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List of active Indian military aircraft

The following list of active Indian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft
currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces. For a list of historical aircraft
used by the Indian Military, see list of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Indian Air Force

Further information: Indian Air Force

Type Origin Class Role Version Number[1] Notes

A total of 272 o
order, with a
possible order o
Multirole air
Sukhoi Su- Russia 40 more.
Jet superiority Su-30MKI 242[2]
30MKI India aircraft to be
fighter
upgraded to
Super Sukhoi
standards.

2 series
productions
delivered with
118 more on
order. 8 limited
series aircraft,
technology
demonstraters
and testing
aircraft built.
total of 294
Mk.IA and Mk.II
aircraft may be
ordered to equi
 14 squadrons
Mk.I
HAL Tejas India Jet Multirole fighter 10 replacing the
Trainer MiG-21 and MiG
27.[5] First
aircraft entered
service on 17
January 2015,
with FOC
expected in
2016.[6]
Upgraded Mk.IA
aircraft to be
delivered in
2018, with 106
aircraft (5
squadrons) to b
delivered by
2022-23.

Air superiority
fighter. Being
upgraded to
29UPG standar
MiG-29
59[1] the first six wer
Mikoyan (9.12B)
USSR Jet Fighter upgraded in
MiG-29 [8]
10 Russia.
MiG-29UPG
Remaining
aircraft to be
upgraded by
HAL.[9]

M2000H 39[1] Being upgraded

Dassault To remain
France Jet Multirole fighter M2000TH 9[1]
Mirage 2000 operational unt
M2000I/TI 2[10] 2030[citation need

MiG-21MF
("Type 88") and
one squadron o
 upgraded MiG-2
Bisons to be
Mikoyan- retired in
MiG21Bison
USSR 2017.[11]
Gurevich Jet Fighter 245[1]
India Remaining 132
MiG-21 MiG21MF
aircraft to be
phased out by
2022 or
2025.[13]
be replaced by
the HAL Tejas

Service-life
upgrades to be
M/S 115[1] completed by
SEPECAT UK
Jet Attack 2020.[13]
Jaguar India
T 30[1][15] operated in a
naval strike
role.[16]

All non-upgrade
aircraft to be
retired by Marc
2016, with
MiG-27 remaining
USSR Jet Attack MiG-27ML 85[1]
Bahadur aircraft to be
retired by 2018.
To be replaced
by HAL
Tejas.[13]

Total 10 ordere
with option for
more. Ordered
only 3 later with
delays in
clearing funds
C-17 Strategic for further 3.
USA Jet C-17 10[1]
Globemaster transport When funds
 were cleared,
Boeing had only
1 more on its
production
line.[18]

Ilyushin Il-76 Strategic

USSR Jet Il-76MD 17[1]
Candid transport

7 more on
order.[1] This is
inclusive of 1
C-130J additional
Tactical C-130J-
Super USA Propeller 5[1] aircraft ordered
transport 30SH
Hercules in August 2014
to replace the
loss of a crashe
C-130J.[19]

To be replaced
Hawker
UK Tactical with 56 EADS
Siddeley HS Propeller HS 748-100 59[1]
India transport CASA C-295
748
aircraft.[20]

All to be
upgraded to An
32RE standard
by 2016 (60 to
be upgraded
[1]
An-32 60
Antonov An- Tactical locally and 40
USSR Propeller
32 Cline transport upgraded in
An-32RE 40[21]
Ukraine). To be
eventually
replaced by
UAC/HAL Il-
214.[22]

14 more ordere
Dornier Do Germany
Propeller Utility transport Do 228-201 40[1] in February
228 India
2015.[23]

737-200
Boeing 737 USA Jet VIP transport ADV 1 [24]

737-700 3

ERJ 135 4
Embraer
Brazil Jet VIP transport
135,145
145 4

Ilyushin Il-78
Russia[Note 1] Jet Aerial refueling IL-78MKI 7[1]
MKI

Beriev A-50 2 more on

Russia[Note 2] Jet AEW&C A-50E/I 3[1]
Phalcon order.[1]

2 currently
undergoing
Embraer
testing by DRDO
ERJ-145 Brazil[Note 3] Jet AEW&C 2
and IAF. 1 more
AEWCS
to be
delivered.

Operated by the
R&AW, India's
Gulfstream Electronic
USA Jet IV SRA-4 3[1] external
III warfare
intelligence
agency.

Operated by the
R&AW, India's
Bombardier
Canada[Note 4] Jet Reconnaissance Global 5000 2[26] external
5000
intelligence
agency.

IAI Astra Israel Jet Reconnaissance G100 Astra 2[1]

15 more to be
delivered.
UK Deliveries
BAE Hawk Jet Trainer Hawk 132 90 [27][28]
India expected to be
complete by the
end of 2016.

To be phased
out by 2017 and
HAL HJT-16 HJT-16 eventually be
[1]
India Jet Trainer 81 replaced by BAE
Kiran
HJT-16II Hawk (20 Hawk
currently on
order).[27]

All aircraft
delivered by
November
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland Propeller Trainer Mk II 75
2015.[31]
further 106 may
be ordered.

Few donated to
Afghanistan
Armed Forces.
Mil Mi-35
USSR Helicopter Attack Mi-35 20[1] To be eventuall
Hind-E
replaced by
Boeing AH-64E
Apache.

Total of 38 on
HAL Rudra India Helicopter Attack ALH-WSI 7
order.

HAL Light 65 on order.

Combat India Helicopter Attack LCH 3 prototypes
Helicopter delivered.

Will be
complemented
Mil Mi-26
USSR Helicopter Transport Mi-26 3[1] by Boeing CH-4
Halo
Chinook
15 are ordered.

Mi-8
Mil Mi-8 Additional 48 M
USSR Helicopter Transport Mi-17 400+[35] 17V5s may be
Mi-17 ordered.
Mi-17V5

65 more on
HAL Dhruv India Helicopter Utility Dhruv 46[1]
order.[1]
HAL India Helicopter Utility Cheetal 14[1]
Cheetah

SA316B
HAL Chetak India Helicopter Utility 74[1]
SA319

Indian Naval Air Arm

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

Type Origin Class Role Version Number[1] Notes

MiG-
29K
Mikoyan Multirole
Russia Jet 39[37] 6 more on order.[37]
MiG-29K fighter
MiG-
29KUB

4 more to be
Boeing P-
P-8I [1]
delivered.[1] Possibly up
8 USA Jet Patrol 8
Neptune to 12 more to be
Poseidon
ordered.[1]

Tupolev Tu- Being modernised in

USSR Propeller Patrol 8[1]
Tu-142 142M Russia.[38]

All five Sea Dragon

variants are being
Ilyushin Il-
USSR Propeller Patrol Il-38SD 5[1] overhauled, and will
38
include a further minor
upgrade.[39]

Do 228-
101
Dornier Germany
Propeller Utility 25[1]
Do 228 India
Do 228-
201

Britten-
Norman UK Propeller Utility BN-2 8[1]
Islander

Hawk 6 more to be
BAE Hawk UK Jet Trainer 132 17[27] delivered.[27]

HAL HJT- To be replaced by the

India Jet Trainer 20[1]
16 Kiran new HAL HJT-36 Sitara.

Kamov Airborne
Ka-31 Russia Helicopter early 14[1]
Helix-B warning

Kamov Anti- Ka-27PL

Ka-28 Russia Helicopter submarine (Helix- 14[1]
(Helix-A) warfare A)

Anti-
submarine Mk42B 22[1]
Westland
UK Helicopter warfare
Sea King
Mk42C 5[1]
Transport

Sikorsky
SH-3 Sea USA Helicopter Transport UH-3H 6[1]
King

HAL
India Helicopter Utility 8[1] 16 more on order.[1]
Dhruv

SA316B
HAL
India Helicopter Utility 30[1]
Chetak
SA319

Army Aviation Corps

Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India)

Type Origin Class Role Version Number[1] Notes

ALH- 40 more on
HAL Rudra India Helicopter Attack 20
WSI order.[40]

HAL Light
Combat India Helicopter Attack LCH 114 on order.[1]
Helicopter

Total of 151 on
HAL Dhruv India Helicopter Utility 73[1]
 order.[1]

Utility
Cheetah 23[1]
HAL Cheetah, Utility
India Helicopter Cheetal 4[1]
Cheetal & Lancer
Counter-
Lancer 12
insurgency

Being withdrawn
HAL Chetak & from service and
India Helicopter Utility Chetak 4[1]
Chetan replaced by HAL
Dhruv.

Indian Coast Guard

Further information: Indian Coast Guard

Type Origin Class Role Version Number Notes

Dornier Do India Do 228-

Propeller Patrol 38
228 Germany 101

16 more ordered in July

HAL Dhruv India Helicopter Utility 4[41]
2014.[41]

HAL Chetak India Helicopter Utility Chetak 18

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Note: The Indian Armed Forces operate a number of Unmanned aerial vehicles split between
the three service branches.

Type Origin Class Role Version Number Notes

A small UCAV that homes into enemy

IAI radar emissions - destroying both
Israel UAV Attack 5+
Harpy itself and the enemy radar. In service
with Indian Air Force.

A small UCAV that homes into enemy

IAI radar emissions - destroying both
Israel UAV Attack 10
Harop itself and the enemy radar. In service
with Indian Air Force.

In service with Indian Air Force and

IAI Heron I
Israel UAV 50+ Indian Navy. 15 more ordered in
Heron Heron II
December 2013.

Searcher
IAI II
Israel UAV 100+ In service with the Indian Army.
Searcher Searcher
I

DRDO
India UAV 12+ In service with the Indian Army.
Nishant

A small target drone in service with

DRDO Aerial
India UAV 39 the Indian Air Force and Indian
Lakshya target
Navy.[42]

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 - who operate their own fleet of aircraft for security purposes

Notes

1. ^ Assembled in Uzbekistan, with Israeli designed fuel-transfer system.

2. ^ With Israeli EL/W-2090 radar system.

3. ^ With Indian radar system.

4. ^ Fitted with Israeli radars.

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External links

The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force.

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