List of active Indian military aircraft

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Indian military aircraft
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29UPG Fulcrum, India - Air Force JP7677166.jpg
Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy.jpg
Indian Navy Alouette (9703048488) (2).jpg
Lockheed C-130J-30 'KC-3801'.jpg
Ilyushin Il-78MKI (RK-3452).jpg
Various Indian military aircraft; Left to right:
1. SEPECAT Jaguar
2. Mikoyan MiG-29UPG
3. Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
4. HAL Chetak
5. Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
6. Ilyushin Il-78MKI with Dassault Mirage 2000s

The Indian Armed Forces consists of Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force. [1] These three arms and the Indian Coast Guard operate a combination of combat, reconnaissance, tanker, and transport aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles. [2]

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The Su-30MKI, assembled in India, forms the major inventory of the Indian combat aircraft. [3] Tejas was the first indigenous fighter aircraft, which became part of the air force in 2015. [4] Rafale is the latest entry into the air force, having being inducted in July 2020. [5] Other combat aircraft include the Russian MiG 21 and MiG 29, French Mirage, and British Jaguar aircraft. [2] The armed forces operate a combination of various transport aircraft including tactical and strategic airlifters. Majority of this fleet is composed of the legacy Antonov An-32, Dornier 228, and Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft. [2] In the 2010s, the air force inducted large American air-lifters C-17 and C-130J aircraft in the fleet. [6] [7] In 2023, it started inducting C-295 transport aircraft to replace its older ageing fleet. [8]

The Indian helicopter fleet consists of the French Alouette and SA 315, which were license built in India. [9] The Russian made Mil Mi-17 and Mil Mi-24 forms the major complement of the helicopter fleet. [2] HAL has designed and built various helicopters locally for the usage of armed forces such as the Dhruv, Prachand, and Rudra. [10] Since the late 2020s, India has inducted American made AH-64 and CH-47 into the fleet. [11] The Indian fleet also consists of various other reconnaissance and trainer aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles which include both local and imported planes. [2]

Air Force

Dassault Rafale RB005 - Dassault Rafale - Indian Air Force - 50976863128.jpg
Dassault Rafale
HAL Tejas HAL Tejas.jpg
HAL Tejas
Sukhoi Su-30MKI Su-30 MKI SB 065.jpg
Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 DRDO AEW&C Embraer ERJ 145.JPG
Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III IAF-C-17.jpg
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Airbus C-295 C-295 Indian Air Force.jpg
Airbus C-295
Boeing AH-64 Apache Apache at Air Force Day Parade, at Air Force Station Hindan, in Ghaziabad (cropped).jpg
Boeing AH-64 Apache
HAL Prachand HAL Prachand (ZF 4834).jpg
HAL Prachand
HAL LUH Aero India 2025 HAL LUH IAF Camo.jpg
HAL LUH
HAL Kiran Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran II Krivchikov 2007.jpg
HAL Kiran

The Indian Air Force was established in 1932. [12] The air force operates about 90 air squadrons including 31 equipped with fighter aircraft. [13] [14] The air force maintains a fleet of combat, patrol, and Military transport aircraft, various helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles across more than 60 air bases in the country. [15] [16]

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat
Dassault Mirage 2000 France Multirole Mirage 2000H/I 36 [17] [18] All aircraft being upgraded to 2000I/TI variant; [19] [20] TH/TI is a two-seat variant used for training. [21]
Mirage 2000TH/TI 10 [17]
Dassault Rafale Rafale DH 8 [17] Two-seat version [22]
Rafale EH 28 [17] Single-seat version [22]
HAL Tejas India Tejas Mk 1 31 [23] [24]
Tejas Mk 1A –170 on order [25] [26]
Conversion trainer Tejas Mk 1 Trainer 6 [27] 12 on order [27]
Mikoyan MiG-29 Soviet Union Multirole MiG-29B 7 [17]
MiG-29UPG 52 [17] [28] Upgraded version of MiG-29B [29]
Sukhoi Su-30MKI Russia / India [a] Su-30MKI 259 [30] 12 on order; [31] 84 to be upgraded [32]
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Soviet Union / India Interceptor MiG-21 Bison 36 [33] To be retired on 26 September 2025 [34]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom / India [a] Attack Jaguar-IB 26 [17] [35] Two-seat training version [36] [37]
Jaguar-IS 78 [17] Single-seat ground attack version [37]
Jaguar-IM 8 [17] Single-seat maritime strike version [36] [37]
AEW&C
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3 [33] 2 on order [33]
Embraer R-99 Brazil / India [b] Netra Mk1/Mk1A 3 [33] 6 on order [38]
Airbus A321 Europe / India [b] AEW&C Netra Mk2 –6 acquired from Air India, to be modified [39]
Reconnaissance
Bombardier Global 5000 Canada ELINT Global 5000 2 [33] Operated by Aviation Research Centre of R&AW [40] [41]
Boeing 707 United States Reconnaissance 707-337C 1 [17]
Boeing 737 737-700 2 [33]
Gulfstream III III SRA [42] 3 [33]
Gulfstream G100 Israel 1125 Astra 2 [33]
Tanker
Airbus A330 MRTT France Tanker/transport A330 MRTT –One to be wet leased from French Air Force; [43] Six planned [44]
Boeing KC-135 United States Tanker KC-135 –One to be wet leased from Metrea; [45]
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union Il-78MKI 6 [33]
Transport
Airbus A321 Europe Transport A321-200 4 [33]
Boeing 777 United States 777-300ER 2 [17] Used as Air India One [46]
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport Legacy 6000 4 [17] [47]
Airbus C-295 Europe / India [c] Tactical airlifter C-295W 16 [48] 40 on order [49]
Antonov An-32 Soviet Union An-32RE 55 [17] [50]
An-32 47 [17]
Dornier 228 Germany / India [a] 228-201 61 [33]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom HS 748 56 [33]
Lockheed Martin C-130J United States C-130J-30 [51] 12 [33]
Boeing C-17 Strategic airlifter C-17 11 [33]
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union Il-76MD 17 [33]
Helicopter
Aérospatiale Alouette III France / India [a] Utility Chetak 79 [33]
Cheetal 18 [52]
Aérospatiale SA 315B Cheetah 18 [33]
HAL Dhruv India Dhruv Mk I/III 95 [33]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter LUH –6 on order [53]
Boeing CH-47 United States Transport CH-47F 15 [33]
Mil Mi-17 Russia Mi-17V-5 222 [33]
Boeing AH-64 United States Attack AH-64E 22 [33]
HAL Prachand India Prachand 10 [33] 66 on order [54]
HAL Rudra Rudra 16 [17] 50 on order [55]
Mil Mi-24 Russia Mi-25/35 15 [33]
Trainer
BAE Hawk United Kingdom / India [a] Advanced trainer Hawk 132 102 [33]
HAL Kiran India Intermediate trainer HJT-16 77 [33]
HAL HTT-40 Basic trainer HTT-40 –70 on order [56]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland PC-7 Mk II 74 [33]
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia Ab-initio trainer Garud 72 [57]
UAV
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron Mk II [58] 9 [17] 2 on order [59]
IAI Searcher Searcher Mk II Few [17]
MQ-9 Reaper United States Combat / Surveillance SkyGuardian –8 on order [60]

Army Aviation Corps

HAL Rudra Advanced Light Helicopter ALH Rudra (cropped).jpg
HAL Rudra
HAL Dhruv IA-1136 HAL Dhruv (Indian Army).jpg
HAL Dhruv
IAI Heron Indian navy UAV Heron flies by.JPG
IAI Heron

The Army Aviation Corps was formed on 1 November 1986. [61] It operates a series of helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles. [62]

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Helicopter
Aérospatiale Alouette III France / India [a] Utility Chetak 60 [63] To be phased out by 2033. [64] [65] [66]
Aérospatiale SA 315B Cheetah 115 [67]
HAL Dhruv India Dhruv Mk I/II/III 78 [63] 25 on order [68]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter LUH –6 on order; [53] 110 planned [69]
Boeing AH-64 United States Attack AH-64E 3 [70] 3 on order [33] [70]
HAL Prachand India Prachand 5 [33] 90 on order; [54] 95 planned [69]
HAL Rudra Rudra 74 [67]
UAV
Asteria ATIndia Surveillance AT-15Unknown [71]
DRDO Nishant Nishant 13 [63] [72]
IAI Heron Israel Heron Mk II 4 [63]
IAI Searcher Searcher Mk I/II 12 [63]
IFT SwitchIndiaSwitch 1.0200 [73] Additional orders placed in June 2025 [74]
Johnnette JFJF-2Unknown [75]
Newspace Beluga/Nimbus Swarm Beluga/Nimbus100 [76] [77]
Endure Sabal Cargo Sabal 20Unknown [78]
Raphe mPhibr MRMR-2048 [72]
MQ-9 Reaper United States Combat / Surveillance SkyGuardian –8 on order [60]
Elbit Hermes 900 Israel / India [d] Surveillance Drishti-10 1 [79] 1 on order
MiG-29K operates from aircraft carriers An Indian Navy MIG-29K Fulcrum flies over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during Exercise Malabar 2017.jpg
MiG-29K operates from aircraft carriers
Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy (modified).jpg
Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
Kamov Ka-31 naval helicopter Indian Navy Kamov Ka-31 (cropped).jpg
Kamov Ka-31 naval helicopter
Sea King WS-61 of the Indian Navy Maiden flight test of indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile launched from an Indian Navy Sea King helicopter at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur on 18 May 2022 (cropped).jpg
Sea King WS-61 of the Indian Navy

The air arm of the Indian Navy was established in 1948. The navy operates 26 air squadrons stationed across eight naval air stations that operate under the flag officers of the various naval commands. [80] [81] The air arm maintains a fleet of combat and maritime patrol aircraft, various helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles. [82]

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat
Dassault Rafale France Multirole Rafale M –26 (22 single-seat and four twin-seat) on order [83]
Mikoyan MiG-29K Russia MiG-29K / MiG-29KUB 40 [84] [85] Includes six trainer aircraft [85] [86]
Patrol / Utility
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / Patrol P-8I 12 [87] [33]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom Patrol / Utility BN-2B/2T [88] 4 [33]
Dornier 228 Germany / India [a] Patrol / Surveillance 228-201 29 [33] 6 on order [89]
Helicopter
Aérospatiale Alouette III France / India [a] Utility Chetak 42 [33]
HAL Dhruv India Dhruv Mk I/III 24 [33]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14 [33]
Westland Sea King United Kingdom WS-61 Mk 42B [90] 25 [33]
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW Ka-31 14 [33]
Sikorsky SH-60 United States Combat / Utility MH-60R [91] 13 [92] 11 on order [93]
Trainer
BAE Hawk United Kingdom / India [a] Jet trainer Hawk 132 17 [33]
HAL Kiran India HJT-16 20 [33]
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia Ab-initio trainer Garud 12 [57]
UAV
Elbit Hermes 900 Israel / India [d] Surveillance Drishti-10 1 [94] [95] [96]
IAI Heron Israel Heron Mk I 10 [90] [97]
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper United States Combat / Surveillance SeaGuardian 2 [98] 15 on order [60]

Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard is a maritime armed force, which was formed in 1978. It is involved in the protection of the maritime and offshore assets, and protecting the oceanic boundaries. [99] : 1  The coast guard operates various ships and aircraft including fixed wing reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters. [17] [99] : 5 

Dornier 228 of the Indian Coast Guard Dornier Do-228-101, India - Coast Guard JP7712387.jpg
Dornier 228 of the Indian Coast Guard
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Patrol
Dornier 228 Germany / India [a] Patrol / Reconnaissance 228-101/201 [100] 39 [17] Includes 2 upgraded in 2024 [101]
Helicopter
Aérospatiale Alouette III France / India [a] Utility Chetak 19 [17]
HAL Dhruv India Dhruv Mk. I 4 [102]
Dhruv Mk. III 15 [103] [104] 9 on order [105]
6 more planned [106]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 License produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
  2. 1 2 To be fitted with AEW&CS by DRDO
  3. ↑ To be manufactured by Tata Advanced Systems
  4. 1 2 Manufactured by Adani Defence in partnership with Elbit Systems

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