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List of active Indian military aircraft

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This article provides a list of active Indian military aircraft currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces, as well as aircraft's on order. For a list of historical military aircraft used by the Indian military, see list of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Air Force

Further information: [[:Indian Air Force]]
IAF Rafale take off from Dassault Aviation Facility, Merignac, France.
A Su-30MKI
Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform
A C-130J Hercules on approach
HAL Prachand
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-21 Soviet Union interceptor MiG-21UPG 40[1]
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29UPG[2] 75[3] 10 provide conversion training
HAL Tejas India multirole Mk.1 / 1A 33[4][5] 170 Mk.1A’s on order - 17 to provide conversion training[5][6][7]
Mirage 2000 France multirole 2000 H/I 50[8] 8 TH/TI variants provide training
Sukhoi Su-30MKI Russia multirole Su-30MKI 260[9] 12 on order[10]
Dassault Rafale France multirole EH/DH[11] 36[3]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom ground attack IM/IS[12] 160[3] 30 IB’s provide training
AWACS
Embraer R-99 Brazil AEW&C 3[3] equipped with a DRDO-developed AEW&C system
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3 equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar.
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 United States surveillance 1[3]
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2[3]
Gulfstream G100 Israel surveillance 1125 Astra 2[3]
Gulfstream III United States ELINT SRA[13] 3[3] also used for electronic-warfare
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union aerial refueling Il-78MKI 6[3]
Transport
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737-700 3[14]
Boeing 777 United States VIP transport 777-300ER 2[15] used for Air India One for presidential flight
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4[16]
Boeing C-17 United States strategic airlifter 11[3]
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union strategic airlifter Il-76MD 17[3]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine transport 103[3] 53 are the 32RE variant[17]
Dornier Do 228 Germany transport 228-201 58[3] license built by HAL[18]
EADS CASA C-295 Spain transport C-295MW 1 55 on order - HS 748 replacement[3][19]
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130J-30[20] 12[3]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom transport 57[3]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia utility Mi-17V-5 222[3]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack Mi-24/25/35 15[3]
HAL Dhruv India utility 111[3] 16 are the Rudra derivative[21]
Alouette III France liaison Chetak 77[3] license-built by HAL
SA 315B Lama India utility Cheetah 17[3] license-built by HAL
Boeing AH-64 United States attack AH-64E 22[3]
CH-47 Chinook United States transport CH-47F 15[3]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India utility 6 on order[22]
HAL Prachand India attack 10[23] 66 on order[24]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 102[3]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 77[3]
HAL HTT-40 India basic trainer 70 on order[3]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland trainer Mk II 75[3]
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia basic trainer 72[25]
UAV
IAI Heron Israel surveillance Heron 1 49[26][27]
IAI Searcher Israel surveillance Mk. I / II [27]

Army Aviation Corps

An Army Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility 145[28] 43 on order[3]
HAL Rudra India attack 75[29][30]
Alouette III France liaison / utility Chetak 4[3] license-built by HAL
SA 315B Lama France liaison / utility Cheetah 40 license-built by HAL - 4 on order[3]
HAL Prachand India attack 5[23] 90 on order[24]
Boeing AH-64 United States attack AH-64E(I) 6 on order[31]
UAV
Elbit Hermes 900 Israel Reconnaissance 2 on order[32]
IAI Eitan[33] Israel Reconnaissance Heron TP 4[34] 16 Heron on order[35]
IAI Searcher[35] Israel Reconnaissance Mk-III <100[36]
Ideaforge Switch [37][38] India Surveillance 1.0 undisclosed quantities on order[37]
NewSpace NIMBUS [39] India Surveillance Mk-III 75[39]
Raphe MPhibr MR-20[40] India Cargo 48[40]
NewSpace BELUGA [39] India Surveillance 25[39]

Naval Air Arm

MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy
A Boeing P-8I Neptune of Indian Navy
A Kamov Ka-31 helicopter lands on the USS Bunker Hill
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29K 45[3] 9 KUB variants provide conversion training
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 12[3]
Dornier Do 228 Germany surveillance 228-201[18] 24 10 on order[3]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom utility / patrol BN-2B/2T[41] 4[3]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility 24[3]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14[3]
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[3] employs a Planar array radar
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / utility Mk.42B/C[42] 25[3] six are UH-3H variants
HAL Chetak France liaison / utility 42[3]
SH-60 Seahawk United States ASW / SAR MH-60R 6[43] 24 on order[44]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 17[3]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20[3]
UAV
IAI Heron[26] Israel surveillance Heron 1
IAI Searcher[27] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
MQ-9 Reaper United States surveillance SeaGuardian 2[45]
Hermes 900 Israel surveillance 2[46][47]

Indian Coast Guard

A Dornier Do-228-101
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
Dornier Do 228 Germany reconnaissance 101/201[18] 23[48]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility Mk. I / Mk. III 4 / 16[49][50][51]
HAL Chetak India utility 17[48]

See also

  • List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force
  • List of Indian naval aircraft
  • Currently active military equipment by country
  • Military of India
  • Indian Air Force
  • Indian Naval Air Arm
  • Future of the Indian Air Force
  • Border Security Force

References

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