List of active Indian military aircraft

List of active Indian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces. Figures are sourced from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Indian Air Force

See also: Indian Air Force

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity	Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
Ilyushin Il-78 MKI		Russia	Aerial Refueling	IL-78MKI	6
Il-76 Phalcon		Russia	Airborne Early Warning	Il-76	3
Hawker Siddeley HS 748		United Kingdom	Airliner	HS 748-100	20
Sukhoi Su-30MKI		Russia India	Multirole Air Superiority Fighter	Su-30MKI	146	3 have been lost to crashes.
Mikoyan MiG-29		Soviet Union	Air Superiority Fighter	MiG-29	48	Being upgraded.
Ilyushin Il-76 Candid		Soviet Union	Cargo Aircraft	Il-76	24
C-17 Globemaster III		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-17		10 on order.
Antonov An-32 Cline		Soviet Union	Cargo Aircraft	An-32	112
C-130J Super Hercules		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-130J	6	6 more on order.
Dassault Mirage 2000		France	Fighter	Mirage 2000H	36	Remaining to be upgraded.
HAL Tejas		India	Fighter	Mark I	0	7 delivered.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Bahadur		Soviet Union	Ground-attack	MiG-27ML	88	Phased out by 2025..
SEPECAT Jaguar		France United Kingdom	Ground-attack	SI	90
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21		Soviet Union	Interceptor	MiG-21bis MiG-21Bison	152	Phased out by 2017.
Gulfstream IV		United States	Reconnaissance	IV SRA-4	3
HAL HPT-32 Deepak		India	Trainer		70
HAL HJT-16 Kiran		India	Trainer	HJT-16	120
HAL HJT-16 KiranII		India	Trainer	HJT-16II	56
BAE Hawk		United Kingdom	Trainer	Hawk 132	25	More on order.
Dornier Do 228		Germany India	Utility Transport	Do 228-201	40
IAI Astra 1125		Israel	VIP Transport	1125 Astra	1
Boeing Business Jet		United States	VIP Transport	737-800	3
Embraer EMB 135		Brazil	VIP Transport		4
Helicopters
Mil Mi-35 Hind-E		Soviet Union	Attack Helicopter	Mi-35	20	To be replaced by Apache.
Mil Mi-8 Mi-17		Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter	Mi-8 Mi-17	102 72
Mil Mi-26 Halo		Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter	Mi-26	4
HAL Dhruv		India	Utility Helicopter	Dhruv	20	150 more on order.
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama		France	Utility Helicopter	SA 315B	60
Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III		France	Utility Helicopter	SA-316B	48

Indian Naval Air Arm

See also: Indian Naval Air Arm

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity	Notes
	Mikoyan MiG-29K	Russia	Multi-role Fighter Trainer	MiG-29K MiG-29KUB	7 4	37 more on order.
	BAE Sea Harrier	United Kingdom	Fighter Trainer	FRS51 T4	11 2
	Tupolev Tu-142 Bear	Russia	Maritime Patrol	Tu-142M	8	To be replaced by 24 Boeing P-8 Poseidon.
	Ilyushin Il-38 May	Russia	Maritime Patrol	Il-38SD	5
	Dornier Do 228	Germany	Utility Transport	Do 228-101 Do 228-201	1 19	To be replaced by NAL Saras
	HAL HJT-16 Kiran	India	Trainer		8
	HAL Dhruv	India	Utility Helicopter		6
	Westland Sea King	United Kingdom	Anti-submarine warfare Search & Rescue, Utility Transport		14 5
	Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King	United States	Anti Submarine Warfare Utility helicopter	UH-3H	6
	Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III	India	Utility Helicopter	SA316B SA319	30 25
	Kamov Ka-25 Hormone	Russia	Naval helicopter		3
	Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A	Russia	Anti Submarine Naval helicopter		10
	Kamov Ka-31 Helix-B	Russia	AEW		9
	HAL HPT-32 Deepak	India	Basic trainer		8

Army Aviation Corps (India)

See also: Army Aviation Corps (India)

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity	Notes
	HAL Dhruv	India	attack/utility helicopter		32	73 more on order.
	HAL Chetak / Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III	France India	utility helicopter	SA 316B Chetak	60	To be replaced.
	HAL Cheetah / Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama	France India	utility helicopter	SA 315B Cheetah	48	To be replaced.

Other aircraft in service;

• 12 Lancer (light attack helicopter)
• 6 Mi-17V Hip (transport helicopter)

UAVs

The Indian Armed Forces operate a number of UAVs split between the three service branches.

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity	Notes
	DRDO Nishant	India	reconnaissance UAV		18	Delivered 12 UAV's in 2008.
	IAI Heron	Israel	Strategic Role UAV	Heron I/II	50?
	IAI Searcher	Israel	Searcher II	-	100?

See also

• Military of India
• Indian Air Force
• Indian Naval Air Arm
• Future of the Indian Air Force

External links

• The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force.

Bibliography

• International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (2010-02-03). The Military Balance 2010. London: Routledge. ISBN 1857435575.