List of active Indian military aircraft

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
A Rafale
A HAL Tejas
A Su-30MKI
A Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform
A C-130J Hercules on approach
An Airbus C-295
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] 11[2][3] 25 on order.
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia Multirole Su-30MKI 272[4][5] [6]
MiG-29 Russia Multirole MiG-29UPG[7] 65[8][9] [6]
HAL Tejas India Multirole Mk.1 18[10] 22 on order[11]
Mk.1A 0 83 on order[12][13]
Mirage 2000 France Multirole 2000 H/I 45[8]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom Ground attack IM/IS[14] 118 56 to be upgraded to DARIN 3 std. To be armed with Swarm Drones under Jaguar Max upgrade.
MiG-21 Soviet Union Interceptor Bison 108[15][16]
AWACS
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3 Equipped with the Israeli IAI/Elta EL/W-2090 radar - 2 more planned.[8][17]
EMB-145 Brazil AEW&C 2[8] Equipped with a DRDO-developed Netra AEW&C system[18]
Reconnaissance
Gulfstream G100 Israel Surveillance 1125 Astra 2[8]
Boeing 737 United States Surveillance 2[8]
Boeing 707 United States Surveillance 1[8]
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream III United States EW SRA[19] 3[8]
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2[8]
Aerial refueling
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union Aerial refueling Il-78MKI 6[8] Equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system.[20]
Transport
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union Strategic airlifter Il-76MD 17[8]
Boeing C-17 United States Strategic airlifter 11[8]
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J-30[21] 12[8]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport An-32/32RE 104[8] 53 are 32RE variant.[22]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom Transport 57[8] To be replaced by Airbus C-295 transport aircraft.[23][24]
Dornier 228 Germany Utility 228-201[25] 50 4 on order.[8]
Boeing 777 United States VIP transport 777-300ER 2[26] Used as Air India One for presidential flight.
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737-700 3[27]
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4[28]
Helicopters
HAL Light Combat Helicopter India Attack 2 [29] 65 planned.[8]
Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack AH-64E 22[8]
Mil Mi-24 Russia Attack Mi-24/25/35 15[8]
HAL Rudra India Armed 16[30]
CH-47 Chinook United States Heavy transport CH-47F 15[8]
Mil Mi-26 Russia Heavy transport 3[31] Flown to Russia for overhaul
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility transport Mi-17V-5 223[8]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 123 12 on order.[8]
HAL Chetak France / India Light utility 77[8] License-built version of the Alouette III.
HAL Cheetah France / India Light utility 17[8] License-built version of the SA315B Lama.
Trainer Aircraft
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland Basic trainer Mk II 75[8]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Advanced jet trainer Hawk 132 104[8]
HAL Kiran India Intermediate jet trainer 78[8]
Mirage 2000 France Conversion trainer 2000 TH/TI 12[8]
MiG-21 Soviet Union Conversion trainer U/UM 39[15]
UAV
IAI Eitan Israel Attack/surveillance Heron-TP 10
IAI Searcher Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II 108[32]
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron-1 100 Heron drones of Indian Armed Forces to be upgraded with missiles [33][34]
IAI Harop[35] Israel Loitering munition
DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 39[36]
HAL Rudra

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 Light Combat Helicopter India Attack 97 planned.[37]
Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack AH-64E(I) 6 on order.[8]
HAL Rudra India Armed 58 2 on order.[38]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 141 63 on order.[8]
HAL Cheetah France / India Light utility 45 [8]
HAL Chetak France / India Light utility 4[8]
UAV
IAI Searcher Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II 120+ [32]
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 16 on order.[35]
ideaForge Switch India Surveillance On Order [39]
Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft
A MiG-29K of the Indian Navy
A Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy
A Kamov Ka-31 helicopter lands on the USS Bunker Hill
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29K Russia multirole 36[8]
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 9 3 more on order. 6 more planned [8]
Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / patrol 5[8]
Dornier 228 Germany surveillance 228-201[25] 24 12 on order[8]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom utility / patrol BN-2B/2T[40] 4[8]
Helicopters
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[8] employs a Planar array radar
SH-60 Seahawk United States ASW / SAR MH-60R 24 on order[8]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14[41]
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / utility Mk.42B/C[42] 31[41] 6 are UH-3H variants
HAL Dhruv India utility Mk.1 8[8]
Mk.III 3[43] 13 on order[8]
HAL Chetak France / India liaison / light utility 42 [8]
Trainer Aircraft
MiG-29K Russia Conversion trainer MiG-29KUB 8[8][44]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Advanced jet trainer Hawk 132 17[8]
HAL Kiran India Intermediate jet trainer 20[8]
UAV
MQ-9 Reaper United States surveillance MQ-9B SeaGuardian 2 2 leased for maritime surveillance in the Indian Ocean region[45]
IAI Heron Israel surveillance Heron 1 [33]
IAI Searcher Israel surveillance Mk I / II [32]
DRDO Lakshya India target drone 39[36]

Indian Coast Guard
A Dornier 228-101
Further information: Indian Coast Guard
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Dornier 228 Germany / India reconnaissance 101/201[25] 36[46]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility Mk.I 4[47][48]
Mk.III 2 [49] 14 on order.[50]
HAL Chetak France / India light utility 17[48] To be replaced by HAL Dhruv Mk.3[51]

See also

Notes

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