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

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
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-21 Soviet Union interceptor MiG-21UPG 40[1]
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29UPG[2] 75[3] 10 provide conversion training
HAL Tejas India multirole Mk.1 / 1A 33[4][5] 1 trainer provide conversion training[5]

170 Mk.1A’s and 17 trainers on order[5][6][7]

Mirage 2000 France multirole 2000 H/I 50[8] 8 TH/TI variants provide training
Sukhoi Su-30MKI Russia multirole Su-30MKI 260[9] 12 on order[10]
Dassault Rafale France multirole EH/DH[11] 36[3]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom ground attack IM/IS[12] 160[3] 30 IB’s provide training
AWACS
Embraer R-99 Brazil AEW&C 3[3] equipped with a DRDO-developed AEW&C system
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3 equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar.
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 United States surveillance 1[3]
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2[3]
Gulfstream G100 Israel surveillance 1125 Astra 2[3]
Gulfstream III United States ELINT SRA[13] 3[3] also used for electronic-warfare
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union aerial refueling Il-78MKI 6[3]
Transport
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737-700 3[14]
Boeing 777 United States VIP transport 777-300ER 2[15] used for Air India One for presidential flight
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4[16]
Boeing C-17 United States strategic airlifter 11[3]
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union strategic airlifter Il-76MD 17[3]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine transport 103[3] 53 are the 32RE variant[17]
Dornier Do 228 Germany transport 228-201 58[3] license built by HAL[18]
EADS CASA C-295 Spain transport C-295MW 1 55 on order - HS 748 replacement[3][19]
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130J-30[20] 12[3]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom transport 57[3]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia utility Mi-17V-5 222[3]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack Mi-24/25/35 15[3]
HAL Dhruv India utility 111[3] 16 are the Rudra derivative[21]
Alouette III France liaison Chetak 77[3] license-built by HAL
SA 315B Lama India utility Cheetah 17[3] license-built by HAL
Boeing AH-64 United States attack AH-64E 22[3]
CH-47 Chinook United States transport CH-47F 15[3]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India utility 6 on order[22]
HAL Prachand India attack 10[23] 66 on order[24]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 102[3]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 77[3]
HAL HTT-40 India basic trainer 70 on order[3]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland trainer Mk II 75[3]
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia basic trainer 72[25]
UAV
IAI Heron Israel surveillance Heron 1 49[26][27]
IAI Searcher Israel surveillance Mk. I / II [27]

Army Aviation Corps

An Army Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility 145[28] 43 on order[3]
HAL Rudra India attack 75[29][30]
Alouette III France liaison / utility Chetak 4[3] license-built by HAL
SA 315B Lama France liaison / utility Cheetah 40 license-built by HAL - 4 on order[3]
HAL Prachand India attack 5[23] 90 on order[24]
Boeing AH-64 United States attack AH-64E(I) 6 on order[31]
UAV
Hermes 900 India/Israel Reconnaissance Drishti 10 2 on order[32]
IAI Eitan[33] Israel Reconnaissance Heron TP 4[34] 16 Heron on order[35]
IAI Searcher[35] Israel Reconnaissance Mk-III <100[36]
Ideaforge Switch [37][38] India Surveillance 1.0 undisclosed quantities on order[37]
NewSpace NIMBUS [39] India Surveillance Mk-III 75[39]
Raphe MPhibr MR-20[40] India Cargo 48[40]
NewSpace BELUGA [39] India Surveillance 25[39]
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
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29K 45[3] 9 KUB variants provide conversion training
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 12[3]
Dornier Do 228 Germany surveillance 228-201[18] 24 10 on order[3]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom utility / patrol BN-2B/2T[41] 4[3]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility 24[3]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14[3]
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[3] employs a Planar array radar
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / utility Mk.42B/C[42] 25[3] six are UH-3H variants
HAL Chetak France liaison / utility 42[3]
SH-60 Seahawk United States ASW / SAR MH-60R 6[43] 24 on order[44]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 17[3]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20[3]
UAV
IAI Heron[26] Israel surveillance Heron 1
IAI Searcher[27] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
MQ-9 Reaper United States surveillance SeaGuardian 2[45]
Hermes 900 India/Israel surveillance Drishti 10 2[46][47]

Indian Coast Guard

A Dornier Do-228-101
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
Dornier Do 228 Germany reconnaissance 101/201[18] 23[48]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility Mk. I / Mk. III 4 / 16[49][50][51]
HAL Chetak India utility 17[48]

See also

References

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