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  2. List of regiments and corps of the Indian Army - Wikipedia

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    The Army Aviation Corps units are designated as 'Squadrons'. Each squadron generally consists of two Reconnaissance (Recce) and Observation Flights. R & O Flights might be part of squadrons or operate independently and do not have a parent squadron (designated by an (I) in their name).

  3. Indian Army - Wikipedia

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    The Army Aviation Corps is the main body of the Indian Army for tactical air transport, reconnaissance, and medical evacuation, while the Indian Air Force's helicopter assets are responsible for assisting army troop transport and close air support. The Aviation Corps operates approximately 150 helicopters.

  4. Military Engineer Services (India) - Wikipedia

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    Civil and military engineering services in India began as military service. When the East India Company extended and consolidated its rule of India during the 18th and 19th centuries, the army's engineering requirements superseded those of other departments. [6] The first group of engineers in India was formed in 1748 in the Madras Army.

  5. Territorial Army (India) - Wikipedia

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    The Territorial Army (TA) is a military reserve force composed of part-time volunteers who provide support services to the Indian Army. It consists of officers , junior commissioned officers , non-commissioned officers and other personnel who hold ranks identical to those in the Indian Army, and also maintains civilian occupations.

  6. Territorial Army - Wikipedia

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    Territorial Army may refer to: Territorial Army (India) Military Regional Command (Indonesia) Territorial Army (United Kingdom) Territorial Army (Ethiopia), part of the Ethiopian National Defense Force; Territorial Army (Germany), part of the West German Army during the Cold War; Armée territoriale, part of the French Army from 1872 to 1918

  7. Indian Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Army has participated in several UN peacekeeping operations including those in: Cyprus, Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, Namibia, El Salvador, Liberia, Mozambique and Somalia. The army also provided a paramedical unit to facilitate the withdrawal of the sick and wounded in the Korean War.

  8. Agnipath Scheme - Wikipedia

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    Agnipath Scheme [1] (also spelled Agneepath Scheme) (Hindi: Agnīpath Yojanā, transl. Agnipath [Fireway] Scheme) is a tour of duty style scheme approved by the Government of India on 14 June 2022 and implemented in the country a few months later in September 2022, for recruitment of soldiers below the rank of commissioned officers into the three services of the armed forces. [2]

  9. Indian Territorial Force - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Territorial Force (ITF) was a part-time, paid volunteer military organisation within the British Indian Army, with recruits from British India. Its units were made up of European officers and Indian other ranks. It was formed in 1920, along with the Auxiliary Force, India (AFI), replacing the Indian Defence Force (IDF).