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This article provides a list of active Indian military aircraft currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces , as well as aircraft's 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
HAL Tejas of 18 squadron perform during Air Force day 2021.
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
Army Aviation Corps
HAL Rudra helicopters of the Indian Army during Vayushakti 2024 exercise.
Naval Air Arm
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
Indian Coast Guard
A Dornier Do-228-101
See also
References
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