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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.

Air Force

Further information: Indian Air Force
A Su-30MKI
A C-130J Hercules on approach
A Mil Mi-8 flying over 2007 Aero India 2007
A Ilyushin Il-76 at RAIT 2007
An AEW&C Embraer ERJ 145
A HAL Dhruv on the Indian Air Force Sarang display team
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-21 Russia fighter 244[1]
MiG-27 Russia ground attack ML 84[1]
MiG-29 Russia multirole 66[1]
HAL Tejas India multirole Mk.1 5 123 on order 5[2]
Mirage 2000 France multirole 2000 H/I 45[1]
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia multirole Su-MKI 272 39 on order[3][1]
Dassault Rafale France multirole B/C 36 on order[1]
SEPECAT Jaguar UK / France attack M/S 130[1]
AWACS
EMB-145 Brazil AEW&C 2 some test done with DRDO - 1 on order.[4]
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3 equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar - 4 on order[1]
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 United States reconnaissance 1[1]
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2[1] operated under RAW
Gulfstream G100 Israel surveillance 1125 Astra 2[1]
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream III United States EW / radar jamming 3[1] operated under RAW
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union aerial refueling 6[5]
Transport
Boeing C-17 United States strategic airlifter 10[1]
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union strategic airlifter 16[1]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine transport 104[1] of which 42 are 32RE variant[6]
Dornier Do 228 Germany transport 40 14 on order[1]
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130J-30[7] 11[1]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom transport 57[1]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia utility Mi-17V-5 149[8][9][10]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack Mi-24/25/35 15[1]
Mil Mi-26 Russia heavy lift 3[1]
HAL Dhruv India utility 75 35 on order[1] - eight are Rudra variants[11]
HAL Chetak France liaison / utility 76[1] license-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah India liaison 16[1] license-built version of the SA315B Lama
Boeing AH-64 United States attack AH-64E 22 on order[1]
CH-47 Chinook United States transport / utility CH-47F 15 on order[1]
Hindustan Aeronautics LCH India attack 65 on order[1]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom jet trainer Hawk 132 104[1]
HAL Kiran India jet trainer 80[1]
HAL HTT-40 India basic trainer 68 on order[1]
SEPECAT Jaguar UK / France conversion trainer T 30[1]
Mirage 2000 France conversion trainer 2000 TH/TI 12[1]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland trainer Mk II 75[1]

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 140 22 are Rudra variant.[11] - 124 on order[1]
HAL Chetak France liaison / utility 4[1] license-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah India liaison 30 16 or order[1]
Kamov Ka-226 Russia utility 133 on order[1]
Hindustan Aeronautics LCH India attack 114 on order[1]

Naval Air Arm

Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft
A Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy
An Indian Navy Sea king
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29K/KUB 45[12]
HAL Tejas India multirole 8 on order[1]
AWACS
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[1] employs a Planar array radar
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 8 4 on order[1]
Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / patrol 5[1]
Dornier Do 228 Germany surveillance 25 12 on order[1]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom utility / patrol 11[1]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility 8 16 on order[1]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW 28 14 4 on order[1]
SH-3 Sea King United States SAR / utility UH-3H 8[1]
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / utility Mk.42 25[1]
HAL Chetak France liaison / utility 34 7 on order[1]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom jet trainer Hawk 132 17[1]
HAL Kiran India jet trainer 20[1]

Indian Coast Guard

Further information: Indian Coast Guard
Type Origin Role Version Number Notes
Dornier Do 228 India Germany Reconnaissance Maritime 16[13]
HAL Dhruv India Utility Mk. I 4[14] 16 more ordered.[15]
HAL Chetak India Utility Chetak 10[13]

NCC Air Wing

Further information: National Cadet Corps (India)
Type Origin Role Version Number Notes
Zenith STOL CH 701 Canada Trainer STOL CH 701 AC 85[16]
Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Slovenia Trainer Virus SW 80 Total 110 on order.[17][18]

Border Security Force

Type Origin Role Version Number Notes
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 UK
India		 Tactical transport HS 748-100 2[19]
Embraer ERJ 135 Brazil VIP transport Embraer-135BJ 1[19]
HAL Cheetah India Utility helicopter 1[19]
HAL Dhruv India Utility helicopter 6[19]
Mil Mi-17 USSR
Russia		 Transport helicopter Mi-17-1V
Mi-17V5		 6[19]
5[19]		 A total of 8 Mi-17V5 on order.[19]

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Note: The Indian Armed Forces operate a number of Unmanned aerial vehicles split between the three service branches.

Type Origin Role Version Number Notes
IAI Harop Israel Attack Operated by Indian Air Force[20]
IAI Heron Israel Patrol Heron 1 68[21] Operated by all three services.[22] 16 on order for Indian Army[20]
IAI Searcher Israel Patrol Mk. I / II 108[21] Operated by all three services.[22]
DRDO Lakshya India Aerial target 39 In service with the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.[23]

See also

Notes

References

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  2. ^ "India's Light Combat Aircraft to Be Armed With Beyond Visual Range Missile". The Diplomat. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Wreckage of missing Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet found near its last known position". The Times of India. 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Second Brazilian plane with Indian AEW&C System flown". The Hindu. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  5. ^ "IAF refuels its EMB-145 AEW&C aircraft in mid-air". janes.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ^ Chandra, Atul (27 November 2015). "India receives last batch of Ukraine-upgraded An-32s". Flightglobal.com.
  7. ^ "Purchase of Transport Aircraft". Press Information Bureau. 12 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Russia, India likely to ink deal on 48 Mi-17 choppers supply this year: Official". The Economic Times. PTI. 30 July 2017.
  9. ^ "20 dead as Air Force helicopter crashes during Uttarakhand rescue operations". India Today. IANS. 25 June 2013.
  10. ^ Som, Vishnu; Ghosh, Deepshikha (6 October 2017). "7 Dead In Air Force Chopper Crash Near Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang". NDTV.
  11. ^ a b "India to enhance military flying in Northeast". Deccan Herald. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  12. ^ Sputnik. "Trial by Fire: MiG Chief Tells Sputnik That MiG-29s Proved Themselves Over Syria". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  13. ^ a b Upadhyaya, Shishir (15 January 2014). "Damage control: India's coastal security post 26/11". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. 51 (8).
  14. ^ Purohit, Jugal (8 July 2016). "Indian Coast Guard to acquire 30 advanced copters soon". India Today.
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  16. ^ "Airscene: Aero India". Air International. Vol. 60, no. 4. April 2001. pp. 254–255. ISSN 0306-5634.
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  19. ^ a b c d e f g Tiwary, Deeptiman (28 December 2015). "BSF plane crash: On a wing and a prayer". The Indian Express.
  20. ^ a b Bedi, Rahul (20 February 2013). "India signs up for more Heron UAVs". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. 50 (12). ISSN 2048-3430.
  21. ^ a b Mallapur, Chaitanya (4 May 2015). "India tops list of drone-importing nations". IndiaSpend. Business Standard.
  22. ^ a b Bedi, Rahul (16 September 2015). "India to buy Heron TP UAVs". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. 52 (44). ISSN 2048-3430.
  23. ^ "Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited". Indian Express. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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