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Following the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aviation, which ended in consensus but for one participant, I have removed the images from the tables, for better readability, especially on small screens. Jan olieslagers (talk) 04:49, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Sea Harrier retirement
The Sea Harrier has been retired. http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/naval-aviation/2016/03/21/indian-navy-retires-sea-harriers/82070296/ My update to this effect was reverted by a user who has been banned as a sockpuppet. With nothing more than "not yet"
Not sure how to handle this. Planning to undo the revert in couple of days.
Barath s (talk) 14:17, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
Sea Harrier retirement edit was undone citing Flight Global World Air Forces 2016 which came out in December 2015 and ignoring news reports in March 2016 of the retirement
Flight Global is outdated - the sea harrier has been retired in the Indian Navy after it came out.
Hence undid the undo...
Barath s (talk) 07:19, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 12 November 2016
The following list of active Indian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces. For a list of historical aircraft used by the Indian Military, see list of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
Indian Air Force
Type | Origin | Image | Role | Version | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sukhoi Su-30MKI | Russia India |
Multirole air superiority fighter | Su-30MKI | 225+[1] | A total of 272 aircraft on order,[2] All aircraft to be upgraded to Super Sukhoi standards and inducted by 2020.[3] | |
HAL Tejas | India | Multirole combat aircraft | Mk.1 Trainer |
2[4] 1[4] |
103 LCA (20 x Mk. 1 + 83 x Mk. 1-A) aircraft to be acquired.[5] Final operational certification (FOC) scheduled for early-mid 2017.[6] 2 Mk.1 aircraft inducted; SP-3 ready for induction. Full squadron of 20 Mk.1 aircraft to be introduced by 2018; improved Mk.1-A to be introduced from 2020-21.[6][7] | |
Mikoyan MiG-29 | USSR | Fighter | MiG-29UPG | 66[8] | Air Defence fighter. Initial B/UB variants have been upgraded to MiG-29UPG standards[9] | |
Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Multirole fighter | M2000H M2000TH M2000I/TI |
39[8] 9[8] 2[10] |
Being upgraded.[11] To be retired by 2030.[3] | |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | USSR India |
Fighter | MiG21Bison MiG21MF |
245[8] | MiG-21MF ("Type 88") and one squadron of upgraded MiG-21 Bisons to be retired in 2017.[12][13] Remaining 132 aircraft to be retired by 2022.[3][14][15] To be replaced by the HAL Tejas. | |
SEPECAT Jaguar | UK India |
Attack | M/S T |
115[8] 30[8][16] |
Service-life upgrades to be completed by 2020.[14] Also operated in a naval strike role.[17] To be retired by 2030.[3] | |
Mikoyan MiG-27ML Bahadur | USSR | Attack | MiG-27ML | 87[8] | All non-upgraded aircraft to be retired in 2016; remaining aircraft to be retired by 2017-18.[18] To be replaced by HAL Tejas.[3][14][19] | |
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | USA | Strategic transport | C-17 | 10[8] | Total 10 ordered with option for 6 more. Ordered only 3 later with delays in clearing funds for further 3. When funds were cleared, Boeing had only 1 more on its production line.[20] | |
Ilyushin Il-76MD | USSR | Strategic transport | Il-76MD | 17[8] | ||
Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules | USA | Tactical transport | C-130J-30SH | 5[8] | 7 more on order.[8] This is inclusive of 1 additional aircraft ordered in August 2014 to replace the loss of a crashed C-130J.[21] | |
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | UK India |
Tactical transport | HS 748-100 | 59[8] | To be replaced with 56 EADS CASA C-295 aircraft.[22] | |
Antonov An-32 | Ukraine | Tactical transport | An-32 An-32RE |
60[8] 40[23] |
All to be upgraded to An-32RE standard by 2016 (60 to be upgraded locally and 40 upgraded in Ukraine). To be eventually replaced by UAC/HAL Il-214.[24] | |
Dornier Do 228 | Germany India |
Utility transport | Do 228-201 | 40[8] | 14 more ordered in February 2015.[25] | |
Boeing 737-2A8 Adv | USA | VIP transport | 737-2A8 Adv | 1 | ||
Boeing 737-700 | USA | VIP transport | 737-700 | 3 | ||
Embraer ERJ 135 | Brazil | VIP transport | ERJ 135 | 4 | ||
Embraer ERJ 145 | Brazil | VIP transport | ERJ 145 | 4 | ||
Ilyushin Il-78 MKI | Russia[Note 1] | Aerial refueling | IL-78MKI | 7[8] | ||
Beriev A-50EI | Russia[Note 2] | AEW&C | A-50E/I | 3[8] | 2 more on order.[8] | |
Embraer ERJ-145 AEWCS | Brazil[Note 3] | AEW&C | 2 | 2 currently undergoing testing by DRDO and IAF. 1 more to be delivered.[26] | ||
Gulfstream III | USA | Electronic warfare | IV SRA-4 | 3[8] | Operated by the R&AW, India's external intelligence agency. | |
Bombardier Global 5000 | Canada[Note 4] | Reconnaissance | Global 5000 | 2[27] | Operated by the R&AW, India's external intelligence agency. | |
Israel Aircraft Industries Astra | Israel | Reconnaissance | G100 | 2[8] | ||
BAE Hawk | UK India |
Trainer | Hawk 132 | 90[28][29] | 15 more to be delivered.[28] Deliveries expected to be complete by the end of 2016.[30] | |
HAL HJT-16 Kiran | India | Trainer | HJT-16 HJT-16II |
81[8] | To be phased out by 2017 and eventually be replaced by BAE Hawk (20 Hawks currently on order).[28][31] | |
Pilatus PC-7 MkII | Switzerland | Trainer | Mk II | 75 | All aircraft delivered by November 2015.[32] A further 106 may be ordered.[33] | |
Pipistrel Virus | Slovenia | Trainer | SW 80 Garud | 2[34][35] | Total 72 on order.[36][37] | |
Mil Mi-35 | USSR | Attack | Mi-35 | 20[8] | Few donated to Afghanistan Armed Forces. To be eventually replaced by Boeing AH-64E Apache.[38] | |
HAL Rudra | India | Attack | ALH-WSI | 7 | Total of 38 on order. | |
HAL Light Combat Helicopter | India | Attack | LCH | 3 prototypes | 65 on order.[8] 3 prototypes delivered.[39] | |
Mil Mi-26 | USSR | Transport | Mi-26 | 3[8] | Will be complemented by Boeing CH-47 Chinook of which 15 are ordered. | |
Mil Mi-8 | USSR | Transport helicopter | Mi-8 | 400+ | ||
Mil Mi-17 | Russia | Transport helicopter | Mi-17V5 | 400+[40] | Additional 48 Mi-17V5s may be ordered.[41] | |
HAL Dhruv | India | Utility | Dhruv | 66[42] | 65 more on order.[8] | |
HAL Cheetah | India | Utility | Cheetah | 14[8] | ||
HAL Chetak | India | Utility | SA316B SA319 |
74[8] |
Indian Naval Air Arm
Type | Origin | Image | Role | Version | Number[8] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mikoyan MiG-29K | Russia | Multirole fighter | MiG-29K MiG-29KUB |
39[43] | 6 more on order.[43] | |
Boeing P-8 Poseidon | USA | Patrol | P-8I Neptune | 8[8] | 4 more to be delivered.[44] | |
Tupolev Tu-142 | USSR | Patrol | Tu-142M | 8[8] | Being modernised in Russia.[45] | |
Ilyushin Il-38 | USSR | Patrol | Il-38SD | 5[8] | All five Sea Dragon variants are being overhauled, and will include a further minor upgrade.[46] | |
Dornier Do 228 | Germany India |
Utility | Do 228-101 Do 228-201 |
25[8] | ||
Britten-Norman Turbine-Islander | UK | Utility | BN-2T | 8[8] | ||
BAE Hawk | UK | Trainer | Hawk 132 | 11[47] | 6 more to be delivered. A total of 17 on order.[47] | |
HAL HJT-16 Kiran | India | Trainer | 20[8] | To be replaced by the new HAL HJT-36 Sitara. | ||
Pipistrel Virus | Slovenia | Trainer | SW 80 | Total 12 on order.[36][37] | ||
Kamov Ka-31 | Russia | Airborne early warning | 14[8] | |||
Kamov Ka-28 | Russia | Anti-submarine warfare | Ka-28 (Ka-27PL) | 14[8] | ||
Westland Sea King | UK | Anti-submarine warfare Transport |
Mk42B Mk42C |
22[8] 5[8] |
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Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King | USA | Transport | UH-3H | 6[8] | ||
HAL Dhruv | India | Utility | 8[8] | 16 more on order.[8] | ||
HAL Chetak | India | Utility | SA316B SA319 |
30[8] |
Army Aviation Corps
Type | Origin | image | Role | Version | Number[8] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HAL Rudra | India | Attack | ALH-WSI | 20 | 40 more on order.[48] | |
HAL Light Combat Helicopter | India | Attack | LCH | Prototypes are being built | 114 on order.[8] | |
HAL Dhruv | India | Utility | 78[42] | Total of 151 on order.[8] | ||
HAL Cheetah | India | Utility | Cheetah | 23[8] | Being replaced by HAL Cheetal and Lancer. | |
HAL Cheetal | India | Utility | Cheetal | 4 | Hal Cheetah manufactured with HAL Turbomecca TM 333-2M2 Shakti engine. | |
HAL Lancer | India | Attack | Lancer | 12 | Armed version of HAL Cheetal. | |
HAL Chetak | India | Utility | Chetak | 4[8] | Being withdrawn from service and replaced by HAL Dhruv. | |
HAL Chetan | India | Utility | Chetan | 4[8] | Hal Chetak manufacture with HAL Turbomecca TM 333-2M2 Shakti engine. |
Indian Coast Guard
Type | Origin | Image | Role | Version | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dornier Do 228 | India Germany | Reconnaissance | Maritime | 38 | Being upgraded. | |
HAL Dhruv | India | Utility | 4 | More Being ordered. | ||
HAL Chetak | India | Utility | Chetak | 18 | Being withdrawn from service and replaced by HAL Dhruv. |
NCC Air Wing
Type | Origin | Image | Role | Version | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zenith STOL CH 701 | Canada | Trainer | STOL CH 701 AC | 85[49] | ||
Pipistrel Virus SW 80 | Slovenia | Trainer | Virus SW 80 | Total 110 on order.[36][37] |
Border Security Force
Type | Origin | Image | Role | Version | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | United Kingdom India |
Tactical transport | HS 748-100 | 2 | As of 2009.[50] | |
Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | Utility aircraft | B200 | 1 | crashed in December 2015 | |
Embraer ERJ 135 | Brazil | VIP transport | Embraer-135 J | 2 | As of 2009.[51] | |
HAL Dhruv | India | Utility helicopter | 8 | As of 2009.[50] | ||
Mil Mi-17 | Soviet Union Russia |
Transport helicopter | Mi-17 Mi-17V5 |
6 2 |
As of 2009.[50] As of 2014.[52] |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Note: The Indian Armed Forces operate a number of Unmanned aerial vehicles split between the three service branches.
Type | Image | Class | Role | Version | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IAI Harpy | Israel | Attack | 5+ | A small UCAV that homes into enemy radar emissions - destroying both itself and the enemy radar. In service with Indian Air Force. | ||
IAI Harop | Israel | UAV | Attack | 10 | A small UCAV that homes into enemy radar emissions - destroying both itself and the enemy radar. In service with Indian Air Force. | |
IAI Heron | Israel | Heron I Heron II |
50+ | In service with Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. 15 more ordered in December 2013. | ||
IAI Searcher | Israel | Searcher II Searcher I |
100+ | In service with the Indian Army. | ||
DRDO Nishant | India | 12+ | In service with the Indian Army. | |||
DRDO Lakshya | India | Aerial target | 39 | A small target drone in service with the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.[53] |
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 - who operate their own fleet of aircraft for security purposes
Notes
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