Royal Bhutan Army
Royal Bhutan Army | |
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བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་ | |
Founded | 1958 |
Service branches | Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan |
Headquarters | Lungtenphu, Thimphu |
Website | rba.bt |
Leadership | |
Druk Gyalpo | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Chief operations officer | Batoo Tshering |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 |
Conscription | Voluntary |
Active personnel | 8,000 (approximately) |
Related articles | |
History | Military history of Bhutan |
Ranks | Military ranks of Bhutan |
The Royal Bhutan Army (RBA;
The RBA includes the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan (RBG), an elite branch of the armed forces responsible for the security of the
It was customary, but not obligatory, for one son from each Bhutanese family to serve in the army.[5] In addition, militia may be recruited during emergencies. It may, from time to time, be called on to assist the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in maintaining law and order.[6]
History
With intense support from
Bhutanese officers were deployed to UNDOF as staff officers in 2015.[9][10]
In 2021, the first cohort of women were admitted to the Army.[11]
Relationship with the Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Army maintains a training mission in Bhutan, known as the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT), which is responsible for the training of RBA and RBG personnel.[12] All RBA and RBG officers are trained at the Indian Army's officer training institutes, namely the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune, and the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun.[13]
Army aviation
The Royal Bhutan Army relies on
2003 Operation: All Clear
During the early '90s Indian separatist groups
Combat operations
Under the leadership of
By 3 January 2004 all 30 camps (ULFA-14, NDFB-11, KLO-5) and an additional 35 observation posts were destroyed and the militants dislodged.[23] A total of 485 ULFA, NDFB and KLO militants were killed or captured; those captured along with the seized weapons and ammunition were handed over to the Government of India. Captured non-combatants were handed over to Assamese civil authorities. The RBA suffered 11 soldiers killed in action and 35 wounded in action.[16]
Personnel
As of 2008 the RBA stood at 8,000 active-duty personnel.
Army Welfare Project
The Army Welfare Project (AWP) is a commercial enterprise of the RBA established in 1974 to provide benefits for retired RBA and RBG personnel in the form of employment, pensions and loans.
Equipment
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The RBA is a mobile infantry force lightly armed with weapons largely supplied by India.
Pistols
- Browning Hi Power
- Glocks
Rifles
Infantry support weapons
Armoured vehicle
Aircraft | Variant | In service |
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Mil Mi-8 | Mi-8T Hip C[29] | 2[31] |
Bases
The Royal Bhutan Army maintains a camp at
The Army's Military Training Centre is in Tencholing,
See also
References
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China has alleged that India is fighting on behalf of Bhutan, which had opposed the construction of a motorable road by the Chinese military from Dokala in the Doklam area towards the Bhutan Army camp at Zornpelri on June 16.
External links
- "༄༅། བསྟན་སྲུང་དྲག་པོའི་ལྟེ་བ།། – Royal Bhutan Army". Royal Bhutan Army online.