Military of Bhutan
The branches of thearmed forcesofBhutanare theRoyal Bhutan Army(RBA),Royal Bodyguards,andRoyal Bhutan Police.Bhutan does not have anair force,nor (being alandlocked country) anavy.Indiais responsible for military training, arms supplies and the air defense of Bhutan. Bhutan's army is trained by theIndian Armed Forces.
Air support[edit]
The RBA relies on theEastern Air Commandof theIndian Air Forcefor air assistance. In recent years India has helped Bhutan start to develop its military in all areas through military donations and training. 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 Forcehelicopters evacuated RBA casualties to India for treatment duringOperation All Clearin 2003.[3]
References[edit]
- ^Dorji, Kinley."Eastern air command chief visits Bhutan".Kuensel.Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2006.Retrieved22 October2008.
- ^Milutin Tomanović, ed. (1972).Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1971[The Chronicle of International Events in 1971] (in Serbo-Croatian).Belgrade:Institute of International Politics and Economics.p. 2553.
- ^"A nation pays tribute".Kuensel.15 August 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 10 June 2011.Retrieved22 October2008.
- CIA World Factbook(2010)
