List of active Indian military aircraft

Current aircraft of the Indian Armed Forces

This article provides a list of active Indian military aircraft currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces, as well as aircraft 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

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Further information: Indian Air Force and Future of the Indian Air Force

HAL Tejas at Aero India 2017 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

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Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | DH | 8[1] |
EH | 28[1] |
HAL Tejas | India | Multirole | Mk.1 | 31[2][3] |
Conversion trainer | Mk.1 Trainer | 2[4][5] | Used for training; 16 more on order[6]
Multirole | Mk.1A |  | 73 on order, 97 more approved[6][7]
Sukhoi Su-30MKI | Russia | Multirole/Air superiority/Bomber | Su-30MKI Flanker H | 259[8][9] | 12 more cleared.[10]
Mikoyan MiG-29 | Soviet Union | Air superiority/Multirole | Fulcrum | 54[1] | Including 12 MiG-29UPG.
Fulcrum B | 7[1] |
Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Multirole | -2000H | 37[1] |
-2000TH | 10[1] | Used for training.
SEPECAT Jaguar | United Kingdom | Attack | IB | 28[1] | Used for training.
IS | 79[1] |
IM | 8[1] | Maritime strike aircraft carrying Sea Eagle missile.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | Soviet Union | Interceptor | MiG-21 Bison | 40[11] | Being phased out.[12]
AEW&CS
Embraer R-99 | Brazil | AEW&C | Netra Mk1 | 3[13] | equipped with a  Netra AEW&CS.
Beriev A-50 | Soviet Union  | AEW&C  | A-50EI | 3[13] | equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar. 2 more planned.[14][15]
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 | United States | SIGINT / ELINT | 707-337C Phalcon  | 1[13] |
Global 5000 | United States  | ELINT |  | 2[13] |
Gulfstream III | United States  | ELINT | SRA[16] | 3[13] | Also used for electronic-warfare
Gulfstream G100 | Israel | surveillance | 1125 Astra | 2[13] |
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 | Soviet Union  | aerial refuelling  | Il-78MKI | 6[13] |
Transport
Boeing 777 | United States  | VIP transport  | 777-300ER | 2[17] | Used for Air India One for presidential flight
Boeing 737 | United States  | VIP transport | 737-700 | 3[18] |
Embraer Legacy 600 | Brazil  | VIP transport |  | 4[19] |
Boeing C-17 | United States  | strategic airlifter |  | 11[13] |
Ilyushin Il-76 | Soviet Union  | strategic airlifter  | Il-76MD | 17[13] |
C-130J Super Hercules | United States  | tactical airlifter | C-130J-30[20] | 12[13] |
Airbus A321 | Europe | transport  | A321-200 | 4[13] |
Antonov An-32 | Soviet Union  | tactical airlifter |  | 103[13] | 53 are the 32RE variant[21]
EADS CASA C-295 | Spain | tactical airlifter | C-295MW | 5[22] | 51 more on order - HS 748 replacement[23]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | United Kingdom  | tactical airlifter |  | 57[13] |
Dornier Do 228 | Germany | tactical airlifter | 228-201  | 58[13] | license built by HAL[24]
Helicopters
Boeing AH-64 | United States | attack  | AH-64E | 22[13] |
Mil Mi-24 | Russia  | attack | Mi-24/25/35 | 15[13] |
HAL Prachand | India  | attack  |  | 10[25] | 66 on order[26]
HAL Rudra | India  | attack  |  | 16  | 50 on order.[27]
CH-47 Chinook | United States  | transport  | CH-47F | 15[13] |
Mil Mi-17 | Russia  | utility  | Mi-17V-5 | 222[13] |
HAL Dhruv | India  | utility |  | 95[13] |
HAL LUH | India  | utility  |  |  | 6 on order[28]
Alouette III | France/India  | liaison  | Chetak | 77[13] | license-built by  HAL
SA 315B Lama | France/India  | utility  | Cheetah | 18[13] | license-built by  HAL
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk | United Kingdom  | Advanced trainer | Hawk 132 | 101

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HAL Kiran | India  | Intermediate trainer |  | 77[13] |
HAL HTT-40 | India | Basic trainer |  |  | 70 on order [13]
Pilatus PC-7 | Switzerland | Basic trainer | Mk II | 75[13] |
Pipistrel Virus | Slovenia | Ab initio trainer |  | 72[30] |
UAV
IAI Heron | Israel  | surveillance | Heron 1  | 47[31] | [32]
IAI Heron Mk 2  | Israel  | surveillance | Mk 2  | 4[33][34] |
IAI Searcher | Israel  | surveillance  | Mk. I / II  | [35] |
ALS-50  | India  | loitering munition |  | 100[36] |
Kadet Loitering Aerial Munition  | India  | loitering munition |  | 50+ on order  | Developed by DRDO and KDS

Multiple variants; Weight - 15 to 120 kg; Warhead - 2 to 40 kg; Max. Endurance - 12 hrs; Max. Range - 150 to 300 km; Canister launched and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variants[37][38]

## Army Aviation Corps

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Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India)

HAL Rudra attack helicopters during Rudra Shakti 2024 exercise Aircraft  | Origin  | Type  | Variant  | In service  | Notes

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Boeing AH-64 | United States  | attack  | AH-64E(I) |  | 6 on order[39]
HAL Prachand | India  | attack |  |  | 90 on order[26]
HAL Rudra | India | attack  |  | 75[40][41] |
HAL Dhruv | India | utility |  | 76[41][42] | 19 more on order[43][44]
Alouette III | France/India  | liaison / utility  | Chetak | 190[45] \- 200[46] | license-built by HAL
SA 315B Lama | France/India  | liaison / utility  |  Cheetah | license-built by HAL
UAV
Drishti-10 | Israel/India | Reconnaissance |  |  | 2 on order[47]
IAI Heron | Israel  | Surveillance | Heron 1  |  | [48]
IAI Heron TP | Israel  | Surveillance |  | 4[49] | Deployed in Ladakh and Northeast.
IAI Heron Mk 2  | Israel  | Surveillance | Mk 2  |  | 6 on order[50]
IAI Searcher[51] | Israel | Reconnaissance | Mk-II  | <100[52] |
Ideaforge Switch [53][54] | India | Surveillance | 1.0  |  | undisclosed quantities on order[53]
NewSpace NIMBUS  | India | Swarm drones  | Mk-III  | 75  | Part of autonomous surveillance and armed drone swarm (A-SADS)[55][56]
NewSpace BELUGA  | India | Swarm drones  |  | 25
Raphe MPhibr MR-20[57] | India | Cargo  |  | 48[57] |

## Naval Air Arm

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Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft

Heliborne operation from HAL Dhruv MK-III A Boeing P-8I Neptune of Indian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy Aircraft  | Origin  | Type  | Variant  | In service  | Notes

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Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 | Russia | multirole | MiG-29K | 40[58][59] | 7 KUB variants provide conversion training
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 | United States  | ASW / patrol |  P-8I | 12[58] |
Dornier Do 228 | Germany  |  surveillance | 228-201[24] | 25[60] | 10 on order[58]
Britten-Norman BN-2 | United Kingdom  | utility / patrol | BN-2B/2T[61] | 4[58] |
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv | India | utility |  | 24[58] |
Kamov Ka-31 | Russia  | AEW |  | 14[58] | employs a Planar array radar
Kamov Ka-27 | Russia | ASW | Ka-28 | 14[58] |
SH-60 Seahawk | United States | ASW / SAR | MH-60R | 6[62] | 24 on order[63]
Westland Sea King | United Kingdom  | SAR / utility  |  Mk.42B/C[64] | 25[58] | six are UH-3H variants
HAL Chetak | France/India  | liaison / utility  |  | 42[58] |
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk | United Kingdom | Jet trainer  | Hawk 132 | 17[58] |
HAL Kiran | India | Jet trainer  |  | 20[58] |
UAV
IAI Heron[65] | Israel  | surveillance  | Heron 1  | 14[66] | [67][68]
IAI Searcher[35] | Israel | surveillance  | Mk. II  |  |
MQ-9 Reaper | United States | surveillance | SeaGuardian | 2[69] |
Drishti-10 | Israel/India | surveillance  |  | 2[70][71] |

## Coast Guard

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A Dornier Do-228-101

Further information: Indian Coast Guard

Aircraft  | Origin  | Type  | Variant  | In service  | Notes

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Dornier Do 228 | Germany | reconnaissance | 101/201[24] | 36[72] | 2 on order[73]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv | India  | utility  | Mk. I / Mk. III  | 4 / 16[74][75][76] | 9 Mk.III on order[77][78]
HAL Chetak | France/India  | utility  |  | 17[79] |

## See also

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* 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

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