List of active Indian military aircraft
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
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Combat Aircraft | |||||
Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | DH | 8[1] | |
EH | 28[1] | ||||
Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Multirole | -2000H | 37[1] | |
-2000TH | 10[1] | Used for training. | |||
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] | |||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | Soviet Union | Interceptor | MiG-21 Bison | 40[8] | Phasing out.[9] |
Mikoyan MiG-29 | Soviet Union | Fighter | MiG-29 Fulcrum | 54[1] | Including 12 MiG-29UPG. |
MiG-29 Fulcrum B | 7[1] | ||||
SEPECAT Jaguar | United Kingdom | Attack | IB | 28[1] | Used for training. |
IS | 79[1] | ||||
IM | 8[1] | Maritime strike aircraft carrying Sea Eagle missile. | |||
Sukhoi Su-30MKI | Russia | Multirole | Su-30MKI Flanker H | 259[10][11] | 12 more cleared.[12] |
AWACS | |||||
Beriev A-50 | Soviet Union | AEW&C | A-50EI | 3[13] | equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar. 2 on order.[14][15] |
Embraer R-99 | Brazil | AEW&C | Netra Mk1 | 3[13] | equipped with a DRDO-developed AEW&C system |
Reconnaissance | |||||
Boeing 707 | United States | 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 | |||||
Airbus A321 | Europe | transport | A321-200
|
4[13] | |
Antonov An-32 | Soviet Union | tactical airlifter | 103[13] | 53 are the 32RE variant[17] | |
Boeing C-17 | United States | strategic airlifter
|
11[13] | ||
Boeing 737 | United States | VIP transport | 737-700 | 3[18] | |
Boeing 777 | United States | VIP transport | 777-300ER
|
2[19] | Used for Air India One for presidential flight |
Dornier Do 228
|
Germany | tactical airlifter | 228-201 | 58[13] | license built by HAL[20] |
EADS CASA C-295 | Spain | tactical airlifter | C-295MW | 3[21] | 53 more on order - HS 748 replacement[22] |
Embraer Legacy 600 | Brazil | VIP transport | 4[23] | ||
C-130J Super Hercules | United States | tactical airlifter | C-130J-30[24]
|
12[13] | |
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | United Kingdom | tactical airlifter | 57[13] | ||
Ilyushin Il-76 | Soviet Union | strategic airlifter | Il-76MD | 17[13] | |
Helicopters
| |||||
Alouette III | France/India | liaison | Chetak
|
77[13] | license-built by HAL |
Boeing AH-64 | United States | attack | AH-64E | 22[13] | |
CH-47 Chinook | United States | transport | CH-47F | 15[13] | |
HAL Prachand
|
India | attack | 10[25] | 66 on order[26] | |
HAL Dhruv | India | utility | 95[13] | ||
HAL Rudra | India | attack | 16 | 50 on order.[27] | |
HAL Light Utility Helicopter | India | utility | 6 on order[28] | ||
Mil Mi-17 | Russia | utility | Mi-17V-5 | 222[13] | |
Mil Mi-24 | Russia | attack | Mi-24/25/35 | 15[13] | |
SA 315B Lama | France/India | utility | Cheetah | 18[13] | license-built by HAL |
Trainer Aircraft
| |||||
BAE Hawk | United Kingdom | Advanced trainer | Hawk 132 | 101 | |
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
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Helicopters
| |||||
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 Mk 2 | Israel | Surveillance
|
Mk 2 | 6 on order[49] | |
IAI Searcher[50] | Israel | Reconnaissance | Mk-II | <100[51] | |
Ideaforge Switch [52][53] | India | Surveillance
|
1.0 | undisclosed quantities on order[52] | |
NewSpace NIMBUS | India | Swarm drones | Mk-III | 75 | Part of autonomous surveillance and armed drone swarm (A-SADS)[54][55] |
NewSpace BELUGA | India | Swarm drones | 25 | ||
Raphe MPhibr MR-20[56] | India | Cargo | 48[56] |
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Combat Aircraft | |||||
MiG-29
|
Russia | multirole | MiG-29K | 40[57][58] | 7 conversion training
|
Maritime patrol | |||||
Boeing P-8 | United States | ASW / patrol | P-8I | 12[57] | |
Dornier Do 228
|
Germany | surveillance | 228-201[20] | 25[59] | 10 on order[57] |
Britten-Norman BN-2 | United Kingdom | utility / patrol | BN-2B/2T[60] | 4[57] | |
Helicopters
| |||||
HAL Dhruv | India | utility | 24[57] | ||
Kamov Ka-31 | Russia | AEW | 14[57] | employs a Planar array radar
| |
Kamov Ka-27 | Russia | ASW | Ka-28 | 14[57] | |
SH-60 Seahawk | United States | ASW / SAR | MH-60R | 6[61] | 24 on order[62] |
Westland Sea King | United Kingdom | SAR / utility | Mk.42B/C[63] | 25[57] | six are UH-3H variants |
HAL Chetak
|
France/India | liaison / utility | 42[57] | ||
Trainer Aircraft
| |||||
BAE Hawk | United Kingdom | Jet trainer | Hawk 132 | 17[57] | |
HAL Kiran
|
India | Jet trainer | 20[57] | ||
UAV | |||||
IAI Heron[64] | Israel | surveillance | Heron 1 | 14[65] | [66][67] |
IAI Searcher[35] | Israel | surveillance | Mk. II | ||
MQ-9 Reaper | United States | surveillance
|
SeaGuardian | 2[68] | |
Drishti-10 | Israel/India | surveillance | 2[69][70] |
Coast Guard
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Maritime patrol | |||||
Dornier Do 228
|
Germany | reconnaissance | 101/201[20] | 36[71] | 2 on order[72] |
Helicopters
| |||||
HAL Dhruv | India | utility | Mk. I / Mk. III | 4 / 16[73][74][75] | 9 Mk.III on order[76][77] |
HAL Chetak
|
France/India | utility | 17[78] |
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
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