List of active Indian military aircraft

The following list of active Indian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service or on order 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.

Air Force
Further information: Indian Air Force
A Su-30MKI
HAL Tejas
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
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia multirole Su-30MKI 272[1][2]
MiG-21 Soviet Union Interceptor Bision 54[3][4]>
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29UPG[5] 65[6][7]
HAL Tejas India multirole Mk.1 18 22 on order[8][9]
Mirage 2000 France multirole 2000 H/I 45 12 TH/TI variants provide training[6]
Dassault Rafale France multirole EH/DH[10] 4 32 on order[11]
SEPECAT Jaguar UK / France ground attack IM/IS[12] 91[13][14]
AWACS
EMB-145 Brazil AEW&C 2[6] equipped with a DRDO-developed AEW&C system - 1 on order[15]
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3 equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar - 2 on order[6]
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 United States surveillance 1[6]
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2[6]
Gulfstream G100 Israel surveillance 1125 Astra 2[6]
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream III United States EW / ELINT SRA[16] 3[6]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union aerial refueling Il-78MKI 6[6] equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system[17]
Transport
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737-700 3[18]
Boeing C-17 United States strategic airlifter 11[6]
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union strategic airlifter Il-76MD 14[6]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine transport An-32/32RE 104[6] 42 are 32RE variant[19]
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4[20]
Dornier Do 228 Germany transport 228-201[21] 50 4 on order[6]
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130J-30[22] 11[6]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom Transport 57[6]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia utility Mi-17V-5 223[6][23][24][25]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack Mi-24/25/35 15[6]
HAL Dhruv India utility 91 20 on order[6]
HAL Chetak France liaison 77[6] license-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah India utility 17[6] license-built version of the SA315B Lama
Boeing AH-64 United States attack AH-64E 22[26]
CH-47 Chinook United States transport CH-47F 15[27]
Hindustan Aeronautics LCH India attack 65 on order[6]
HAL Rudra India attack 8 8 more on order[28]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 104[6]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 78[6]
SEPECAT Jaguar UK / France conversion trainer IB[12] 30
MiG-21 Soviet Union Conversion trainer U/UM 39[3]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland trainer Mk II 75[6]
UAV
IAI Harop[29] Israel loitering munition
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 68[30][31]
IAI Searcher Israel surveillance Mk. I / II 108[31]
DRDO Lakshya Israel target drone 39[32]

Army Aviation Corps
Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India)
An Army Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India Utility 109 95 on order[6]
HAL Rudra India Armed utility 50 10 on order[33]
HAL Chetak France liaison / utility 4[6] license-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah India liaison / utility 32 14 or order[6]
Hindustan Aeronautics LCH India attack 114 on order[6]
Boeing AH-64 United States Attack AH-64E(I) 6 on order[34]
UAV
IAI Heron Israel surveillance Heron 1 16 on order[29]
IAI Searcher[31] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft
A Boeing P-8I of the 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/KUB 36[6]
HAL Tejas India multirole 8 on order[6]
AWACS
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[6] employs a Planar array radar
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 8 4 on order[6]
Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / patrol 5[6]
Dornier Do 228 Germany surveillance 228-201[21] 25 12 on order[6]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom utility / patrol BN-2B/2T[35] 10[6]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility 8 17 on order[6]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14 4 on order[6]
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / utility Mk.42B/C[36] 31[6] six are UH-3H variants
HAL Chetak France liaison / utility 35 6 on order[6]
Trainer Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Conversion trainer MiG-29KUB 8[6][37]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 17[6]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20[6]
UAV
IAI Heron Israel surveillance Heron 1 [30]
IAI Searcher[31] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
DRDO Lakshya Israel target drone 39[38]

Indian Coast Guard
A Dornier Do-228-101
Further information: Indian Coast Guard
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
Dornier Do 228 Germany reconnaissance 101/201[21] 23[39]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India utility Mk. I 4[40][39] 16 on order.[41]
HAL Chetak India utility 17[39]


NCC Air Wing
Further information: National Cadet Corps (India)
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Trainer Aircraft
Zenith CH 701 Canada trainer 85[42] STOL capable aircraft
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia light trainer SW 80 110 on order[43]

Border Security Force
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Embraer ERJ 135 Brazil VIP transport 135BJ 1[44]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom] transport 2[44]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia transport 17 1V/V5 6 / 5[44] 8 Mi-17V5’s were ordered in 2015
HAL Dhruv India utility 6[44]
HAL Cheetah India utility 1[44]


See also

Notes

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