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This article is about aircraft 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.
HAL Prachand of the Indian Air Force

Air Force[edit]

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] 36[2]
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia Multirole Su-30MKI 247[3][4]
HAL Tejas India Multirole Mk.1 32[5] 73 single seat MK1A are on order[6][7]
Mk.1A
MiG-29 Russia Multirole MiG-29UPG[8] 65[9]
Mirage 2000 France Multirole 2000 H/I 44[10][11][12]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom Ground attack IM/IS[13] 130[14]
MiG-21 Soviet Union Interceptor Bison 54 [15] To be replaced by the Tejas Mark1 & Mark1A[16]
AWACS
EMB-145 Brazil AEW&C Netra 3[17][14] Equipped with a DRDO Netra AEW&C system[18] – 6 Netra Mk 2 systems on order[19]
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3[14] Equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar – 2 on order[14]
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 United States Surveillance 1[14]
Boeing 737 United States Surveillance 2[14]
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2[14]
Gulfstream G100 Israel Surveillance 1125 Astra 2[14]
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream III United States EW / ELINT SRA[20] 3[14]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union Aerial refueling Il-78MKI 6[14] Equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system[21]
Transport
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union Strategic airlifter Il-76MD 17[14]
Boeing C-17 United States Strategic airlifter 11[14]
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J-30[22] 12[14]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport An-32/32RE 103[14] 53 are 32RE variant.[23]
EADS CASA C-295 Spain Transport C-295MW 56 on order - license built by Tata Advanced Systems - HS 748 replacement[14][24][25]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom Transport 57[14]
Dornier 228 Germany Utility 228–201[26] 53[14] 6 on order. License built by HAL[26]
Boeing 777 United States VIP transport 777-300ER 2[27] Used as Air India One for presidential flight.[28]
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737–700 3[29]
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4[30]
Helicopters
HAL Prachand India Attack 4[31] 6 on order[32][33]
Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack AH-64E 22[14]
Mil Mi-24 Russia Attack Mi-24/25/35 15[14]
HAL Rudra India Armed Utility 16 50 on order.[34]
CH-47 Chinook United States Heavy transport CH-47F 15[14]
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility transport Mi-17V-5 223[14]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 107 [35][14]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India Utility 6 on order.[36]
HAL Chetak France / India Light utility 77[14] License-built version of the Alouette III.
HAL Cheetah France / India Light utility 17[14] License-built version of the SA315B Lama
Trainer Aircraft
HAL HTT-40 India Basic trainer 70 on order. [37]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland Basic trainer Mk II 75[14]
Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud Slovenia Basic trainer Pipistrel Virus 72[38]
HAL Kiran India Intermediate Trainer 78[14]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Advanced jet trainer Hawk 132 102[14]
HAL Tejas India Conversion trainer Mk. 1A 18 on order[39][40]
MiG-29 Russia Conversion trainer MiG-29UPG 10[14]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom Conversion trainer IB 30[14]
MiG-21 Soviet Union Conversion trainer U/UM 37[14]
Mirage 2000 France Conversion trainer 2000 TH/TI 12[14]
UAV
IAI Heron TP[41] Israel Surveillance Heron TP
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 49[42][43]
IAI Searcher[43] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 15[44]

Army Aviation Corps[edit]

Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India)
HAL Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
HAL Prachand
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
HAL Prachand India Attack 3[45] 2 on order.[32]
Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack AH-64E(I) 6 on order[14]
HAL Rudra India Armed scout 75[46][47] 25 on order[48][49]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 191 73 on order[14]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India Utility 6 on order[50]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 4[14] license-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah France / India Utility 37 8 on order[14] - license-built version of the SA 315B Lama
UAV
IAI Heron TP[41] Israel Surveillance Heron TP 4[51]
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 16[51]
IAI Searcher[43] Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II
Switch Prime[52][53] India Surveillance High altitude variant Undisclosed quantities on order[52]

Naval Air Arm[edit]

Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft
MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy
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 35[14]
AWACS
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[14] Employs a Planar array radar
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 12 [54]
Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / patrol 4[14]
Dornier Do 228 Germany Surveillance 228-201[26] 28 8 on order[14]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom Utility / Patrol BN-2B/2T[55] 4[14]
Helicopters
SH-60 Seahawk United States ASW / SAR MH-60R 2 5 delivered, of which 3 are used for training, with 19 on order.[56][14]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14[14]
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / Utility Mk.42B/C[57] 25
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King United States Utility / SAR UH-3H 6[14]
HAL Dhruv India Utility Mk. I/Mk. III 14 11 on order[14]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 36 6 on order[14]
Trainer Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Conversion trainer MiG-29KUB 5[14][58]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 17[14]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20[14]
Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud Slovenia Basic trainer Pipistrel Virus 12[59]
UAV
IAI Heron TP[41] Israel Surveillance Heron TP
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 [42]
IAI Searcher[43] Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper United States Surveillance SeaGuardian 2[60] 2 on lease[60]
DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 39[61]

Indian Coast Guard[edit]

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[26] 36[62]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India Utility MK. I 4[63]
MK. III 16 [64]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 17[62]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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  5. ↑ "LCA Tejas: Unhappy IAF Gets 'New & Enhanced' Combat Fighters for Testing; Here's How Tejas MK1A is Better Than its Predecessor Mk1". 31 July 2022.
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  13. ↑ Jennings, Gareth (6 August 2014). "Indian Air Force Jaguar lost on training sortie". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. 51 (37). ISSN 2048-3430.
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 14.36 14.37 14.38 14.39 14.40 14.41 14.42 14.43 14.44 14.45 14.46 14.47 "World Air Forces 2022". Flightglobal Insight. 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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  16. ↑ "IAF set to phase out all 4 of its ageing MiG-21s by 2025". 29 July 2022.
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  23. ↑ "41 AN-32 aircraft require upgrade, process under way: Defence Ministry". The Economic Times. 8 July 2019. There are 53 upgraded AN-32 aircraft in the fleet
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  34. ↑ "About 50 Rudra Attack Helicopters To Be Acquired By The Indian Air Force". Defence Aviation Post. 16 April 2022.
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  36. ↑ Pubby, Manu. "Indigenous light choppers get go-ahead, delivery in 2022". The Economic Times.
  37. ↑ "Union Cabinet approves procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft from HAL for Indian Air Force at a cost of over Rs 6,800 crore". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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  45. ↑ "An eye on China, Missamari to host Army's first Light Combat Helicopter squadron". Asianet News. 5 October 2022.
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  49. ↑ "Army boosting combat fighting capabilities with major inductions of indigenous helicopters". 8 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019. 50 armed Rudra helicopters have already been inducted and 10 more will join the force by 2020.
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  58. ↑ @ANI (16 November 2019). "A MiG-29K fighter aircraft crashed in Goa soon after it took off for a training mission. Both the pilots have managed to eject safely. The aircraft involved in the crash was a trainer version of the fighter jet" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  64. ↑ "Coast Guard receives 16 ALH-Mk III choppers, wants 9 more". The Times of India. 15 November 2022.

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