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Bhutan NATIONAL SECURITY
Armed Forces: Royal Bhutan Army numbered about
6,000 in
1990.
Military Units and Equipment: Four operational
wings
headquartered in Changju, Damthang, Goinchawa, and
Yonphula; each
organized into companies, platoons, and sections. Airport
security
unit at Paro. Royal Body Guards--elite V.I.P. protection
unit--some
members with counterinsurgency training. Modern small
arms;
obsolescent Indian-supplied equipment.
Military Budget: Unknown.
Foreign Military Relations: India de facto
protector,
weapons supplier, and provider of advanced training.
Paramilitary: Village security long-standing
tradition.
Modern militia controlled by central government. Universal
militia
training by Royal Bhutan Army instituted 1989. Uniformed
Forest
Guards trained by Royal Bhutan Army to protect forests and
support
border security.
Police Forces: Royal Bhutan Police, subordinate
to Royal
Bhutan Army, headquarters in each district and
subdistrict. Provide
border security.
Data as of September 1991
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