be only capable of carrying a maximum of four Agni-III SL. </p><p>The second is a ship-launched system based around the short range ship-launched Dhanush ballistic missile (a variant of the <a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi missile</a>). It has a range of around 300 km. In the year 2000 the missile was test-fired from INS <i>Subhadra</i> (a <a href="/wiki/Sukanya_class_patrol_craft" class="mw-redirect" title="Sukanya class patrol craft">Sukanya class patrol craft</a>). INS Subhadra was modified for the test and the missile was launched from the reinforced helicopter deck. The results were considered partially successful.<sup id="cite_ref-nrdc.org_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrdc.org-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, the missile was again tested from INS <i>Subhadra</i> and this time the results were reported successful.<sup id="cite_ref-bharat-rakshak.com_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bharat-rakshak.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2005 the missile was tested again, but this time from the <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> <a href="/wiki/INS_Rajput_(D51)" title="INS Rajput (D51)">INS <i>Rajput</i></a>. The test was a success with the missile hitting the land based target.<sup id="cite_ref-domain-b.com_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-domain-b.com-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><span style="font-size:120%">Sea-based ballistic missiles</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Range (km) </th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Prithvi missile">Dhanush</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Short-range_ballistic_missile" title="Short-range ballistic missile">Short-range ballistic missile</a></td> <td>350</td> <td>Operational<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sagarika_(missile)" title="Sagarika (missile)">Sagarika (K-15)</a></b><span class="nowrap">  </span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">Submarine-launched ballistic missile</a></td> <td>700</td> <td>Operational </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/K-4_(SLBM)" class="mw-redirect" title="K-4 (SLBM)">K-4</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">Submarine-launched ballistic missile</a></td> <td>3,500</td> <td>Serial Production<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/K-5_(ballistic_missile)" title="K-5 (ballistic missile)">K-5</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">Submarine-launched ballistic missile</a></td> <td>5,000</td> <td>Under Development<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/K-6_(missile)" title="K-6 (missile)">K-6</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">Submarine-launched ballistic missile</a></td> <td>6,000</td> <td>Under Development<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Commanders">List of Commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of Commanders"><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">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command">Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command</a></div> <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=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Integrated entities</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Planning_Committee" title="Defence Planning Committee">Defence Planning Committee</a>, tri-services command at policy level with NSA as its chief</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff (India)</a>, professional head of the Indian Armed Forces</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Defence_Staff" title="Integrated Defence Staff">Integrated Defence Staff</a>, tri-services command at strategic level composed of MoD, MEA and tri-services staff</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces_Tri-Service_Commands" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands">Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_Command_(India)" title="Northern Theatre Command (India)">Northern Theatre Command (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Theatre_Command_(India)" title="Western Theatre Command (India)">Western Theatre Command (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Theatre_Command" title="Maritime Theatre Command">Maritime Theatre Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Defence_Command_(India)" title="Air Defence Command (India)">Air Defence Command (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Cyber_Agency" title="Defence Cyber Agency">Defence Cyber Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Space_Agency" title="Defence Space Agency">Defence Space Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Special_Operations_Division" title="Armed Forces Special Operations Division">Special Operations Division</a></li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assets</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_Air_Force_stations" title="List of Indian Air Force stations">List of Indian Air Force stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_Navy_bases" title="List of Indian Navy bases">List of Indian Navy bases</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Navy_ships" title="List of active Indian Navy ships">List of active Indian Navy ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_with_overseas_military_bases#India" title="List of countries with overseas military bases">India's overseas military bases</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>General concepts</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joint_warfare" title="Joint warfare">Joint warfare</a>, general concept</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minimum_Credible_Deterrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Minimum Credible Deterrence">Minimum Credible Deterrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cyber_warfare_forces" title="List of cyber warfare forces">List of cyber warfare forces</a> of other nations</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><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 .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-India_all_set_to_set_up_nuclear_forces_command-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-India_all_set_to_set_up_nuclear_forces_command_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-all-set-to-set-up-nuclear-forces-command/articleshow/32896380.cms">"India all set to set up nuclear forces command"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i>. 30 December 2002. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130511032234/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-30/india/27320878_1_nuclear-command-sfc-strategic-forces-command">Archived</a> from the original on 11 May 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 June</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=India+all+set+to+set+up+nuclear+forces+command&rft.date=2002-12-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2FIndia-all-set-to-set-up-nuclear-forces-command%2Farticleshow%2F32896380.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nuke_command_set_up,_button_in_PM's_hand-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Nuke_command_set_up,_button_in_PM's_hand_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Nuke-command-set-up-button-in-PMs-hand/articleshow/33382162.cms">"Nuke command set up, button in PM's hand"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i>. 4 January 2003. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130511013323/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-04/india/27281139_1_nuclear-command-and-control-nuclear-arsenal-nuclear-retaliation">Archived</a> from the original on 11 May 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 June</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Nuke+command+set+up%2C+button+in+PM%27s+hand&rft.date=2003-01-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2FNuke-command-set-up-button-in-PMs-hand%2Farticleshow%2F33382162.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Air_Marshal_Asthana_to_head_Strategic_Forces_Command-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Air_Marshal_Asthana_to_head_Strategic_Forces_Command_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Air_Marshal_Asthana_to_head_Strategic_Forces_Command_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Air-Marshal-Asthana-to-head-Strategic-Forces-Command/articleshow/33995158.cms">"Air Marshal Asthana to head Strategic Forces Command"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i>. 10 January 2003. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130511030611/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-10/india/27285210_1_nuclear-command-and-control-strategic-forces-command-sfc">Archived</a> from the original on 11 May 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 June</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Air+Marshal+Asthana+to+head+Strategic+Forces+Command&rft.date=2003-01-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2FAir-Marshal-Asthana-to-head-Strategic-Forces-Command%2Farticleshow%2F33995158.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-zn28j13-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-zn28j13_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-zn28j13_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-army-wants-sole-right-over-post-of-strategic-forces-commander_865310.html">"Indian Army wants sole right over post of Strategic Forces Commander"</a>. <i>Zee News</i>. 29 July 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Zee+News&rft.atitle=Indian+Army+wants+sole+right+over+post+of+Strategic+Forces+Commander&rft.date=2013-07-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fzeenews.india.com%2Fnews%2Fnation%2Findian-army-wants-sole-right-over-post-of-strategic-forces-commander_865310.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Agni-I_launched_for_the_first_time_by_Strategic_Forces_Command-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Agni-I_launched_for_the_first_time_by_Strategic_Forces_Command_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510143612/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=556137">"Agni-I launched for the first time by Strategic Forces Command"</a>. <i>Outlook India</i>. 23 March 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=556137">the original</a> on 10 May 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 June</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Outlook+India&rft.atitle=Agni-I+launched+for+the+first+time+by+Strategic+Forces+Command&rft.date=2008-03-23&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.outlookindia.com%2Fitems.aspx%3Fartid%3D556137&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKristensenNorris2017" class="citation journal cs1">Kristensen, Hans M.; Norris, Robert S. (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00963402.2017.1337998">"Indian nuclear forces, 2017"</a>. <i>Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists</i>. <b>73</b> (4): 205–209. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017BuAtS..73d.205K">2017BuAtS..73d.205K</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<span class="id-lock-free" title="Freely accessible"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00963402.2017.1337998">10.1080/00963402.2017.1337998</a></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Atomic+Scientists&rft.atitle=Indian+nuclear+forces%2C+2017&rft.volume=73&rft.issue=4&rft.pages=205-209&rft.date=2017&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1080%2F00963402.2017.1337998&rft_id=info%3Abibcode%2F2017BuAtS..73d.205K&rft.aulast=Kristensen&rft.aufirst=Hans+M.&rft.au=Norris%2C+Robert+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%252F00963402.2017.1337998&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=155897">"Successful Test launch of AGNI V"</a>. <i>Press Information Bureau, Government of India</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 August</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Press+Information+Bureau%2C+Government+of+India&rft.atitle=Successful+Test+launch+of+AGNI+V&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpib.gov.in%2Fnewsite%2Fprintrelease.aspx%3Frelid%3D155897&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/agni-v-to-undergo-one-more-pre-induction-test/story-a9OcIgjWaRUyMbBoSOnM5M.html">"Agni-V set to be inducted by December after one more test"</a>. <i>Hindustan Times</i>. 14 August 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 February</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Hindustan+Times&rft.atitle=Agni-V+set+to+be+inducted+by+December+after+one+more+test&rft.date=2018-08-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2Findia-news%2Fagni-v-to-undergo-one-more-pre-induction-test%2Fstory-a9OcIgjWaRUyMbBoSOnM5M.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPubby2019" class="citation news cs1">Pubby, Manu (19 November 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/confident-of-doubling-range-of-the-astra-will-be-the-most-lethal-air-to-air-missile-drdo-chief/articleshow/72120351.cms">"Confident of doubling range of the Astra, will be the most lethal air to air missile: DRDO Chief"</a>. <i>The Economic Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 February</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Economic+Times&rft.atitle=Confident+of+doubling+range+of+the+Astra%2C+will+be+the+most+lethal+air+to+air+missile%3A+DRDO+Chief&rft.date=2019-11-19&rft.aulast=Pubby&rft.aufirst=Manu&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Feconomictimes.indiatimes.com%2Fnews%2Fdefence%2Fconfident-of-doubling-range-of-the-astra-will-be-the-most-lethal-air-to-air-missile-drdo-chief%2Farticleshow%2F72120351.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShukla2013" class="citation news cs1">Shukla, Ajai (7 May 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/advanced-agni-6-missile-with-multiple-warheads-likely-by-2017-113050800034_1.html">"Advanced Agni-6 missile with multiple warheads likely by 2017"</a>. <i>Business Standard India</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Business+Standard+India&rft.atitle=Advanced+Agni-6+missile+with+multiple+warheads+likely+by+2017&rft.date=2013-05-07&rft.aulast=Shukla&rft.aufirst=Ajai&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.business-standard.com%2Farticle%2Feconomy-policy%2Fadvanced-agni-6-missile-with-multiple-warheads-likely-by-2017-113050800034_1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSubramanian2013" class="citation news cs1">Subramanian, T.S. (4 February 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agnivi-all-set-to-take-shape/article4379416.ece?homepage=true">"Agni-VI all set to take shape"</a>. <i>The Hindu</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hindu&rft.atitle=Agni-VI+all+set+to+take+shape&rft.date=2013-02-04&rft.aulast=Subramanian&rft.aufirst=T.S.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fagnivi-all-set-to-take-shape%2Farticle4379416.ece%3Fhomepage%3Dtrue&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102331">"Prithvi Launch Successful"</a>. <i>Press Information Bureau, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(India)" title="Ministry of Defence (India)">Ministry of Defence (India)</a></i>. 7 January 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Press+Information+Bureau%2C+Ministry+of+Defence+%28India%29&rft.atitle=Prithvi+Launch+Successful&rft.date=2014-01-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpib.gov.in%2Fnewsite%2FPrintRelease.aspx%3Frelid%3D102331&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-HT-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-HT_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101017160849/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Strategic-Command-to-acquire-40-nuclear-capable-fighters/Article1-599141.aspx">"Strategic Command to acquire 40 nuclear capable fighters"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Strategic-Command-to-acquire-40-nuclear-capable-fighters/Article1-599141.aspx">the original</a> on 17 October 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Strategic+Command+to+acquire+40+nuclear+capable+fighters&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2FStrategic-Command-to-acquire-40-nuclear-capable-fighters%2FArticle1-599141.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.openbriefing.org/issuedesks/nuclearissues/indian-nuclear-forces-2012/">Indian Nuclear Forces</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140820113841/http://www.openbriefing.org/issuedesks/nuclearissues/indian-nuclear-forces-2012/">Archived</a> 20 August 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, 14 July 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130514044336/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/news/34525680_1_jaguar-strike-fighters-stealth-fifth-generation-fighter-aircraft-rafale-fighters">India plans to impart power punch to Jaguar fighters</a>, October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cdi.org/issues/nukef&f/database/innukes.html">"CDI Nuclear Issues Area – Nuclear Weapons Database: French Nuclear Delivery Systems"</a>. cdi.org<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 July</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=CDI+Nuclear+Issues+Area+%E2%80%93+Nuclear+Weapons+Database%3A+French+Nuclear+Delivery+Systems&rft.pub=cdi.org&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdi.org%2Fissues%2Fnukef%26f%2Fdatabase%2Finnukes.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPeri2014" class="citation news cs1">Peri, Dinakar (12 June 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/indias-nuclear-triad-finally-coming-of-age/">"India's Nuclear Triad Finally Coming of Age"</a>. The Diplomat<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 March</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=India%27s+Nuclear+Triad+Finally+Coming+of+Age&rft.date=2014-06-12&rft.aulast=Peri&rft.aufirst=Dinakar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthediplomat.com%2F2014%2F06%2Findias-nuclear-triad-finally-coming-of-age%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.livemint.com/Politics/lvVxsu1L5GPLvD7Z5j3baJ/Nuclear-triad-weapons-ready-for-deployment-DRDO.html">"Nuclear triad weapons ready for deployment: DRDO"</a>. 7 July 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nuclear+triad+weapons+ready+for+deployment%3A+DRDO&rft.date=2014-07-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.livemint.com%2FPolitics%2FlvVxsu1L5GPLvD7Z5j3baJ%2FNuclear-triad-weapons-ready-for-deployment-DRDO.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFUnnithan2008" class="citation news cs1">Unnithan, Sandeep (28 January 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/The+secret+undersea+weapon/1/3659.html">"The secret undersea weapon"</a>. <i>India Today</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 November</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=India+Today&rft.atitle=The+secret+undersea+weapon&rft.date=2008-01-28&rft.aulast=Unnithan&rft.aufirst=Sandeep&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Findiatoday.intoday.in%2Fstory%2FThe%2Bsecret%2Bundersea%2Bweapon%2F1%2F3659.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-IT-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-IT_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Indian nuclear submarine", India Today, August 2007 edition</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-eipyi-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-eipyi_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130122191933/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=18265">"Russia helped India's nuke programme: CIA"</a>. Press Trust of India. 9 January 2003. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=18265">the original</a> on 22 January 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 January</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Russia+helped+India%27s+nuke+programme%3A+CIA&rft.date=2003-01-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.expressindia.com%2Fnews%2Ffullstory.php%3Fnewsid%3D18265&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tda-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-tda_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archives.dawn.com/2003/01/10/top5.htm">"Russia helped Indian nuclear programme, says CIA"</a>. <i>The Dawn</i>. 9 January 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 January</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Dawn&rft.atitle=Russia+helped+Indian+nuclear+programme%2C+says+CIA&rft.date=2009-01-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farchives.dawn.com%2F2003%2F01%2F10%2Ftop5.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080229234524/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm">"Sagarika missile test-fired successfully"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a></i>. Chennai, India. 27 February 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm">the original</a> on 29 February 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 August</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hindu&rft.atitle=Sagarika+missile+test-fired+successfully&rft.date=2008-02-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindu.com%2F2008%2F02%2F27%2Fstories%2F2008022757940100.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-autogenerated5-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated5_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/06astra.htm">"Coming from India's defense unit: ASTRA missile"</a>. <i>Rediff.com</i>. 31 December 2004<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 August</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Rediff.com&rft.atitle=Coming+from+India%27s+defense+unit%3A+ASTRA+missile&rft.date=2004-12-31&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rediff.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2Fjul%2F06astra.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110606185112/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/000200805071441.htm">"Agni-III test-fired successfully"</a>. Hinduonnet.com. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 August</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Agni-III+test-fired+successfully&rft.pub=Hinduonnet.com&rft.date=2008-05-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hinduonnet.com%2Fthehindu%2Fholnus%2F000200805071441.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: unfit URL (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_unfit_URL" title="Category:CS1 maint: unfit URL">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nrdc.org-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nrdc.org_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/nudb/datab20.asp">"Nuclear Data – Table of Indian Nuclear Forces, 2002"</a>. NRDC<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 July</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nuclear+Data+%E2%80%93+Table+of+Indian+Nuclear+Forces%2C+2002&rft.pub=NRDC&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrdc.org%2Fnuclear%2Fnudb%2Fdatab20.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bharat-rakshak.com-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bharat-rakshak.com_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090918064715/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Prithvi.html">"Prithvi SRBM"</a>. <i>www.bharat-rakshak.com</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Prithvi.html">the original</a> on 18 September 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.bharat-rakshak.com&rft.atitle=Prithvi+SRBM&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bharat-rakshak.com%2FMISSILES%2FPrithvi.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-domain-b.com-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-domain-b.com_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.domain-b.com/aero/20070331_fired.htm">"Dhanush, naval surface-to-surface missile, test fired successfully"</a>. domain-b.com. 31 March 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 August</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dhanush%2C+naval+surface-to-surface+missile%2C+test+fired+successfully&rft.pub=domain-b.com&rft.date=2007-03-31&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.domain-b.com%2Faero%2F20070331_fired.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.spsnavalforces.com/exclusive/?id=174&h=India-s-Dhanush-Undergoes-1st-Night-Test">"India s Dhanush Undergoes 1st Night Test – SP's Naval Forces"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 July</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=India+s+Dhanush+Undergoes+1st+Night+Test+%E2%80%93+SP%27s+Naval+Forces&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spsnavalforces.com%2Fexclusive%2F%3Fid%3D174%26h%3DIndia-s-Dhanush-Undergoes-1st-Night-Test&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPress_Trust_of_India2014" class="citation news cs1">Press Trust of India (25 March 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/india-test-fires-long-range-n-missile-launched-from-under-sea-114032501060_1.html">"India test fires long range N-missile launched from under sea"</a>. <i>Business Standard India</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 July</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Business+Standard+India&rft.atitle=India+test+fires+long+range+N-missile+launched+from+under+sea&rft.date=2014-03-25&rft.au=Press+Trust+of+India&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.business-standard.com%2Farticle%2Fpti-stories%2Findia-test-fires-long-range-n-missile-launched-from-under-sea-114032501060_1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKeck2013" class="citation web cs1">Keck, Zachary (30 July 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thediplomat.com/2013/07/indias-first-ballistic-missile-sub-to-begin-sea-trials/">"India's First Ballistic Missile Sub to Begin Sea Trials"</a>. <i>The Diplomat</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Diplomat&rft.atitle=India%27s+First+Ballistic+Missile+Sub+to+Begin+Sea+Trials&rft.date=2013-07-30&rft.aulast=Keck&rft.aufirst=Zachary&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthediplomat.com%2F2013%2F07%2Findias-first-ballistic-missile-sub-to-begin-sea-trials%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/dec/15/maiden-trial-of-pralay-k5-likely-soon-1911623.html">"DRDO on long range Pralay, K5 to stalemate China soon"</a>. <i>The New Indian Express</i>. 15 December 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 February</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+Indian+Express&rft.atitle=DRDO+on+long+range+Pralay%2C+K5+to+stalemate+China+soon&rft.date=2018-12-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newindianexpress.com%2Fstates%2Fodisha%2F2018%2Fdec%2F15%2Fmaiden-trial-of-pralay-k5-likely-soon-1911623.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStrategic+Forces+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="18px_Indian_Armed_Forces" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Military_of_India" title="Template:Military of India"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Military_of_India" title="Template talk:Military of India"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Military_of_India" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Military of India"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:inherit">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="18px_Indian_Armed_Forces" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Armed_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Indian_Armed_Forces.svg/18px-Indian_Armed_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Indian_Armed_Forces.svg/27px-Indian_Armed_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Indian_Armed_Forces.svg/36px-Indian_Armed_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg/23px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg/35px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg/46px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(India)" title="National Security Advisor (India)">National Security Advisor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chairman_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee">Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Army Staff (India)">Chief of the Army Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Chief of the Air Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Integrated_Defence_Staff" title="Chief of Integrated Defence Staff">Vice Chief of Defence Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_General_Armed_Forces_Medical_Services_(India)" title="Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (India)">Director General Armed Forces Medical Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_generals_of_the_Indian_Army" title="List of serving generals of the Indian Army">Serving generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_admirals_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy">Serving admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_marshals_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force">Serving marshals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Organisation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Ministry and<br />committees/councils</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(India)" title="Ministry of Defence (India)">Ministry of Defence</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Military_Affairs" title="Department of Military Affairs">Department of Military Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Department of Defence Research and Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Ex-servicemen_Welfare" title="Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare">Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(India)" title="National Security Council (India)">National Security Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Committee_on_Security" title="Cabinet Committee on Security">Cabinet Committee on Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_Committee_on_Defence_(India)" title="Standing Committee on Defence (India)">Standing Committee on Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Planning_Committee" title="Defence Planning Committee">Defence Planning Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Command_Authority_(India)" title="Nuclear Command Authority (India)">Nuclear Command Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Defence_Staff" title="Integrated Defence Staff">Integrated Defence Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Intelligence_Agency_(India)" title="Defence Intelligence Agency (India)">Defence Intelligence Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Joint_warfare" title="Joint warfare">Joint</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces_Tri-Service_Commands" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands">Integrated Theatre Commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Andaman and Nicobar Command">Andaman and Nicobar Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command">Commander-in-Chief</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Strategic Forces Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command">Commander-in-Chief</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_Command_(India)" title="Northern Theatre Command (India)">Northern Theatre Command (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Theatre_Command_(India)" title="Western Theatre Command (India)">Western Theatre Command (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Theatre_Command" title="Maritime Theatre Command">Maritime Theatre Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Cyber_Agency" title="Defence Cyber Agency">Defence Cyber Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Space_Agency" title="Defence Space Agency">Defence Space Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Special_Operations_Division" title="Armed Forces Special Operations Division">Armed Forces Special Operations Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Command_(India)" title="Central Command (India)">Central Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Command_(India)" title="Eastern Command (India)">Eastern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Command_(India)" title="Northern Command (India)">Northern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Command_(India)" title="Southern Command (India)">Southern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Command_(India)" title="South Western Command (India)">South Western Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Command_(India)" title="Western Command (India)">Western Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Training_Command" title="Army Training Command">Army Training Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Naval_Command" title="Western Naval Command">Western Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Naval_Command" title="Southern Naval Command">Southern Naval Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Air Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Air_Command_(India)" title="Central Air Command (India)">Central Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Eastern Air Command (India)">Eastern Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Southern Air Command (India)">Southern Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Air_Command" title="South Western Air Command">South Western Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Command_(India)" title="Western Air Command (India)">Western Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Training_Command_(India)" title="Training Command (India)">Training Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maintenance_Command" title="Maintenance Command">Maintenance Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Indian Coast Guard">Indian Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(India)" title="National Cadet Corps (India)">National Cadet Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_forces_of_India" title="Special forces of India">Special forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(India)" title="Territorial Army (India)">Territorial Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_academies_in_India" title="Military academies in India">Military Academies</a></li> <li>Ranks and insignia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Army ranks and insignia of India">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval ranks and insignia of India">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force ranks and insignia of India">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard#Rank_insignia" title="Indian Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation#Ranks" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India#Ranks_and_insignia" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces">Awards and Decorations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_operations_of_India" title="List of military operations of India">Operations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Wars</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts" title="Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts">Indo-Pakistani wars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947%E2%80%931948" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948">1947–1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1965">1965</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Asal_Uttar" title="Battle of Asal Uttar">Battle of Asal Uttar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chawinda" title="Battle of Chawinda">Battle of Chawinda</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">1971</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_Naval_War_of_1971" title="Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971">Naval War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan_Air_Operations_(1971)" title="East Pakistan Air Operations (1971)">Air War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chamb" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Chamb">Battle of Chamb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Trident_(1971)" title="Operation Trident (1971)">Operation <i>Trident</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Cactus-Lilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Cactus-Lilly">Operation <i>Cactus-Lilly</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Longewala" title="Battle of Longewala">Battle of Longewala</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kargil_War" title="Kargil War">Kargil War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sino-Indian_War" title="Sino-Indian War">Sino-Indian War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">External <br />conflicts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kashmir_conflict" title="Kashmir conflict">Kashmir conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siachen_conflict" title="Siachen conflict">Siachen conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_of_Control" title="Line of Control">Indo-Pakistani border skirmishes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%932002_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_standoff" title="2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff">Operation <i>Parakram</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmish" title="2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%932015_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2014–2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%932018_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2016–2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2019</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Balakot_airstrike" title="2019 Balakot airstrike">Balakot airstrike</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congo_Crisis" title="Congo Crisis">Congo Crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_of_Actual_Control" title="Line of Actual Control">Sino-Indian border skirmish</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sumdorong_Chu_standoff" title="Sumdorong Chu standoff">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathu_La_and_Cho_La_clashes" title="Nathu La and Cho La clashes">Nathu La and Cho La clashes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_China%E2%80%93India_border_standoff" title="2017 China–India border standoff">Doklam standoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_China%E2%80%93India_skirmishes" title="2020–2021 China–India skirmishes">2020</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_intervention_in_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War">Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Maldives_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt">Operation <i>Cactus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_airlift_of_Indians_from_Kuwait" title="1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait">Evacuation of Indian civilians from Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia" title="Piracy off the coast of Somalia">Piracy off the coast of Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Raahat" title="Operation Raahat">Operation <i>Raahat</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Devi_Shakti" title="Operation Devi Shakti">Operation <i>Devi Shakti</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Indian_counter-insurgency_operation_in_Myanmar" title="2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar">Indo-Myanmar border strike</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Annexations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Hyderabad" title="Annexation of Hyderabad">Operation <i>Polo</i> (Hyderabad)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Goa" title="Annexation of Goa">Operation <i>Vijay</i> (Portuguese India - Goa, Damaon, Silvassa & Diu)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Junagadh" title="Annexation of Junagadh">Junagadh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli" title="Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli">Dadra and Nagar Haveli</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Insurgencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Insurgency_in_Northeast_India" title="Insurgency in Northeast India">Northeast India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insurgency_in_Punjab" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurgency in Punjab">Punjab</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Blue_Star" title="Operation Blue Star">Operation <i>Blue Star</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Woodrose" title="Operation Woodrose">Operation <i>Woodrose</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insurgency_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir" title="Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir">Kashmir</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army_operations_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir" title="Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir">Counter-insurgency operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Indian_Line_of_Control_strike" title="2016 Indian Line of Control strike">LOC surgical strike</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Defence Research and Development Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Factory_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordnance Factory Board">Ordnance Factory Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_military_missiles" title="List of Indian military missiles">Ballistic missiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="India and weapons of mass destruction">Weapons of mass destruction</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Army</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Indian_Army" title="List of equipment of the Indian Army">List of equipment of the Indian Army</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Navy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Navy_ships" title="List of active Indian Navy ships">Active Ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of ships of the Indian Navy">Historical Ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapon_systems_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="Weapon systems of the Indian Navy">Weapon Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="Future of the Indian Navy">Future</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air Force</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_military_aircraft" title="List of active Indian military aircraft">Active Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historical_aircraft_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force">Historical Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">Aircraft Squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="Future of the Indian Air Force">Future</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Documents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ensuring_Secure_Seas:_Indian_Maritime_Security_Strategy" title="Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy">Indian Maritime Security Strategy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_fleet_review" title="President's fleet review">President's fleet review</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_India" title="Military history of India">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_Colour_Award" title="President's Colour Award">President's Colour Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_the_Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Women in the Indian Armed Forces">Women in the Indian Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Flag_Day" title="Armed Forces Flag Day">Armed Forces Flag Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Tribunal" title="Armed Forces Tribunal">Armed Forces Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces_rank_flags" title="Indian Armed Forces rank flags">Indian Armed Forces rank flags</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_military_bands" title="Indian military bands">Indian military bands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_War_Memorial_(India)" title="National War Memorial (India)">National War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amar_Jawan_Jyoti" title="Amar Jawan Jyoti">Amar Jawan Jyoti</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Military_of_India" title="Category:Military of India">Category</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_Army" title="Category:Indian Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_Navy" title="Category:Indian Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_Air_Force" title="Category:Indian Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Strategic_missile_forces_of_the_world" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Strategic_forces" title="Template:Strategic forces"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Strategic_forces" title="Template talk:Strategic forces"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Strategic_forces" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Strategic forces"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Strategic_missile_forces_of_the_world" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Strategic missile forces of the world</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Rocket_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Rocket Force">People's Liberation Army Rocket Force</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Force_de_dissuasion" title="Force de dissuasion">Force de dissuasion</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" 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" /></a></span></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Strategic Forces Command</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps_Aerospace_Force" title="Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea"><img alt="North Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army_Strategic_Force" title="Korean People's Army Strategic Force">Korean People's Army Strategic Force</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"><img alt="Pakistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Strategic_Forces_Command_(Pakistan)" title="Army Strategic Forces Command (Pakistan)">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Strategic_Forces_Command_(Pakistan)" title="Naval Strategic Forces Command (Pakistan)">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Strategic_Command_(Pakistan)" title="Air Force Strategic Command (Pakistan)">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Rocket_Forces" title="Strategic Rocket Forces">Strategic Rocket Forces</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia"><img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Strategic_Missile_Force" title="Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force">Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_(United_Kingdom)" title="Strategic Command (United Kingdom)">British Strategic Forces Command</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">United States Strategic Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Indian_Air_Force" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Indian_Air_Force" title="Template:Indian Air Force"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Indian_Air_Force" title="Template talk:Indian Air Force"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Indian_Air_Force" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Indian Air Force"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:inherit">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Indian_Air_Force" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg/23px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg/35px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg/46px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Chief of the Air Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Vice Chief of the Air Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Deputy Chief of the Air Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_marshals_of_the_Indian_Air_Force#Air_Commanders_(Commander-in-Chief_grade)" title="List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force">AOCs-in-C (Commander-in-Chief)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_marshals_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force">Serving marshals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Components<br />& commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air Force commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operational</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Air_Command_(India)" title="Central Air Command (India)">Central Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Eastern Air Command (India)">Eastern Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Southern Air Command (India)">Southern Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Air_Command" title="South Western Air Command">South Western Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Command_(India)" title="Western Air Command (India)">Western Air Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Functional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Training_Command_(India)" title="Training Command (India)">Training Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maintenance_Command" title="Maintenance Command">Maintenance Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Joint</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Andaman and Nicobar Command">Andaman and Nicobar Command</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Strategic Forces Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Cyber_Agency" title="Defence Cyber Agency">Defence Cyber Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Space_Agency" title="Defence Space Agency">Defence Space Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Special_Operations_Division" title="Armed Forces Special Operations Division">Armed Forces Special Operations Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_Air_Force_stations" title="List of Indian Air Force stations">Air bases</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Command_(India)" title="Western Air Command (India)">Western Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adampur" title="Adampur">Adampur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambala_Air_Force_Station" title="Ambala Air Force Station">Ambala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Guru_Ram_Das_Ji_International_Airport" title="Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport">Amritsar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awantipora" title="Awantipora">Awantipora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bathinda_Airport" title="Bathinda Airport">Bathinda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh_Airport" title="Chandigarh Airport">Chandigarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Nahar_Singh_Faridabad_Air_Force_Logistics_Station" title="Raja Nahar Singh Faridabad Air Force Logistics Station">Faridabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurugram_Air_Force_Station" title="Gurugram Air Force Station">Gurugram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halwara_Air_Force_Station" title="Halwara Air Force Station">Halwara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindan_Air_Force_Station" title="Hindan Air Force Station">Hindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushok_Bakula_Rimpochee_Airport" title="Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport">Leh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport" title="Indira Gandhi International Airport">Palam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathankot_Airport#Air_Force_Station" title="Pathankot Airport">Pathankot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarsawa_Air_Force_Station" title="Sarsawa Air Force Station">Sarsawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siachen_Glacier" title="Siachen Glacier">Siachen Glacier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirsa_Air_Force_Station" title="Sirsa Air Force Station">Sirsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srinagar_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Srinagar Air Force Station">Srinagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udhampur_Air_Force_Station" title="Udhampur Air Force Station">Udhampur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Eastern Air Command (India)">Eastern Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maharaja_Bir_Bikram_Airport" title="Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport">Agartala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagdogra_Airport" title="Bagdogra Airport">Bagdogra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shillong_Airport" title="Shillong Airport">Barapani AFS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrackpore_Air_Force_Station" title="Barrackpore Air Force Station">Barrackpore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chabua_Air_Force_Station" title="Chabua Air Force Station">Chabua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose_International_Airport" title="Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport">Dum Dum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hasimara_Air_Force_Station" title="Hasimara Air Force Station">Hasimara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorhat_Airport" title="Jorhat Airport">Jorhat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaikunda_Air_Force_Station" title="Kalaikunda Air Force Station">Kalaikunda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silchar_Airport" title="Silchar Airport">Kumbhigram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dibrugarh_Airport" title="Dibrugarh Airport">Mohanbari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lokpriya_Gopinath_Bordoloi_International_Airport" title="Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport">Mountain Shadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tawang_Air_Force_Station" title="Tawang Air Force Station">Tawang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tezpur_Airport" title="Tezpur Airport">Tezpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Station_Arjan_Singh" title="Air Force Station Arjan Singh">Panagarh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Air_Command_(India)" title="Central Air Command (India)">Central Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agra_Airport" title="Agra Airport">Agra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihta_Air_Force_Station" title="Bihta Air Force Station">Bihta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darbhanga#Airport" title="Darbhanga">Darbhanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucknow_Air_Force_Station" title="Lucknow Air Force Station">Bakshi Ka Talab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allahabad_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Allahabad Airport">Bamrauli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bareilly_Airport" title="Bareilly Airport">Bareilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanpur_Airport" title="Kanpur Airport">Chakeri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorakhpur_Airport" title="Gorakhpur Airport">Gorakhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwalior_Airport" title="Gwalior Airport">Maharajpur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Southern Air Command (India)">Southern Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Car_Nicobar_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Car Nicobar Air Force Base">Car Nicobar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulur_Air_Force_Station" title="Sulur Air Force Station">Coimbatore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Airport" title="Madurai Airport">Madurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veer_Savarkar_International_Airport" title="Veer Savarkar International Airport">Port Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambaram_Air_Force_Station" title="Tambaram Air Force Station">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Air_Force_Station" title="Thanjavur Air Force Station">Thanjavur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Air_Command" title="South Western Air Command">South Western Air Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bhuj_Rudra_Mata_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base">Bhuj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaisalmer_Airport" title="Jaisalmer Airport">Jaisalmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamnagar_Airport" title="Jamnagar Airport">Jamnagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jodhpur_Airport" title="Jodhpur Airport">Jodhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune_Airport#Air_Force_Station,_Lohegaon" title="Pune Airport">Lohegaon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikaner_Airport" title="Bikaner Airport">Nal-Bikaner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naliya_Air_Force_Station" title="Naliya Air Force Station">Naliya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phalodi_Air_Force_Station" title="Phalodi Air Force Station">Phalodi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttarlai_Air_Force_Station" title="Uttarlai Air Force Station">Uttarlai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadodara_Airport#IAF_Station_Baroda" title="Vadodara Airport">Makarpura</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Training_Command_(India)" title="Training Command (India)">Training Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Begumpet_Airport" title="Begumpet Airport">Begumpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bidar_Airport#Bidar_Air_Force_Station" title="Bidar Airport">Bidar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Academy_(India)" title="Air Force Academy (India)">Dundigal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakimpet_Air_Force_Station" title="Hakimpet Air Force Station">Hakimpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yelahanka_Air_Force_Station" title="Yelahanka Air Force Station">Yelahanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgaum_Airport" title="Belgaum Airport">Belgaum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Maintenance_Command" title="Maintenance Command">Maintenance Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Babasaheb_Ambedkar_International_Airport" title="Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport">Nagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashik_Airport#Ojhar_Air_Force_Station" title="Nashik Airport">Ojhar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Landing_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Landing Ground">Advanced Landing Grounds</a> (ALGs)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aalo" title="Aalo">Along</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinyalisaur_Airport" title="Chinyalisaur Airport">Chinyalisaur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chushul" title="Chushul">Chushul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daulat_Beg_Oldi#Advanced_Landing_Ground" title="Daulat Beg Oldi">Daulat Beg Oldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukche" title="Fukche">Fukche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayuliang" title="Hayuliang">Hayuliang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechuka#Mechuka_Airport" title="Mechuka">Mechuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyoma" title="Nyoma">Nyoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasighat_Airport" title="Pasighat Airport">Pasighat Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tawang" title="Tawang">Tawang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoise" class="mw-redirect" title="Thoise">Thoise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuting#Tuting_Airport" title="Tuting">Tuting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaynagar,_Changlang" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijaynagar, Changlang">Vijaynagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walong" title="Walong">Walong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ziro" title="Ziro">Ziro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">Squadrons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Combat</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 1 Squadron IAF">No. 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 2 Squadron IAF">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._3_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 3 Squadron IAF">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 4 Squadron IAF">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._5_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 5 Squadron IAF">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 6 Squadron IAF">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._7_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 7 Squadron IAF">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._8_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 8 Squadron IAF">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._9_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 9 Squadron IAF">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._14_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 14 Squadron IAF">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._15_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 15 Squadron IAF">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._16_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 16 Squadron IAF">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._17_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 17 Squadron IAF">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._18_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 18 Squadron IAF">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._20_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 20 Squadron IAF">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._23_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 23 Squadron IAF">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._24_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 24 Squadron IAF">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._27_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 27 Squadron IAF">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._28_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 28 Squadron IAF">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._30_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 30 Squadron IAF">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._31_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 31 Squadron IAF">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._45_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 45 Squadron IAF">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._47_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 47 Squadron IAF">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._101_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 101 Squadron IAF">101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._102_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 102 Squadron IAF">102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._106_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 106 Squadron IAF">106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._220_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 220 Squadron IAF">220</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._221_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 221 Squadron IAF">221</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._222_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 222 Squadron IAF">222</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._223_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 223 Squadron IAF">223</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._224_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 224 Squadron IAF">224</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Transport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._11_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 11 Squadron IAF">No. 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._12_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 12 Squadron IAF">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._19_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 19 Squadron IAF">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._25_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 25 Squadron IAF">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._33_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 33 Squadron IAF">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._41_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 41 Squadron IAF">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._43_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 43 Squadron IAF">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._44_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 44 Squadron IAF">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._48_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 48 Squadron IAF">48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._49_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 49 Squadron IAF">49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._59_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 59 Squadron IAF">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._77_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 77 Squadron IAF">77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._78_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 78 Squadron IAF">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._81_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 81 Squadron IAF">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._87_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 87 Squadron IAF">87</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Helicopters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal;">Squadrons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._104_Helicopter_Squadron,_IAF" title="No. 104 Helicopter Squadron, IAF">No. 104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._125_Helicopter_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 125 Helicopter Squadron IAF">125</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal;">Units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._105_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 105 Helicopter Unit, IAF">No. 105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._107_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 107 Helicopter Unit, IAF">107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._109_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 109 Helicopter Unit, IAF">109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._110_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 110 Helicopter Unit, IAF">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._111_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 111 Helicopter Unit, IAF">111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._112_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 112 Helicopter Unit, IAF">112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._114_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 114 Helicopter Unit, IAF">114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._115_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 115 Helicopter Unit, IAF">115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._116_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 116 Helicopter Unit, IAF">116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._117_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 117 Helicopter Unit, IAF">117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._118_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 118 Helicopter Unit, IAF">118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._119_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 119 Helicopter Unit, IAF">119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._127_Helicopter_Unit_IAF" title="No. 127 Helicopter Unit IAF">127</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._128_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 128 Helicopter Unit, IAF">128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._129_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 129 Helicopter Unit, IAF">129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._130_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 130 Helicopter Unit, IAF">130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._143_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 143 Helicopter Unit, IAF">143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._152_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 152 Helicopter Unit, IAF">152</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._153_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 153 Helicopter Unit, IAF">153</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._154_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 154 Helicopter Unit, IAF">154</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._155_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 155 Helicopter Unit, IAF">155</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._156_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 156 Helicopter Unit, IAF">156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._157_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 157 Helicopter Unit, IAF">157</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._158_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 158 Helicopter Unit, IAF">158</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._159_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" title="No. 159 Helicopter Unit, IAF">159</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;font-weight:normal;">Flights</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._121_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 121 Helicopter Flight, IAF">No. 121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._122_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 122 Helicopter Flight, IAF">122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._126_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 126 Helicopter Flight, IAF">126</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._131_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 131 Helicopter Flight, IAF">131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._132_Helicopter_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 132 Helicopter Flight, IAF">132</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Acrobatic display</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._52_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 52 Squadron IAF">No. 52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._151_Helicopter_Unit,_IAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 151 Helicopter Unit, IAF">151 HU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Communication</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_HQ_Communication_Squadron,_Indian_Air_Force" title="Air HQ Communication Squadron, Indian Air Force">AHQCS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">EW/AWS</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._50_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 50 Squadron IAF">No. 50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._181_Flight,_IAF" title="No. 181 Flight, IAF">181</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._200_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 200 Squadron IAF">200</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">RPA</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">No. 3001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">3002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">3003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">3004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons#Remotely_piloted_aircraft_(RPA)" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">3005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Number plated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._10_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 10 Squadron IAF">No. 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._21_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 21 Squadron IAF">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._22_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 22 Squadron IAF">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._26_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 26 Squadron IAF">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._29_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 29 Squadron IAF">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._32_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 32 Squadron IAF">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._35_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 35 Squadron IAF">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._37_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 37 Squadron IAF">37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._51_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 51 Squadron IAF">51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._108_Squadron_IAF" title="No. 108 Squadron IAF">108</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_military_aircraft" title="List of active Indian military aircraft">List of active Indian military aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historical_aircraft_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force">List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Military_academies_in_India" title="Military academies in India">Military<br />academies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Education & training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sainik_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Sainik School">Sainik School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Medical_College_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Forces Medical College (India)">Armed Forces Medical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajmer_Military_School" title="Ajmer Military School">Ajmer Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Military_School" title="Bangalore Military School">Bangalore Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgaum_Military_School" title="Belgaum Military School">Belgaum Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chail_Military_School" title="Chail Military School">Chail Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dholpur_Military_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Dholpur Military School">Dholpur Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Indian_Military_College" title="Rashtriya Indian Military College">Rashtriya Indian Military College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Schools & colleges</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Academy_(India)" title="Air Force Academy (India)">Air Force Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Administrative_College" title="Air Force Administrative College">Air Force Administrative College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_School,_Coimbatore" title="Air Force School, Coimbatore">Air Force School, Coimbatore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_School,_Jodhpur" title="Air Force School, Jodhpur">Air Force School, Jodhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_Instructors_School_(India)" title="Flying Instructors School (India)">Flying Instructors School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force_Test_Pilot_School" title="Indian Air Force Test Pilot School">Indian Air Force Test Pilot School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactics_and_Air_Combat_Development_Establishment" title="Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment">Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Defence_College" title="Air Defence College">Air Defence College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Air_Warfare" title="College of Air Warfare">College of Air Warfare</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Tri-service institutions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Services_Staff_College" title="Defence Services Staff College">Defence Services Staff College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy_(India)" title="National Defence Academy (India)">National Defence Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_College_(India)" title="National Defence College (India)">National Defence College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Defence_Management" title="College of Defence Management">College of Defence Management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Institute_of_Technology" title="Military Institute of Technology">Military Institute of Technology</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Insignia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces">Awards and decorations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force ranks and insignia of India">Ranks and insignia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia_of_India#Officer_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force ranks and insignia of India">Officers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia_of_India#Junior_commissioned_officer_and_non-commissioned_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force ranks and insignia of India">JCOs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia_of_India#Junior_commissioned_officer_and_non-commissioned_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force ranks and insignia of India">Airmen</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Day#India" title="Air Force Day">Air Force Day</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Warrior_Drill_Team" title="Air Warrior Drill Team">Air Warrior Drill Team</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History & future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Air_Force" title="Royal Indian Air Force">Royal Indian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="History of the Indian Air Force">History of the Indian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="Future of the Indian Air Force">Future of the Indian Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_exercises_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="List of exercises of the Indian Air Force">List of exercises of the Indian Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_Air_Force" title="Category:Indian Air Force">Category</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&oldid=1257947411">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&oldid=1257947411</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_India" title="Category:Military units and formations of India">Military units and formations of India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Vajpayee_administration" title="Category:Vajpayee administration">Vajpayee administration</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:2003_establishments_in_India" title="Category:2003 establishments in India">2003 establishments in India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Joint_military_units_and_formations_of_India" title="Category:Joint military units and formations of India">Joint military units and formations of India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Strategic_forces" title="Category:Strategic forces">Strategic forces</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Webarchive_template_wayback_links" title="Category:Webarchive template wayback links">Webarchive template wayback links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_unfit_URL" title="Category:CS1 maint: unfit URL">CS1 maint: unfit URL</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_November_2019" title="Category:Use dmy dates from November 2019">Use dmy dates from November 2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_Indian_English_from_November_2019" title="Category:Use Indian English from November 2019">Use Indian English from November 2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_Indian_English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English">All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 17 November 2024, at 10:21<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Forces_Command&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-g2nql","wgBackendResponseTime":148,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.777","walltime":"0.979","ppvisitednodes":{"value":5038,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":256749,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":4802,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":20,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":7,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":131116,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 780.651 1 -total"," 33.50% 261.483 1 Template:Reflist"," 19.22% 150.056 1 Template:Infobox_military_unit"," 18.43% 143.836 14 Template:Cite_news"," 15.88% 123.954 1 Template:Military_of_India"," 11.98% 93.502 11 Template:Military_navigation"," 10.64% 83.068 1 Template:Infobox"," 7.76% 60.554 1 Template:Short_description"," 7.09% 55.352 14 Template:Cite_web"," 6.37% 49.698 1 Template:Indian_Air_Force"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.406","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":8704488,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-6x78m","timestamp":"20241122142219","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Strategic Forces Command","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_Forces_Command","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q3349492","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q3349492","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2004-09-07T16:30:48Z","dateModified":"2024-11-17T10:21:19Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/d5\/Strategic_Forces_Command.png","headline":"military unit"}</script> </body> </html>