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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
Dassault Rafale France Multirole EH/DH[1] 35[2] 1 on order[3]
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia Multirole Su-30MKI 272[4] [5]
HAL Tejas India Multirole Mk.1 24[6][7] 8 Single seat MK1, 73 single seat MK1A and 18 twin seat trainer variants are on order[8]
MiG-29 Russia Multirole MiG-29UPG[9] 65[10]
Mirage 2000 France Multirole 2000 H/I 51[11][12] 12 TH/TI variants provide training[10]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom Ground attack IM/IS[13] 130[10] 30 IB variants provide conversion training[10][13]
MiG-21 Soviet Union Interceptor Bison 128[10] 38 U/UM variants provide training[14]
AWACS
EMB-145 Brazil AEW&C Netra 3[15][10] Equipped with a DRDO Netra AEW&C system[16]
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3[10] Equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar – 2 on order[10]
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 United States Surveillance 1[10]
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2[10]
Gulfstream G100 Israel Surveillance 1125 Astra 2[10]
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream III United States EW / ELINT SRA[17] 3[10]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union Aerial refueling Il-78MKI 6[10] Equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system[18]
Transport
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union Strategic airlifter Il-76MD 17[10]
Boeing C-17 United States Strategic airlifter 11[10]
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J-30[19] 12[10]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport An-32/32RE 103[10] 53 are 32RE variant.[20]
EADS CASA C-295 Spain Transport C-295MW 56 on order - license built by Tata Advanced Systems - HS 748 replacement[10][21]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom Transport 57[10]
Dornier 228 Germany Utility 228–201[22] 53[10] license built by HAL[22]
Boeing 777 United States VIP transport 777-300ER 2[23] Used as Air India One for presidential flight.[24]
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737–700 3[25]
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4[26]
Helicopters
HAL Light Combat Helicopter India Attack 3[27][28] 12 on order[29]
Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack AH-64E 22[10]
Mil Mi-24 Russia Attack Mi-24/25/35 15[10]
CH-47 Chinook United States Heavy transport CH-47F 15[10]
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility transport Mi-17V-5 223[10]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 107 4 on order - sixteen are the Rudra variant[30][10]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India Utility 6 on order.[31]
HAL Chetak France / India Light utility 77[10] License-built version of the Alouette III.
HAL Cheetah France / India Light utility 17[10] License-built version of the SA315B Lama
Trainer Aircraft
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland Basic trainer Mk II 75[10]
Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud Slovenia Basic trainer Pipistrel Virus 72[32]
HAL Kiran India Intermediate Trainer 78[10]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Advanced jet trainer Hawk 132 102[10]
HAL Tejas India Conversion trainer Mk. 1 18 on order[33][34]
UAV
IAI Heron TP[35] Israel Surveillance Heron TP
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 49[36][37]
IAI Searcher[37] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 15[38]

Army Aviation Corps

Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India)
HAL Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
HAL Light Combat Helicopte India Attack 1[27] 4 on order.[29]
Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack AH-64E(I) 6 on order[10]
HAL Rudra India Armed scout 75[39][40] 10 on order[41]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 191 73 on order[10]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India Utility 6 on order[42]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 4[10] license-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah France / India Utility 37 8 on order[10] - license-built version of the SA 315B Lama
UAV
IAI Heron TP[35] Israel Surveillance Heron TP 4[43]
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 16[43]
IAI Searcher[37] Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II
Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft
A Boeing P-8I Poseidon 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 36[10]
AWACS
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[10] Employs a Planar array radar
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 12 [44]
Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / patrol 4[10]
Dornier Do 228 Germany Surveillance 228-201[22] 28 8 on order[10]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom Utility / Patrol BN-2B/2T[45] 4[10]
Helicopters
SH-60 Seahawk United States ASW / SAR MH-60R 2 22 on order[10]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14[10]
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / Utility Mk.42B/C[46] 25 6 are UH-3H variants[10]
HAL Dhruv India Utility Mk. I/Mk. III 14 11 on order[10]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 36 6 on order[10]
Trainer Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Conversion trainer MiG-29KUB 8[10][47]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 17[10]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20[10]
Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud Slovenia Basic trainer Pipistrel Virus 12[48]
UAV
IAI Heron TP[35] Israel Surveillance Heron TP
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 [36]
IAI Searcher[37] Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper United States Surveillance SeaGuardian 2[49] on lease[49]
DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 39[50]

Indian Coast Guard

Further information: Indian Coast Guard
A HAL Dhruv Mk.III-MR
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
Dornier Do 228 Germany Reconnaissance 101/201[22] 36[51]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India Utility MK. I 4[52] 4 Mk.III on order.[53]
MK. III 12[54]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 17[51]

See also

Notes

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