List of active Indian military aircraft

This article provides the list of active Indian military aircraft currently in service or on order with the Indian Armed Forces. 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
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter
An AH-64 Apache
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-21 Soviet Union fighter 54[1]
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29UPG[2] 75[3] 10 provide conversion training
HAL Tejas India multirole Mk.1 / 1A 32[4] 83 Mk.1A’s / 8 MK.1’s on order [5][6]
Mirage 2000 France multirole 2000 H/I 50[7] 12 TH/TI variants provide training[3]
Sukhoi Su-30MKI Russia multirole 260[8] 12 more on order [9][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 2[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 - 2 on order[3]
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] equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system[14]
Transport
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737-700 3[15]
Boeing 777 United States VIP transport 777-300ER 2[16] used for Air India One for presidential flight
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]
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4[18]
Dornier Do 228 Germany transport 228-201 54[3] license built by HAL[19]
Airbus C-295 Spain transport C-295MW 1[20] 55 on order - 40 will be license built by TAS - HS 748 replacement
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130J-30[21] 12[3]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom transport 57[3]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia utility Mi-17V-5 250[22]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack Mi-24/25/35 15[3]
HAL Dhruv India utility 107 4 on order[3]
HAL Rudra India attack 16[23]
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[24]
HAL Light Combat Helicopter India attack 5[25][26] limited series production[27]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 102[3]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 78[3]
HAL HTT-40 India basic trainer 70 on order[28]
HAL Tejas India conversion trainer Mk. 1 8[3]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland trainer Mk II 75[3]
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia basic trainer 72[29]
UAV
IAI Heron Israel surveillance Heron 1 49[30][31]
IAI Searcher Israel surveillance Mk. I / II [31]

Army Aviation Corps
Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India)
An Army Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility 145[32] 73 on order[3]
HAL Rudra India attack 75[33][34]
Alouette III France liaison / utility Chetak 4[3] license-built by HAL
SA 315B Lama France liaison / utility Cheetah 37 license-built by HAL - 8 on order[3]
HAL Prachand India attack 3 2 on order[35]
Boeing AH-64 United States attack AH-64E(I) 6 on order[3]
UAV
IAI Heron TP[36] Israel surveillance Heron TP 4[37] 16 Heron on order[38]
IAI Searcher[38] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
Switch[39][40] India surveillance undisclosed quantities on order[39]
Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft
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
HAL Tejas India multirole Mk.1 8 on order[3]
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29K 45[3] 9 KUB variants provide conversion training
AWACS
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[3] employs a Planar array radar
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 12[3]
Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / patrol 4[3]
Dornier Do 228 Germany surveillance 228-201[19] 24 11 on order[3]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom utility / patrol BN-2B/2T[41] 4[3]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility 17 8 on order[3]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14[3]
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / utility Mk.42B/C[42] 25[3] six are UH-3H variants
HAL Chetak France liaison / utility 36 6 on order[3]
SH-60 Seahawk United States ASW / SAR MH-60R 2 22 on order[3]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 17[3]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20[3]
UAV
IAI Heron[30] Israel surveillance Heron 1
IAI Searcher[31] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
MQ-9 Reaper United States surveillance SeaGuardian 2[43]

Indian Coast Guard
A Dornier Do-228-101
Further information: Indian Coast Guard
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
Dornier Do 228 Germany reconnaissance 101/201[19] 23[44]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility Mk. I / Mk. III 4 / 16[45][46][47]
HAL Chetak India utility 17[44]

See also

Notes

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