List of active Indian military aircraft

This article provides a list of active Indian military aircraft currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces, as well as aircraft 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

Further information: Indian Air Force and Future of the Indian Air Force

HAL Tejas at Exercise Tarang Shakti 2024

IAF Rafale take off from Dassault Aviation Facility, Merignac, France.

A Su-30MKI firing Brahmos ER

Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform

C-17 Globemaster III in service

C-295 is replacing HS-748

HAL Prachand

HAL LUH at Aero India 2025

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Combat Aircraft
Dassault Rafale	France	Multirole	DH	8 [1]
			EH	28 [1]
HAL Tejas	India	Multirole	Mk.1	31 [2] [3]
		Conversion trainer	Mk.1 Trainer	4 [4] [5]	Used for training; 14 more on order [6]
		Multirole	Mk.1A		73 on order, 97 more approved [6] [7]
Sukhoi Su-30MKI	Russia	Multirole	Su-30MKI Flanker H	259 [8] [9]	12 more on order. [10]
Mikoyan MiG-29	Soviet Union	Multirole	Fulcrum	52 [1] [11] [12]	Including 12 MiG-29UPG.
			Fulcrum B	7 [1]
Dassault Mirage 2000	France	Multirole	-2000H	37 [1]
			-2000TH	10 [1]	Used for training.
SEPECAT Jaguar	United Kingdom	Attack	IB	28 [1]	Used for training.
			IS	79 [1]
			IM	8 [1]	Maritime strike aircraft carrying Sea Eagle missile.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21	Soviet Union	Interceptor	MiG-21 Bison	40 [13]	Being phased out. [14]
AEW&CS
Embraer R-99	Brazil	AEW&C	Netra Mk1	3 [15]	equipped with a Netra AEW&CS.
Beriev A-50	Soviet Union	AEW&C	A-50EI	3 [15]	equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar. 2 more planned. [16] [17]
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707	United States	SIGINT / ELINT	707-337C Phalcon	1 [15]	Operated by Aviation Research Centre (ARC) of R&AW. [18] [19]
Global 5000	United States	SIGINT / ELINT		2 [15]
Gulfstream III	United States	ELINT	SRA [20]	3 [15]
Boeing 737	United States	SIGINT / ELINT	737-700	2 [15]
Gulfstream G100	Israel	surveillance	1125 Astra	2 [15]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78	Soviet Union	aerial refuelling	Il-78MKI	6 [15]
Transport
Boeing 777	United States	VIP transport	777-300ER	2 [21]	Used as Air India One for presidential flight
Embraer Legacy 600	Brazil	VIP transport		4 [22]
Boeing C-17	United States	strategic airlifter		11 [15]
Ilyushin Il-76	Soviet Union	strategic airlifter	Il-76MD	17 [15]
C-130J Super Hercules	United States	tactical airlifter	C-130J-30 [23]	12 [15]
Airbus A321	Europe	transport	A321-200	4 [15]
Antonov An-32	Soviet Union	tactical airlifter		103 [15]	53 are the 32RE variant [24]
Airbus C-295	Spain	tactical airlifter	C-295W	7 [25] [26]	50 more on order — HS 748 replacement [27]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748	United Kingdom	tactical airlifter		56 [15]	To be replaced by EADS CASA C-295
Dornier 228	Germany	tactical airlifter	228-201	61 [15]	license built by HAL [28]
Helicopters
Boeing AH-64	United States	attack	AH-64E	22 [15]
Mil Mi-24	Russia	attack	Mi-25/35	15 [15]
HAL Prachand	India	attack		10 [29]	66 on order [30]
HAL Rudra	India	attack		16	50 on order. [31]
CH-47 Chinook	United States	transport	CH-47F	15 [15]
Mil Mi-17	Russia	utility	Mi-17V-5	222 [15]
HAL Dhruv	India	utility		95 [15]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter	India	utility			6 on order [32]
Alouette III	France/India	liaison	Chetak	79 [15]	license-built by HAL. A fleet of around 120 aircraft. [33]
			Cheetal	18 [34]
SA 315B Lama	France/India	utility	Cheetah	18 [15]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk	United Kingdom	Advanced trainer	Hawk 132	102 [15]
HAL Kiran	India	Intermediate trainer		77 [15]
HAL HTT-40	India	Basic trainer			70 + 36 on order [15]
Pilatus PC-7	Switzerland	Basic trainer	Mk II	74 [15]
Pipistrel Virus	Slovenia	Ab initio trainer		72 [35] [36]
UAV
IAI Heron	Israel	Surveillance	Mk 1	N/A
			Mk 2	4	[37] [38] 2 on order [39]
IAI Searcher			Mk 1/2		[40]
MQ-9 Reaper	United States	Surveillance/ Combat	SkyGuardian	0	8 on order [41]
ALS-50	India	loitering munition		100 [42]
Kadet Loitering Aerial Munition				50+ on order	Developed by DRDO and KDS Multiple variants; Weight - 15 to 120 kg; Warhead - 2 to 40 kg; Max. Endurance - 12 hrs; Max. Range - 150 to 300 km; Canister launched and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variants [43] [44]

Army Aviation Corps

Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India)

Helicopters

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Notes
Boeing AH-64 Apache		United States	Attack helicopter	AH-64E		Status: On Order. 6 are on order. [45] Total 17 Apaches are planned. [46]
HAL Prachand		India	Attack helicopter		5 [47]	Status: In Service. Total 95 Prachand are planned. [48]
HAL Rudra		India	Attack helicopter	ALH-WSI	75 [49] [50]	Status: In service.
HAL Dhruv		India	Utility helicopter	MK1 MK2 MK3	70 [50]	Status: In service. 50 on order [50] [51] [52]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter		India	Utility helicopter			Status: On Order. 6 are on order. [53] Total 110 LUH are planned. [48]
HAL Chetak		India   France	Utility helicopter		Collectively 190 [54] –200 [55] [56]	Status: In service (To be replaced by HAL Light Utility Helicopter).
HAL Cheetah		India   France	Utility helicopter

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
IAI Heron		Israel	Surveillance	Mk 1	>30 [57]	Status: In service.
				Mk 2	4 [58] [59]
Adani Drishti-10 Starliner		Israel   India	Reconnaissance		1	Status: Grounded. [60] 1 on order. Derivative of Elbit Hermes 900 manufactured by Adani Defence. [61] [62]
General Atomics MQ-9		United States	Surveillance/ Combat	MQ-9B SkyGuardian		Status: 8 on order. The final deal was signed on 15 October 2024. [63]
IFT Switch		India	Reconnaissance	Switch 1.0	200 [64]	Status: In service. [65]
IAI Searcher		Israel	Reconnaissance	Mk 1/2	~20 [59]	Status: In service. [66]
NewSpace NIMBUS		India	Swarm drones	Mk-III	75	Status: In Service. Part of autonomous surveillance and armed drone swarm (A-SADS) [67] [68]
NewSpace BELUGA		India	Swarm drones		25
Raphe mPhibr MR-20		India	Cargo		48	Status: In service. Capacity: up to 20 kg. High availability at difficult locations. [69]
EndureAir Sabal 20		India	Logistics/Cargo		N/A	Status: In service.Capacity: 20 kg (half its own weight), Long range, Propulsion: Electric. Deployed in Eastern region with high-altitude, VTOL capability. [70]
Johnnette JF-2		India	Surveillance			Status: On order. [71]
Asteria AT-15		India	Surveillance			Status: Delivered VTOL, high altitude drone. Endurance: 20 km (12 mi) or 2 hours. Take-off altitude ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft). MTOW: 8 kg (18 lb). Equipped with EO-IR payloads. [72] [73]
Hoverbee		India	Reconnaissance			Status: Inducted. Purchased from Zulu Defence. [74]

Loitering munitions

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Notes
Solar Nagastra		India	Loitering munition	Mk 1	480 units [75]	Status: In Service. [76] Range~15 km (man-in-loop mode) and 30 km (autonomous mode). [77] First batch delivered. [76]
Rafael Firefly		Israel	Loitering munition		200 units [78]	Status: In service. [79] 200 units Bought instead of rq-11.
Elbit Skystriker		Israel	Loitering munition		100 units [80]	Status: In Service. Made in India by Alpha Design and Elbit Systems joint venture with ToT. [81]
WBE Warmate		Poland	Loitering munition		100 units [82]	Status: In Service. [83]
Johnnette JM-1 Loitering Munitions		India	Loitering munition		150	Status: Ordered [84]
DRAP		India	Loitering munition			Status: In Service. Purchased from Zulu Defence. [74]
ALS-50		India	Loitering munition		100	Status: In Service. Procured from TASL for IAF.
PHOLOS		United Kingdom	Loitering munition			Status: In Service. Purchased from Overwatch Group.

Naval Air Arm

Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft

MiG-29K operates from INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant

A Boeing P-8I Neptune of Indian Navy

MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy

Heliborne operation from HAL Dhruv MK-III

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	40 [85]	7 KUB variants provide conversion training
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8	United States	ASW / patrol	P-8I	12 [86]
Dornier 228	Germany	surveillance	228-201 [28]	31 [87] [88]	6 on order [88]
Britten-Norman BN-2	United Kingdom	utility / patrol	BN-2B/2T [89]	4 [86]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv	India	utility		24 [86]
Kamov Ka-31	Russia	AEW		14 [86]	employs a Planar array radar
Kamov Ka-27	Russia	ASW	Ka-28	14 [86]
SH-60 Seahawk	United States	ASW / SAR	MH-60R	6 [90]	24 on order [91]
Westland Sea King	United Kingdom	SAR / utility	Mk.42B/C [92]	25 [86]	six are UH-3H variants
HAL Chetak	France/India	liaison / utility		42 [86]
Trainer Aircraft
Pipistrel Virus	Slovenia	Ab initio trainer		12 [36]
BAE Hawk	United Kingdom	Jet trainer	Hawk 132	17 [86]
HAL Kiran	India	Jet trainer		20 [86]
UAV
IAI Heron	Israel	Surveillance	Mk 1	~8	[93]
MQ-9 Reaper	United States	Surveillance/ Combat	SeaGuardian	2 [94]	(On lease) 15 on order [41]
Drishti-10	Israel/India	surveillance		2 [95] [96]

Coast Guard

A Dornier Do-228-101

Further information: Indian Coast Guard

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Maritime patrol
Dornier 228	Germany	reconnaissance	101/201 [28]	36 [97]	2 on order [98]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv	India	utility	Mk. I / Mk. III	4 / 15 [99] [100] [101]	9 Mk.III on order [102] 6 more planned [103] [104]
HAL Chetak	France/India	utility		17 [105]

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

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External links

• The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force.