Wednesday 07/May/2025 – 01:00 AM
A military confrontation broke out and an exchange of bombing between India and Pakistan late on Tuesday evening, and India bombed 9 sites in Pakistani regions in the Kashmir region, while Pakistan responded to the bombing of 5 targets in the regions of India.
In the military confrontation between India and Pakistan, we review the capabilities of the Indian army and the Pakistani army, according to the Global Fire Power website, which specializes in the military affairs of the countries.
The Indian army is ranked fourth in the world, while its Pakistani counterpart ranks 12 among the strongest armies of the world, both of which have a striking air forces, in addition to a nuclear arsenal, and below we offer a comparison between the military capabilities of the two countries.
Indian army
India’s population exceeds 1.4 billion, including more than 662 million people available, while the number of Indian army personnel is 1.4 million and 1.1 million soldiers in the reserve forces.
In terms of the Air Force, the Indian army owns 2229 warplanes, including 513 fighters, 130 offensive aircraft, 270 military cargo planes, in addition to 351 training aircraft, in addition to 899 military helicopters, including 80 offensive helicopters.
The Indian army has more than 4,200 tanks, 148,594 armored vehicles, 100 self -mobilized cannon and 3975 field cannons, in addition to 264 missiles.
As for the naval force, the Indian naval fleet includes 293 naval pieces, including two aircraft carriers, 14 frigate, 13 destroyers and 18 submarines.
In terms of nuclear power, which is considered a detailed in any conflict in the modern era, the Indian army has a nuclear arsenal consisting of 90 to 110 nuclear warheads, while the defense budget and the annual spending rate of the Indian army is $ 75 billion.
Pakistani army
The population of Pakistan exceeds 252 million, including more than 108 million people, a human force available and the number of Pakistani army soldiers in service is 654,000, in addition to 550,000 soldiers in the reserve forces.
In terms of Pakistan Air Force 1399 warplanes, including 328 fighters and 90 offensive aircraft, and 373 military helicopters, including 57 offensive helicopters.
The Pakistani army has 2627 tanks, approximately 17,500 armored vehicles, in addition to 662 self -motivated cannons, 2629 field cannons, and 600 missiles.
In terms of naval force, the Pakistani fleet consists of 121 seafares, including 8 submarines, 9 frigates and 3 mines.
On the nuclear arsenal level, the Pakistani army owns between 90-110 nuclear warheads, while the Pakistani defense budget is 7.640 billion US dollars.
