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The latest Thirteens Five Year Plan (2024 - 2029) [3] (13th FYP) initiates a strategic shift in addressing the country's changing needs in a globalised world through implementing Bhutan's guiding philosophy of GNH (Gross National Happiness). The Plan's ambitious aim is for Bhutan to become a High-Income GNH Economy by 2034.
The Royal Bhutan Army (RBA; Dzongkha: བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་, romanized: bStan-srung dmag-sde) [1] is a branch of the armed forces of the Kingdom of Bhutan responsible for maintaining the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty against security threats.
The modern Bhutanese armed forces comprise the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA), Royal Bodyguards (RBG), militia, and the Royal Bhutan Police. As Bhutan is a landlocked country, it has no navy. Nor does Bhutan have an air force, [28] although the Royal Bhutan Army maintains a very small air armament possessing no combat capabilities, used solely for ...
List of the military equipment used by the Royal Bhutan Army. The RBA is a mobile infantry force lightly armed with weapons largely supplied by India. Small arms
Total 8,000 Army personnel. [1] Historically, on 1 of January 1971 the Government of Bhutan decided to increase military personnel to 4,850 by recruiting additional 600-700 recruits and stricter regulations on liberation from service. [2] Indian Air Force helicopters evacuated RBA casualties to India for treatment during Operation All Clear in ...
The Royal Bodyguard (RBG) of Bhutan is the royal guard a part of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA), which specializes in anti-irregular military, clandestine and covert operations, commando style raids, countering sudden attacks, counterintelligence to prevent assassination of royal family members or royal palace sabotage, counterterrorism and hostage rescue missions, irregular warfare, mountain ...
A year after Nehru visited Bhutan in 1958, the development of Bhutan's modern infrastructure began, with assistance from India. Although road construction started in 1959, a large scale undertaking became systematic two years later in 1961, with the commencement of the 1st Five Year Plan (FYP) that envisaged construction of 177 km of road, 108 ...
The Military ranks of Bhutan are the military insignia used by the Military of Bhutan. Bhutan is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Additionally, Bhutan does not have an air force. India is responsible for military training, arms supplies and the air defense of Bhutan. [1]