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'{{Short description|Inventory of active Indian military aircraft}} {{pp|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} [[File:HAL LCH.webm|thumb|HAL Prachand of the [[Indian Air Force]] |alt=]] This article provides the '''list of active Indian military aircraft''' currently in service or on order with the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. For a list of historical [[military aircraft]] used by the Indian military ==Air Force== {{Further|Indian Air Force}} [[File:RB005 - Dassault Rafale - Indian Air Force - 50976863128.jpg|thumb|IAF [[Rafale]] take off from [[Dassault Aviation]] Facility, Merignac, France.]] [[File:SU-30MKI-g4sp - edit 2(clipped).jpg|thumb|A Su-30MKI]] [[File:DRDO AEW&C Embraer ERJ 145.JPG|thumb|right|Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform]] [[File:Lockheed C-130J-30 'KC-3801'.jpg|thumb|right|A C-130J Hercules on approach]] [[File:Mi 17 at Aero India 2011 (modified).jpg|thumb|A Mil Mi-17 helicopter]] [[File:Apache at Air Force Day Parade, at Air Force Station Hindan, in Ghaziabad (cropped).jpg|thumb|An AH-64 Apache]] {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft]] |- | [[Dassault Rafale]] | [[France]] | [[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole]] | [[Dassault Rafale#Variants|EH/DH]]<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|date=11 January 2017|title=Les Rafale indiens porteront la dénomination Rafale EH et Rafale DH|language=fr|website=defens-aero.com|url=http://www.defens-aero.com/2017/01/rafale-indiens-denomination-rafale-eh-rafale-dh.html}}</ref> |36<ref>{{Cite web|title=France hands over 3 Rafale fighter jets with India-specific enhancements to IAF|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/france-hands-over-3-rafale-fighter-jets-with-india-specific-enhancements-to-iaf-101643711222359.html|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Hindustan Times|date=February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | |- | [[Sukhoi Su-30]] | [[Russia]] | [[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole]] | [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Su-30MKI]] |247<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-28 |title=IAF's Mirage-2000 pilot dead in crash; two Sukhoi-30 pilots eject safely |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-crash-iaf-s-mirage-2000-pilot-dead-two-sukhoi-30-pilots-eject-safely-top-10-updates-101674895466513.html |access-date= |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://eurasiantimes.com/su-30mki-thanks-to-mulayam-singh-yadav-iaf-realized-its-dream/ | title=Su-30MKI: Thanks to Mulayam Singh Yadav, IAF Realized Its Dream of Flying 'Most Powerful' Air Superiority Fighters | date=11 October 2022 }}</ref> | |- | rowspan='2'|[[HAL Tejas]] | rowspan='2'|[[India]] | rowspan='2'|[[Multirole]] | [[HAL Tejas#Variants|Mk.1]] | 19<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eurasiantimes.com/indian-air-force-begins-testing-its-new-heres-how-the-mk1a-fighter/ | title=LCA Tejas: Unhappy IAF Gets 'New & Enhanced' Combat Fighters for Testing; Here's How Tejas MK1A is Better Than its Predecessor Mk1 | date=31 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Embraer |first=In association with |title=2023 World Air Forces directory |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2023-world-air-forces-directory/151088.article |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref> | rowspan='2'| 73 single seat MK1A are on order<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajkumar |first=Mike |date=8 February 2019 |title=ANALYSIS: Tejas regaining its lustre |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/analysis-tejas-regaining-its-lustre/131059.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193801/https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/analysis-tejas-regaining-its-lustre/131059.article |archive-date=19 September 2020 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/defence/contract-signed-for-83-lca-tejas-fighters-all-eyes-now-on-hal-delivery-schedule/597841/|title=Contract signed for 83 LCA Tejas fighters, all eyes now on HAL delivery schedule|date=3 February 2021}}</ref> |- | Mk.1A | |- | [[MiG-29]] | [[Russia]] | Multirole | [[Mikoyan MiG-29#Variants|MiG-29UPG]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Jennings|first1=Gareth|title=Indian Air Force receives back first upgraded MiG-29 fighters|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=12 December 2012|volume=50|issue=2|issn=2048-3430}}</ref> |65<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-to-phase-out-remaining-four-mig-21-squadrons-by-2025/article65701641.ece#:~:text=Currently%2C%20the%20IAF%20has%20around,and%2050%20Mig%2D29%20variants | title=IAF to phase out remaining four MiG-21 squadrons by 2025 | newspaper=The Hindu | date=30 July 2022 }}</ref> | |- | [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]] | [[France]] | Multirole | [[Dassault Mirage 2000#India|2000 H/I]] |44 <ref name=":2">{{cite news | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90733|title=2023 WORLD AIR FORCES| date=14 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-28 |title=IAF's Mirage-2000 pilot dead in crash; two Sukhoi-30 pilots eject safely |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-crash-iaf-s-mirage-2000-pilot-dead-two-sukhoi-30-pilots-eject-safely-top-10-updates-101674895466513.html |access-date= |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> | |- | [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] | [[United Kingdom]] | [[Ground attack aircraft|Ground attack]] | [[SEPECAT Jaguar#Variants|IM/IS]]<ref name="janes-6aug14">{{cite journal|last1=Jennings|first1=Gareth|title=2023 WORLD AIR FORCES|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=6 August 2014|volume=51|issue=37|issn=2048-3430}}</ref> | 130<ref name="World Air Forces 2022">{{cite web |last= |first= |year=2022 |title=World Air Forces 2022 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/how-afghanistans-fall-reshaped-world-air-forces-inventory/146576.article |url-access=registration |accessdate=2 December 2021 |publisher=Flightglobal Insight |doi=}}</ref> | |- | [[MiG-21]] | [[Soviet Union]] | [[Interceptor aircraft|Interceptor]] | Bison | 128 <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90733|title=2023 WORLD AIR FORCES| date=14 December 2022}}</ref> |To be replaced by the Tejas Mark1 & Mark1A<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iaf-set-to-retire-all-4-mig-21-squadrons-by-2025-101659084223896.html | title=IAF set to phase out all 4 of its ageing MiG-21s by 2025 | date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] |- |[[Embraer R-99|EMB-145]] |[[Brazil]] |[[Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C]] | [[DRDO AEW&CS|Netra]] |3<ref>{{Cite news|title= Brazilian jets to serve as eye in the sky for IAF |language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Brazilian-jets-to-serve-as-eye-in-the-sky-for-IAF/article15207179.ece|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref><ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | Equipped with a [[DRDO AEW&CS|DRDO Netra AEW&C system]]<ref name="janes-30nov17">{{cite news|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=IAF refuels its EMB-145 AEW&C aircraft in mid-air|url=http://www.janes.com/article/76086/iaf-refuels-its-emb-145-aew-c-aircraft-in-mid-air|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130222720/http://www.janes.com/article/76086/iaf-refuels-its-emb-145-aew-c-aircraft-in-mid-air|archive-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> – 6 Netra Mk 2 systems on order<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-09 |title=Representational Image {{!}} The existing Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft (AEW&C) {{!}} Wiki Commons |url=https://theprint.in/defence/modi-govt-okays-6-more-eyes-in-the-sky-for-iaf-drdo-project-to-cost-rs-11000-crore/730697/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Beriev A-50]] | [[Soviet Union]] | AEW&C |[[Beriev A-50#Variants|A-50EI]] | 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | Equipped with the [[EL/W-2090]] radar – 2 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Reconnaissance aircraft|Reconnaissance]] |- |[[Boeing 707]] | [[United States]] |[[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | | 1<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Boeing 737]] | [[United States]] |[[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | | 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- |[[Bombardier Global Express|Global 5000]] | [[United States]] |[[Signals intelligence#Electronic signals intelligence|ELINT]] | | 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Gulfstream G100]] |[[Israel]] | Surveillance |[[Gulfstream G100#Variants|1125 Astra]] | 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Electronic-warfare aircraft|Electronic Warfare]] |- |[[Gulfstream III]] | [[United States]] |[[Electronic-warfare aircraft|EW]] / ELINT |[[Gulfstream III#Variants|SRA]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Menon|first1=Jay|title=RFP Coming Soon For Indian Airborne Jamming Aircraft|url=http://aviationweek.com/defense/rfp-coming-soon-indian-airborne-jamming-aircraft|website=aviationweek.com|publisher=AWIN First|date=23 April 2013|language=en|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222065450/http://aviationweek.com/defense/rfp-coming-soon-indian-airborne-jamming-aircraft|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Aerial refueling|Tanker]] |- |[[Ilyushin Il-78]] |[[Soviet Union]] |[[Aerial refueling]] |[[Ilyushin Il-78#Variants|Il-78MKI]] | 6<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | Equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Amit|title=IAF to get 5th IL-78 refueller soon – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IAF-to-get-5th-IL-78-refueller-soon/articleshow/867031.cms|work=The Times of India|date=29 September 2004}}</ref> |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Military transport aircraft|Transport]] |- |- | [[Ilyushin Il-76]] | [[Soviet Union]] | [[Airlift#Strategic airlift|Strategic airlifter]] | [[Ilyushin Il-76#Military variants|Il-76MD]] | 17<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|Boeing C-17]] | [[United States]] | Strategic airlifter | | 11<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules|C-130J Super Hercules]] | [[United States]] | [[Tactical airlifter]] | [[C-130J#Variants|C-130J-30]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Purchase of Transport Aircraft|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=78432|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=12 December 2011}}</ref> | 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Antonov An-32]] | [[Ukraine]] | Transport | [[Antonov An-32#Variants|An-32/32RE]] | 103<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | 53 are 32RE variant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/41-an-32-aircraft-require-upgrade-process-under-way-defence-ministry/articleshow/70131816.cms|title=41 AN-32 aircraft require upgrade, process under way: Defence Ministry|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=2019-07-08|quote=There are 53 upgraded AN-32 aircraft in the fleet}}</ref> |- |- | [[EADS CASA C-295]] | [[Spain]] | Transport | [[EADS CASA C-295#Variants|C-295MW]] | | 1st unit to be delivered by beginning of 2024.<ref>https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1872024#:~:text=They%20are%20scheduled%20to%20be,is%20expected%20from%20September%202026.</ref> Total 56 on order - license built by [[Tata Advanced Systems]] - [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|HS 748]] replacement<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-24|title=Govt Seals Mega Deal with Airbus for Purchase of 56 C-295 Military Transport Aircraft|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/govt-likely-to-seal-deal-on-purchase-of-56-c-295-military-transport-planes-in-next-few-days-4239749.html|access-date=2021-09-24|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2022 |title=C-295 transport aircraft for Indian Air Force to be manufactured by Tata-Airbus in Gujarat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/c-295-transport-aircraft-for-indian-air-force-to-be-manufactured-by-tata-airbus-in-gujarat/articleshow/95122830.cms |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> |- | [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]] | [[United Kingdom]] | Transport | | 57<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Dornier 228]] | [[Germany]] | [[Utility aircraft|Utility]] | 228–201<ref name="jawa-04">{{cite book|editor1-last=Jackson|editor1-first=Paul|editor2-last=Munson|editor2-first=Kenneth|editor3-last=Peacock|editor3-first=Lindsay|title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft|date=2004|publisher=Janes Information 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One'|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/contingents-of-air-india-iaf-govt-officials-and-security-personnel-leave-for-us-to-collect-vvip-aircraft-air-india-one20200814180112/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> |- | [[Boeing 737]] | [[United States]] | VIP transport | [[Boeing 737#Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)|737–700]] | 3<ref>{{cite news|title=India's Air Force One takes off on first official flight|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-india-s-air-force-one-takes-off-on-first-official-flight-1244364|work=dna|agency=PTI|date=1 April 2009}}</ref> | |- | [[Embraer Legacy 600]] | [[Brazil]] | VIP transport | | 4<ref>{{cite news|title=India gets first Embraer jet with Indian airborne radar tech|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/india-gets-first-embraer-jet-with-indian-airborne-radar-tech/article3785186.ece|work=The Hindu Business Line|agency=PTI|date=17 August 2012|language=en}}</ref> | |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Helicopters]] |- | [[HAL Light Combat Helicopter|HAL Prachand]] | [[India]] | Attack | | 4<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/big-boost-iaf-to-induct-made-in-india-light-combat-helicopter-tomorrow-101664724289405-amp.html| title=Hindustan Times : IAF accepts 4 LCH |date =4 October 2022}}</ref> | 6 on order<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=30 March 2022 |title=CCS Approves Procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Limited Series Production (LSP) from HAL for IAF (10) & IA(05) |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1811565 |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/iaf-inducts-first-batch-of-light-combat-helicopter-prachand-heres-what-you-need-to-know-348856-2022-10-03 | title=IAF inducts first batch of light combat helicopter 'Prachand'; here's what you need to know | date=3 October 2022 }}</ref> |- | [[Boeing AH-64 Apache]] | [[United States]] | Attack | [[Boeing AH-64 Apache#AH-64E|AH-64E]] | 22<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Mil Mi-24]] | [[Russia]] | [[Attack helicopter|Attack]] | [[List of Mil Mi-24 variants|Mi-24/25/35]] | 15<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |- | [[HAL Rudra]] | [[India]] | [[Armed Helicopter|Armed]] Utility | |16 |50 on order.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defenceaviationpost.com/about-50-rudra-attack-helicopters-to-be-acquired-by-the-indian-air-force/|title=About 50 Rudra Attack Helicopters To Be Acquired By The Indian Air Force|date=16 April 2022 |publisher=Defence Aviation Post}}</ref> |- | [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47 Chinook]] | [[United States]] | Heavy transport | [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook#CH-47F|CH-47F]] | 15<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Mil Mi-17]] | [[Russia]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] transport | [[Mil Mi-17#Variants|Mi-17V-5]] | 223<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[HAL Dhruv]] | 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2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200429143302/https://www.janes.com/article/92112/pipistrel-completes-deliveries-of-garud-trainers-to-india|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> | |- | [[HAL Kiran]] | [[India]] | Intermediate Trainer | | 78<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[BAE Systems Hawk|BAE Hawk]] | [[United Kingdom]] | Advanced [[jet trainer]] |[[BAE Systems Hawk#Hawk 132|Hawk 132]] | 102<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[HAL Tejas]] |[[India]] |[[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] |[[HAL Tejas#Variants|Mk. 1A]] | |18 on order<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rs. 48,000 Crore Contract for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas handed over to HAL at the Inaugural Ceremony of Aero India 2021|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1694844|access-date=2021-07-02|website=pib.gov.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-04|title=Production of indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas to start soon: HAL CMD|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/production-of-indigenous-fighter-aircraft-tejas-to-start-soon-hal-cmd/1433545/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | [[MiG-29]] | [[Russia]] |[[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[Mikoyan MiG-29#Variants|MiG-29UPG]] |10<ref name="World Air Forces 2022" /> | |- | [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] | [[United Kingdom]] | [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[SEPECAT Jaguar#Variants|IB]] | 30<ref name="World Air Forces 2022" /> | |- | [[MiG-21]] | [[Soviet Union]] | [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[List of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 variants|U/UM]] | 37<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]] | [[France]] | [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[Dassault Mirage 2000#India|2000 TH/TI]] |12<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] |- |[[IAI Eitan|IAI Heron TP]]<ref name="News18">{{Cite news|title=India Buys 4 Israeli Herons, to Upgrade Them With Missiles as Army, IAF, Navy Ramp Up Drone Inventory|language=en-IN|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/india-buys-4-israeli-herons-to-upgrade-them-with-missiles-as-army-iaf-navy-ramp-up-drone-inventory-4255400.html|publisher= News18}}</ref> |[[Israel]] | Surveillance | Heron TP | | |- |[[IAI Heron]] |[[Israel]] | Surveillance | Heron 1 | 49<ref name="bs-sipri">{{cite news|last1=Mallapur|first1=Chaitanya|title=India tops list of drone-importing nations|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/india-tops-list-of-drone-importing-nations-115050400136_1.html|work=IndiaSpend|publisher=Business Standard|date=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="janes-16sep15">{{cite journal|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=India to buy Heron TP UAVs|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=16 September 2015|volume=52|issue=44|issn=2048-3430}}</ref> | |- |[[IAI Searcher]]<ref name="janes-16sep15"/> |Israel | surveillance |Mk. I / II | | |- |[[DRDO Lakshya]] |[[India]] |[[Target drone]] | | 15<ref>{{cite news|title=Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-delivers-lakshya1-aircraft-to-bharat-dynamics-limited/1147596/|access-date=3 August 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=27 July 2013}}</ref> | |} == Army Aviation Corps == {{Further|Army Aviation Corps (India)}} [[File:IA Dhruv Berlin-08.jpg|thumb|right|[[HAL Dhruv]] at the [[ILA Berlin Air Show]] 2008]] [[File:IAF LCH-Image3.jpg|thumb|[[HAL Prachand]]]] {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]] |- | [[HAL Prachand]] | [[India]] | [[Attack helicopter|Attack]] | | 3<ref>{{cite news|title=An eye on China, Missamari to host Army's first Light Combat Helicopter squadron|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india-defence/an-eye-on-china-missamari-to-host-army-s-first-light-combat-helicopter-squadron-rja3h1|work= Asianet News|date=2022-10-05|language=en}}</ref> | 2 on order.<ref name=":1" /> |- |[[Boeing AH-64 Apache]] |[[United States]] |[[Attack helicopter|Attack]] |[[Boeing AH-64 Apache#AH-64E|AH-64E(I)]] | | 6 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- | [[HAL Rudra]] | [[India]] | [[Armed helicopter|Armed scout]] | | 75<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/hal-rudra-attack-helicopter-india/|title=HAL Rudra (ALH WSI) Attack Helicopter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/despite-shortages-army-aviation-raises-tempo-in-operations-along-lac/article34988379.ece|title=Despite shortages, Army Aviation raises tempo in operations along LAC|website=The Hindu|date=26 June 2021|access-date=2021-06-27|last1=Peri|first1=Dinakar}}</ref> |25 on order<ref>{{cite web |url = https://defenceaviationpost.com/about-50-rudra-attack-helicopters-to-be-acquired-by-the-indian-air-force/ |title = About 25 Rudra Attack Helicopters To Be Acquired By The Indian Army |date = 16 April 2022 |language = en |access-date = 19 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/oct/08/army-boosting-combat-fighting-capabilities-with-major-inductions-of-indigenous-helicopters-2044607.html|title=Army boosting combat fighting capabilities with major inductions of indigenous helicopters|quote=50 armed Rudra helicopters have already been inducted and 10 more will join the force by 2020.|date=2019-10-08|accessdate=2019-11-17}}</ref> |- | [[HAL Dhruv]] | [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | 191 | 73 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- |[[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]] |[[India]] |[[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | | 6 on order<ref>{{Cite news|last=Peri|first=Dinakar|date=2021-06-21|title=Army to get indigenous light helicopters by Dec. 2022|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-to-get-indigenous-light-helicopters-by-dec-2022/article34889892.ece|access-date=2021-07-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |- |[[HAL Chetak]] | [[France]] / [[Republic of India|India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | 4<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | license-built version of the [[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Alouette III]] |- | [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|HAL Cheetah]] | [[France]] / [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | 37 | 8 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> - license-built version of the [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|SA 315B Lama]] | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] |- |[[IAI Eitan|IAI Heron TP]]<ref name="News18"/> |[[Israel]] | [[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | Heron TP | 4<ref name="aninews.in">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indian-army-receives-new-israeli-heron-drones-for-deployment-in-ladakh-sector20211130143701|title=Indian Army receives new Israeli Heron drones for deployment in Ladakh sector|website=www.aninews.in}}</ref> | |- |[[IAI Heron]] | [[Israel]] | [[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | Heron 1 | 16<ref name="aninews.in"/> | |- |[[IAI Searcher]]<ref name="janes-16sep15"/> | [[Israel]] | [[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | Mk. I / II | | |- | Switch Prime<ref name="Business Standard India">{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=2021-01-14 |title=Indian Army signs $20 mn contract with ideaForge to procure SWITCH drones |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indian-army-signs-20-mn-contract-with-ideaforge-to-procure-switch-drones-121011401192_1.html |access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref><ref>https://www.ideaforge.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SWITCH-Prime-Brochure-web.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=October 2022}}</ref> | [[India]] | [[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | High altitude variant | |Undisclosed quantities on order<ref name="Business Standard India"/> |} ==Naval Air Arm== {{Further|Indian Naval Air Arm|List of Indian naval aircraft}} [[File:Sikorsky_MH-60R_Seahawk_helicopter_of_Indian_Navy.jpg|thumb|MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy]] [[File:Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy (modified).jpg|thumb|right|[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon#India|A Boeing P-8I Poseidon of Indian Navy]]]] {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft]] |- | [[MiG-29]] | [[Russia]] |[[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole]] | [[Mikoyan MiG-29K|MiG-29K]] | 35<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] |- | [[Kamov Ka-31]] | [[Russia]] | [[Airborne early warning and control|AEW]] | | 14<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |Employs a [[Planar array radar]] |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Maritime patrol]] |- |[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|Boeing P-8]] | [[United States]] | [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|patrol]] |[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon#India|P-8I]] |12 <ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Navy Expands Fleet with Delivery of 12th P-8I|date=24 February 2022 |url=https://www.miragenews.com/indian-navy-expands-fleet-with-delivery-of-12th-731069/|publisher=Mirage News|language=en}}</ref> | |- | [[Ilyushin Il-38]] | [[Soviet Union]] | [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|patrol]] | |4<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Dornier Do 228]] | [[Germany]] |[[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | [[List of Dornier 228 operators#Military operators|228-201]]<ref name="jawa-04"/> |28 |8 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- | [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander|Britten-Norman BN-2]] | [[United Kingdom]] | [[Utility aircraft|Utility]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Patrol]] | [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander#Variants|BN-2B/2T]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Dorniers {{!}} INAS 550 – The Flying Fish|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/dorniers-1|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en}}</ref> | 4<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]] |- |[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]] | [[United States]] |[[Anti-surface warfare|ASW]] / [[Search and rescue|SAR]] |[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#U.S. versions|MH-60R]] | 2 |5 delivered, of which 3 are used for training, with 19 on order.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/romeos-are-coming-to-india-long-wait-for-mh-60r-multi-mission-helicopter-for-indian-navy-is-over/2609515/|title=Romeos are coming to India! Long wait for MH-60R multi-mission helicopter for Indian Navy is over|website=www.financialexpress.com|date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- | [[Kamov Ka-27]] | [[Russia]] | [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] | [[Kamov Ka-27#Variants|Ka-28]] | 14<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Westland Sea King]] |[[United Kingdom]] |[[Search and rescue|SAR]] / [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] |[[Westland Sea King#Variants|Mk.42B/C]]<ref name="hiranandani">{{cite book|last1=Hiranandani|first1=G. M.|title=Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990|date=2005|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=9788170622666|page=99|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WxI9TlAxIQC|language=en}}</ref> |25 | |- |[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King#Sikorsky designations|Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King]] |[[United States]] |[[Utility helicopter|Utility]] / [[Search and rescue|SAR]] |[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King#Sikorsky designations|UH-3H]] |6<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[HAL Dhruv]] | [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | [[HAL Dhruv#Variants|Mk. I/Mk. III]] |14 |11 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- |[[HAL Chetak]] | [[France]] / [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | |36 |6 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Trainer (aircraft)|Trainer Aircraft]] |- | [[MiG-29]] |[[Russia]] | [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[Mikoyan MiG-29K#Variants|MiG-29KUB]] | 5<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ANI|number=1195596711156076544|title=A MiG-29K fighter aircraft crashed in Goa soon after it took off for a training mission. Both the pilots have managed to eject safely. The aircraft involved in the crash was a trainer version of the fighter jet.|date=2019-11-16}}</ref> | |- |[[BAE Systems Hawk|BAE Hawk]] | [[United Kingdom]] |[[Jet trainer]] |[[BAE Systems Hawk#Hawk 132|Hawk 132]] |17<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[HAL Kiran]] | [[India]] | [[Jet trainer]] | | 20<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Pipistrel Virus|Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud]] |[[Slovenia]] |[[Basic trainer]] |[[Pipistrel Virus]] | 12<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.janes.com/article/92112/pipistrel-completes-deliveries-of-garud-trainers-to-india |title=Pipistrel completes deliveries of Garud trainers to India |date=23 October 2019 |website=Janes |access-date=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20200429143302/https://www.janes.com/article/92112/pipistrel-completes-deliveries-of-garud-trainers-to-india |archive-date=29 April 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] |- |[[IAI Eitan|IAI Heron TP]]<ref name="News18"/> |[[Israel]] |[[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] |[[IAI Eitan#India|Heron TP]] | | |- |[[IAI Heron]] |[[Israel]] |[[Surveillance drone|Surveillance]] |[[IAI Heron#Variants|Heron 1]] |<ref name="bs-sipri"/> | |- |[[IAI Searcher]]<ref name="janes-16sep15"/> |[[Israel]] |[[Surveillance drone|Surveillance]] |[[IAI Searcher#Operational deployments|Mk. I / II]] | | |- |[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper]] |[[United States]] | [[Surveillance drone|Surveillance]] |[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper#SeaGuardian|SeaGuardian]] |2<ref name="Peri">{{Cite news|last=Peri|first=Dinakar|date=2020-11-25|title=Navy inducts two Sea Guardian drones on lease from U.S.|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-inducts-two-sea-guardian-drones-on-lease-from-us/article33178519.ece|access-date=2020-11-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |2 on lease<ref name="Peri"/> |- |[[DRDO Lakshya]] |[[India]] | [[Target drone]] | |39<ref>{{cite news|title=Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-delivers-lakshya1-aircraft-to-bharat-dynamics-limited/1147596/|accessdate=3 August 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=27 July 2013}}</ref> | |- |} ==Indian Coast Guard== {{Further|Indian Coast Guard}} [[File:DhruvMKIII.jpg|thumb|A [[HAL Dhruv]] Mk.III-MR]] {| class="wikitable sortable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Maritime patrol]] |- | [[Dornier Do 228]] |[[Germany]] | [[Reconnaissance aircraft|Reconnaissance]] | 101/201<ref name="jawa-04"/> | 36<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vk8-vgAACAAJ|title=The Military Balance 2017|date=2017-02-14|publisher=Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated|isbn=9781857439007|language=en}}</ref> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]] |- | rowspan='2'|[[HAL Dhruv]] | rowspan='2'|[[India]] | rowspan='2'|[[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | MK. I | 4<ref>{{cite news|last1=Purohit|first1=Jugal|title=Indian Coast Guard to acquire 30 advanced copters soon|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-coast-guard-advanced-light-helicopter-dhruv-monitor-seas/1/710049.html|work=India Today|date=8 July 2016}}</ref> | rowspan='2'| |- | MK. III | 16 <ref>{{cite news|title=Coast Guard receives 16 ALH-Mk III choppers, wants 9 more|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/coast-guard-receives-16-alh-mk-iii-choppers-wants-9-more/articleshow/95532016.cms|work=The Times of India|date=15 November 2022}}</ref> |- | [[HAL Chetak]] | [[France]] / [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | 17<ref name=":0"/> | |} ==See also == * [[List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force]] * [[List of Indian naval aircraft]] * [[Currently active military equipment by country]] * [[List of pilot training institutes in India]] * [[Military of India]] * [[Indian Air Force]] * [[Indian Naval Air Arm]] * [[Future of the Indian Air Force]] * [[Border Security Force]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|group=Note}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit_page.php?pg_id=23&cat=F The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force.] {{Military of India}} {{lists of aircraft|military}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Active Indian Military Aircraft}} [[Category:Indian Air Force|*]] [[Category:Indian military aircraft|*]] [[Category:Lists of military aircraft|Indian Military Aircraft]] [[Category:Indian military-related lists]] [[Category:India aviation-related lists|Active Indian military aircraft]]'
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'{{Short description|Inventory of active Indian military aircraft}} {{pp|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} [[File:HAL LCH.webm|thumb|HAL Prachand of the [[Indian Air Force]] |alt=]] This article provides the '''list of active Indian military aircraft''' currently in service or on order with the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. For a list of historical [[military aircraft]] used by the Indian military ==Air Force== {{Further|Indian Air Force}} [[File:RB005 - Dassault Rafale - Indian Air Force - 50976863128.jpg|thumb|IAF [[Rafale]] take off from [[Dassault Aviation]] Facility, Merignac, France.]] [[File:SU-30MKI-g4sp - edit 2(clipped).jpg|thumb|A Su-30MKI]] [[File:DRDO AEW&C Embraer ERJ 145.JPG|thumb|right|Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform]] [[File:Lockheed C-130J-30 'KC-3801'.jpg|thumb|right|A C-130J Hercules on approach]] [[File:Mi 17 at Aero India 2011 (modified).jpg|thumb|A Mil Mi-17 helicopter]] [[File:Apache at Air Force Day Parade, at Air Force Station Hindan, in Ghaziabad (cropped).jpg|thumb|An AH-64 Apache]] {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft]] |- | [[Dassault Rafale]] | [[France]] | [[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole]] | [[Dassault Rafale#Variants|EH/DH]]<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|date=11 January 2017|title=Les Rafale indiens porteront la dénomination Rafale EH et Rafale DH|language=fr|website=defens-aero.com|url=http://www.defens-aero.com/2017/01/rafale-indiens-denomination-rafale-eh-rafale-dh.html}}</ref> |36<ref>{{Cite web|title=France hands over 3 Rafale fighter jets with India-specific enhancements to IAF|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/france-hands-over-3-rafale-fighter-jets-with-india-specific-enhancements-to-iaf-101643711222359.html|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Hindustan Times|date=February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | |- | [[Sukhoi Su-30]] | [[Russia]] | [[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole]] | [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Su-30MKI]] |261<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-06 |title=India’s ‘Sukhoi’ Masterstroke! IAF To Indigenously Modernize Its Su-30 MKI Fighters With Under-The-Radar Russian Assistance |url=https://https://eurasiantimes.com/india-sukhoi-masterstroke-iaf-to-indigenously-modernize-its-su-30-mki/ |access-date= |website=Eurasian Times |language=en}}</ref> | |- | rowspan='2'|[[HAL Tejas]] | rowspan='2'|[[India]] | rowspan='2'|[[Multirole]] | [[HAL Tejas#Variants|Mk.1]] | 19<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eurasiantimes.com/indian-air-force-begins-testing-its-new-heres-how-the-mk1a-fighter/ | title=LCA Tejas: Unhappy IAF Gets 'New & Enhanced' Combat Fighters for Testing; Here's How Tejas MK1A is Better Than its Predecessor Mk1 | date=31 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Embraer |first=In association with |title=2023 World Air Forces directory |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2023-world-air-forces-directory/151088.article |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref> | rowspan='2'| 73 single seat MK1A are on order<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajkumar |first=Mike |date=8 February 2019 |title=ANALYSIS: Tejas regaining its lustre |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/analysis-tejas-regaining-its-lustre/131059.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193801/https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/analysis-tejas-regaining-its-lustre/131059.article |archive-date=19 September 2020 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/defence/contract-signed-for-83-lca-tejas-fighters-all-eyes-now-on-hal-delivery-schedule/597841/|title=Contract signed for 83 LCA Tejas fighters, all eyes now on HAL delivery schedule|date=3 February 2021}}</ref> |- | Mk.1A | |- | [[MiG-29]] | [[Russia]] | Multirole | [[Mikoyan MiG-29#Variants|MiG-29UPG]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Jennings|first1=Gareth|title=Indian Air Force receives back first upgraded MiG-29 fighters|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=12 December 2012|volume=50|issue=2|issn=2048-3430}}</ref> |65<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-to-phase-out-remaining-four-mig-21-squadrons-by-2025/article65701641.ece#:~:text=Currently%2C%20the%20IAF%20has%20around,and%2050%20Mig%2D29%20variants | title=IAF to phase out remaining four MiG-21 squadrons by 2025 | newspaper=The Hindu | date=30 July 2022 }}</ref> | |- | [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]] | [[France]] | Multirole | [[Dassault Mirage 2000#India|2000 H/I]] |44 <ref name=":2">{{cite news | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90733|title=2023 WORLD AIR FORCES| date=14 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-28 |title=IAF's Mirage-2000 pilot dead in crash; two Sukhoi-30 pilots eject safely |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-crash-iaf-s-mirage-2000-pilot-dead-two-sukhoi-30-pilots-eject-safely-top-10-updates-101674895466513.html |access-date= |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> | |- | [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] | [[United Kingdom]] | [[Ground attack aircraft|Ground attack]] | [[SEPECAT Jaguar#Variants|IM/IS]]<ref name="janes-6aug14">{{cite journal|last1=Jennings|first1=Gareth|title=2023 WORLD AIR FORCES|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=6 August 2014|volume=51|issue=37|issn=2048-3430}}</ref> | 130<ref name="World Air Forces 2022">{{cite web |last= |first= |year=2022 |title=World Air Forces 2022 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/how-afghanistans-fall-reshaped-world-air-forces-inventory/146576.article |url-access=registration |accessdate=2 December 2021 |publisher=Flightglobal Insight |doi=}}</ref> | |- | [[MiG-21]] | [[Soviet Union]] | [[Interceptor aircraft|Interceptor]] | Bison | 128 <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90733|title=2023 WORLD AIR FORCES| date=14 December 2022}}</ref> |To be replaced by the Tejas Mark1 & Mark1A<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iaf-set-to-retire-all-4-mig-21-squadrons-by-2025-101659084223896.html | title=IAF set to phase out all 4 of its ageing MiG-21s by 2025 | date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] |- |[[Embraer R-99|EMB-145]] |[[Brazil]] |[[Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C]] | [[DRDO AEW&CS|Netra]] |3<ref>{{Cite news|title= Brazilian jets to serve as eye in the sky for IAF |language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Brazilian-jets-to-serve-as-eye-in-the-sky-for-IAF/article15207179.ece|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref><ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | Equipped with a [[DRDO AEW&CS|DRDO Netra AEW&C system]]<ref name="janes-30nov17">{{cite news|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=IAF refuels its EMB-145 AEW&C aircraft in mid-air|url=http://www.janes.com/article/76086/iaf-refuels-its-emb-145-aew-c-aircraft-in-mid-air|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130222720/http://www.janes.com/article/76086/iaf-refuels-its-emb-145-aew-c-aircraft-in-mid-air|archive-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> – 6 Netra Mk 2 systems on order<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-09 |title=Representational Image {{!}} The existing Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft (AEW&C) {{!}} Wiki Commons |url=https://theprint.in/defence/modi-govt-okays-6-more-eyes-in-the-sky-for-iaf-drdo-project-to-cost-rs-11000-crore/730697/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Beriev A-50]] | [[Soviet Union]] | AEW&C |[[Beriev A-50#Variants|A-50EI]] | 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | Equipped with the [[EL/W-2090]] radar – 2 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Reconnaissance aircraft|Reconnaissance]] |- |[[Boeing 707]] | [[United States]] |[[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | | 1<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Boeing 737]] | [[United States]] |[[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | | 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- |[[Bombardier Global Express|Global 5000]] | [[United States]] |[[Signals intelligence#Electronic signals intelligence|ELINT]] | | 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Gulfstream G100]] |[[Israel]] | Surveillance |[[Gulfstream G100#Variants|1125 Astra]] | 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Electronic-warfare aircraft|Electronic Warfare]] |- |[[Gulfstream III]] | [[United States]] |[[Electronic-warfare aircraft|EW]] / ELINT |[[Gulfstream III#Variants|SRA]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Menon|first1=Jay|title=RFP Coming Soon For Indian Airborne Jamming Aircraft|url=http://aviationweek.com/defense/rfp-coming-soon-indian-airborne-jamming-aircraft|website=aviationweek.com|publisher=AWIN First|date=23 April 2013|language=en|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222065450/http://aviationweek.com/defense/rfp-coming-soon-indian-airborne-jamming-aircraft|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Aerial refueling|Tanker]] |- |[[Ilyushin Il-78]] |[[Soviet Union]] |[[Aerial refueling]] |[[Ilyushin Il-78#Variants|Il-78MKI]] | 6<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | Equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Amit|title=IAF to get 5th IL-78 refueller soon – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IAF-to-get-5th-IL-78-refueller-soon/articleshow/867031.cms|work=The Times of India|date=29 September 2004}}</ref> |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Military transport aircraft|Transport]] |- |- | [[Ilyushin Il-76]] | [[Soviet Union]] | [[Airlift#Strategic airlift|Strategic airlifter]] | [[Ilyushin Il-76#Military variants|Il-76MD]] | 17<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|Boeing C-17]] | [[United States]] | Strategic airlifter | | 11<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules|C-130J Super Hercules]] | [[United States]] | [[Tactical airlifter]] | [[C-130J#Variants|C-130J-30]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Purchase of Transport Aircraft|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=78432|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=12 December 2011}}</ref> | 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Antonov An-32]] | [[Ukraine]] | Transport | [[Antonov An-32#Variants|An-32/32RE]] | 103<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | 53 are 32RE variant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/41-an-32-aircraft-require-upgrade-process-under-way-defence-ministry/articleshow/70131816.cms|title=41 AN-32 aircraft require upgrade, process under way: Defence Ministry|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=2019-07-08|quote=There are 53 upgraded AN-32 aircraft in the fleet}}</ref> |- |- | [[EADS CASA C-295]] | [[Spain]] | Transport | [[EADS CASA C-295#Variants|C-295MW]] | | 1st unit to be delivered by beginning of 2024.<ref>https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1872024#:~:text=They%20are%20scheduled%20to%20be,is%20expected%20from%20September%202026.</ref> Total 56 on order - license built by [[Tata Advanced Systems]] - [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|HS 748]] replacement<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-24|title=Govt Seals Mega Deal with Airbus for Purchase of 56 C-295 Military Transport Aircraft|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/govt-likely-to-seal-deal-on-purchase-of-56-c-295-military-transport-planes-in-next-few-days-4239749.html|access-date=2021-09-24|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2022 |title=C-295 transport aircraft for Indian Air Force to be manufactured by Tata-Airbus in Gujarat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/c-295-transport-aircraft-for-indian-air-force-to-be-manufactured-by-tata-airbus-in-gujarat/articleshow/95122830.cms |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> |- | [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]] | [[United Kingdom]] | Transport | | 57<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Dornier 228]] | [[Germany]] | [[Utility aircraft|Utility]] | 228–201<ref name="jawa-04">{{cite book|editor1-last=Jackson|editor1-first=Paul|editor2-last=Munson|editor2-first=Kenneth|editor3-last=Peacock|editor3-first=Lindsay|title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft|date=2004|publisher=Janes Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=0710626142|page=206|edition=95th year of issue 2004–2005.|chapter=HAL (Dornier) 228}}</ref> | 53<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |license built by [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited|HAL]]<ref name="jawa-04"/> |- | [[Boeing 777]] | [[United States]] | [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]] | [[777-300ER]] | 2<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=PM's new special aircraft, equipped with missile defence systems, lands in Delhi|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/first-modified-boeing-777-aircraft-part-of-air-india-one-fleet-for-pm-to-arrive-in-delhi-today/story-V1eKOpfrXTGhXq34XNkjRL.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> | Used as [[Air India One]] for presidential flight.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contingents of Air India, IAF, govt officials and security personnel leave for US to collect VVIP aircraft 'Air India One'|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/contingents-of-air-india-iaf-govt-officials-and-security-personnel-leave-for-us-to-collect-vvip-aircraft-air-india-one20200814180112/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> |- | [[Boeing 737]] | [[United States]] | VIP transport | [[Boeing 737#Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)|737–700]] | 3<ref>{{cite news|title=India's Air Force One takes off on first official flight|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-india-s-air-force-one-takes-off-on-first-official-flight-1244364|work=dna|agency=PTI|date=1 April 2009}}</ref> | |- | [[Embraer Legacy 600]] | [[Brazil]] | VIP transport | | 4<ref>{{cite news|title=India gets first Embraer jet with Indian airborne radar tech|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/india-gets-first-embraer-jet-with-indian-airborne-radar-tech/article3785186.ece|work=The Hindu Business Line|agency=PTI|date=17 August 2012|language=en}}</ref> | |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Helicopters]] |- | [[HAL Light Combat Helicopter|HAL Prachand]] | [[India]] | Attack | | 4<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/big-boost-iaf-to-induct-made-in-india-light-combat-helicopter-tomorrow-101664724289405-amp.html| title=Hindustan Times : IAF accepts 4 LCH |date =4 October 2022}}</ref> | 6 on order<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=30 March 2022 |title=CCS Approves Procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Limited Series Production (LSP) from HAL for IAF (10) & IA(05) |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1811565 |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/iaf-inducts-first-batch-of-light-combat-helicopter-prachand-heres-what-you-need-to-know-348856-2022-10-03 | title=IAF inducts first batch of light combat helicopter 'Prachand'; here's what you need to know | date=3 October 2022 }}</ref> |- | [[Boeing AH-64 Apache]] | [[United States]] | Attack | [[Boeing AH-64 Apache#AH-64E|AH-64E]] | 22<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Mil Mi-24]] | [[Russia]] | [[Attack helicopter|Attack]] | [[List of Mil Mi-24 variants|Mi-24/25/35]] | 15<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |- | [[HAL Rudra]] | [[India]] | [[Armed Helicopter|Armed]] Utility | |16 |50 on order.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defenceaviationpost.com/about-50-rudra-attack-helicopters-to-be-acquired-by-the-indian-air-force/|title=About 50 Rudra Attack Helicopters To Be Acquired By The Indian Air Force|date=16 April 2022 |publisher=Defence Aviation Post}}</ref> |- | [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47 Chinook]] | [[United States]] | Heavy transport | [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook#CH-47F|CH-47F]] | 15<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Mil Mi-17]] | [[Russia]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] transport | [[Mil Mi-17#Variants|Mi-17V-5]] | 223<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[HAL Dhruv]] | [[India]] | Utility | |107 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livefistdefence.com/2020/03/make-time-for-this-sweet-shoot-of-indias-rudra-armed-helo.html|title=Make Time For This Sweet Shoot Of India's RUDRA Armed Helo|first=Shiv|last=Aroor|date=29 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- | [[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]] | [[India]] | Utility | | | 6 on order.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Indigenous light choppers get go-ahead, delivery in 2022|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indigenous-light-choppers-get-go-ahead-delivery-in-22/articleshow/81638498.cms|last1=Pubby|first1=Manu}}</ref> |- | [[HAL Chetak]] | [[France]] / [[India]] | Light utility | | 77<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | License-built version of the [[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Alouette III]]. |- | [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|HAL Cheetah]] | [[France]] / [[India]] | Light utility | | 17<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | License-built version of the [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|SA315B Lama]] |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Trainer (aircraft)|Trainer Aircraft]] |- |[[HAL HTT-40]] |[[India]] | Basic trainer | | | 106 on order. <ref>{{Cite web|title=2023 WORLD AIR FORCES|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90733|access-date=2022-12-14|website=flightglobal.com|language=en}}</ref> |- |- |[[Pilatus PC-7]] |[[Switzerland]] | Basic trainer |[[Pilatus PC-7#Variants|Mk II]] | 75<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Pipistrel Virus|Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud]] |[[Slovenia]] | Basic trainer |[[Pipistrel Virus]] | 72<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-29|title=Pipistrel completes deliveries of Garud trainers to India {{!}} Jane's 360|url=https://www.janes.com/article/92112/pipistrel-completes-deliveries-of-garud-trainers-to-india|access-date=2021-12-01|website=archive.ph|archive-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200429143302/https://www.janes.com/article/92112/pipistrel-completes-deliveries-of-garud-trainers-to-india|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> | |- | [[HAL Kiran]] | [[India]] | Intermediate Trainer | | 78<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[BAE Systems Hawk|BAE Hawk]] | [[United Kingdom]] | Advanced [[jet trainer]] |[[BAE Systems Hawk#Hawk 132|Hawk 132]] | 102<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[HAL Tejas]] |[[India]] |[[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] |[[HAL Tejas#Variants|Mk. 1A]] | |18 on order<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rs. 48,000 Crore Contract for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas handed over to HAL at the Inaugural Ceremony of Aero India 2021|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1694844|access-date=2021-07-02|website=pib.gov.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-04|title=Production of indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas to start soon: HAL CMD|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/production-of-indigenous-fighter-aircraft-tejas-to-start-soon-hal-cmd/1433545/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | [[MiG-29]] | [[Russia]] |[[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[Mikoyan MiG-29#Variants|MiG-29UPG]] |10<ref name="World Air Forces 2022" /> | |- | [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] | [[United Kingdom]] | [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[SEPECAT Jaguar#Variants|IB]] | 30<ref name="World Air Forces 2022" /> | |- | [[MiG-21]] | [[Soviet Union]] | [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[List of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 variants|U/UM]] | 37<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]] | [[France]] | [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[Dassault Mirage 2000#India|2000 TH/TI]] |12<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] |- |[[IAI Eitan|IAI Heron TP]]<ref name="News18">{{Cite news|title=India Buys 4 Israeli Herons, to Upgrade Them With Missiles as Army, IAF, Navy Ramp Up Drone Inventory|language=en-IN|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/india-buys-4-israeli-herons-to-upgrade-them-with-missiles-as-army-iaf-navy-ramp-up-drone-inventory-4255400.html|publisher= News18}}</ref> |[[Israel]] | Surveillance | Heron TP | | |- |[[IAI Heron]] |[[Israel]] | Surveillance | Heron 1 | 49<ref name="bs-sipri">{{cite news|last1=Mallapur|first1=Chaitanya|title=India tops list of drone-importing nations|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/india-tops-list-of-drone-importing-nations-115050400136_1.html|work=IndiaSpend|publisher=Business Standard|date=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="janes-16sep15">{{cite journal|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=India to buy Heron TP UAVs|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=16 September 2015|volume=52|issue=44|issn=2048-3430}}</ref> | |- |[[IAI Searcher]]<ref name="janes-16sep15"/> |Israel | surveillance |Mk. I / II | | |- |[[DRDO Lakshya]] |[[India]] |[[Target drone]] | | 15<ref>{{cite news|title=Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-delivers-lakshya1-aircraft-to-bharat-dynamics-limited/1147596/|access-date=3 August 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=27 July 2013}}</ref> | |} == Army Aviation Corps == {{Further|Army Aviation Corps (India)}} [[File:IA Dhruv Berlin-08.jpg|thumb|right|[[HAL Dhruv]] at the [[ILA Berlin Air Show]] 2008]] [[File:IAF LCH-Image3.jpg|thumb|[[HAL Prachand]]]] {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]] |- | [[HAL Prachand]] | [[India]] | [[Attack helicopter|Attack]] | | 3<ref>{{cite news|title=An eye on China, Missamari to host Army's first Light Combat Helicopter squadron|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india-defence/an-eye-on-china-missamari-to-host-army-s-first-light-combat-helicopter-squadron-rja3h1|work= Asianet News|date=2022-10-05|language=en}}</ref> | 2 on order.<ref name=":1" /> |- |[[Boeing AH-64 Apache]] |[[United States]] |[[Attack helicopter|Attack]] |[[Boeing AH-64 Apache#AH-64E|AH-64E(I)]] | | 6 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- | [[HAL Rudra]] | [[India]] | [[Armed helicopter|Armed scout]] | | 75<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/hal-rudra-attack-helicopter-india/|title=HAL Rudra (ALH WSI) Attack Helicopter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/despite-shortages-army-aviation-raises-tempo-in-operations-along-lac/article34988379.ece|title=Despite shortages, Army Aviation raises tempo in operations along LAC|website=The Hindu|date=26 June 2021|access-date=2021-06-27|last1=Peri|first1=Dinakar}}</ref> |25 on order<ref>{{cite web |url = https://defenceaviationpost.com/about-50-rudra-attack-helicopters-to-be-acquired-by-the-indian-air-force/ |title = About 25 Rudra Attack Helicopters To Be Acquired By The Indian Army |date = 16 April 2022 |language = en |access-date = 19 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/oct/08/army-boosting-combat-fighting-capabilities-with-major-inductions-of-indigenous-helicopters-2044607.html|title=Army boosting combat fighting capabilities with major inductions of indigenous helicopters|quote=50 armed Rudra helicopters have already been inducted and 10 more will join the force by 2020.|date=2019-10-08|accessdate=2019-11-17}}</ref> |- | [[HAL Dhruv]] | [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | 191 | 73 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- |[[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]] |[[India]] |[[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | | 6 on order<ref>{{Cite news|last=Peri|first=Dinakar|date=2021-06-21|title=Army to get indigenous light helicopters by Dec. 2022|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-to-get-indigenous-light-helicopters-by-dec-2022/article34889892.ece|access-date=2021-07-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |- |[[HAL Chetak]] | [[France]] / [[Republic of India|India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | 4<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | license-built version of the [[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Alouette III]] |- | [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|HAL Cheetah]] | [[France]] / [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | 37 | 8 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> - license-built version of the [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|SA 315B Lama]] | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] |- |[[IAI Eitan|IAI Heron TP]]<ref name="News18"/> |[[Israel]] | [[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | Heron TP | 4<ref name="aninews.in">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indian-army-receives-new-israeli-heron-drones-for-deployment-in-ladakh-sector20211130143701|title=Indian Army receives new Israeli Heron drones for deployment in Ladakh sector|website=www.aninews.in}}</ref> | |- |[[IAI Heron]] | [[Israel]] | [[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | Heron 1 | 16<ref name="aninews.in"/> | |- |[[IAI Searcher]]<ref name="janes-16sep15"/> | [[Israel]] | [[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | Mk. I / II | | |- | Switch Prime<ref name="Business Standard India">{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=2021-01-14 |title=Indian Army signs $20 mn contract with ideaForge to procure SWITCH drones |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indian-army-signs-20-mn-contract-with-ideaforge-to-procure-switch-drones-121011401192_1.html |access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref><ref>https://www.ideaforge.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SWITCH-Prime-Brochure-web.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=October 2022}}</ref> | [[India]] | [[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | High altitude variant | |Undisclosed quantities on order<ref name="Business Standard India"/> |} ==Naval Air Arm== {{Further|Indian Naval Air Arm|List of Indian naval aircraft}} [[File:Sikorsky_MH-60R_Seahawk_helicopter_of_Indian_Navy.jpg|thumb|MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy]] [[File:Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy (modified).jpg|thumb|right|[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon#India|A Boeing P-8I Poseidon of Indian Navy]]]] {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft]] |- | [[MiG-29]] | [[Russia]] |[[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole]] | [[Mikoyan MiG-29K|MiG-29K]] | 35<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] |- | [[Kamov Ka-31]] | [[Russia]] | [[Airborne early warning and control|AEW]] | | 14<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |Employs a [[Planar array radar]] |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Maritime patrol]] |- |[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|Boeing P-8]] | [[United States]] | [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|patrol]] |[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon#India|P-8I]] |12 <ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Navy Expands Fleet with Delivery of 12th P-8I|date=24 February 2022 |url=https://www.miragenews.com/indian-navy-expands-fleet-with-delivery-of-12th-731069/|publisher=Mirage News|language=en}}</ref> | |- | [[Ilyushin Il-38]] | [[Soviet Union]] | [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|patrol]] | |4<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[Dornier Do 228]] | [[Germany]] |[[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] | [[List of Dornier 228 operators#Military operators|228-201]]<ref name="jawa-04"/> |28 |8 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- | [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander|Britten-Norman BN-2]] | [[United Kingdom]] | [[Utility aircraft|Utility]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Patrol]] | [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander#Variants|BN-2B/2T]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Dorniers {{!}} INAS 550 – The Flying Fish|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/dorniers-1|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en}}</ref> | 4<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]] |- |[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]] | [[United States]] |[[Anti-surface warfare|ASW]] / [[Search and rescue|SAR]] |[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#U.S. versions|MH-60R]] | 2 |5 delivered, of which 3 are used for training, with 19 on order.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/romeos-are-coming-to-india-long-wait-for-mh-60r-multi-mission-helicopter-for-indian-navy-is-over/2609515/|title=Romeos are coming to India! Long wait for MH-60R multi-mission helicopter for Indian Navy is over|website=www.financialexpress.com|date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- | [[Kamov Ka-27]] | [[Russia]] | [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] | [[Kamov Ka-27#Variants|Ka-28]] | 14<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Westland Sea King]] |[[United Kingdom]] |[[Search and rescue|SAR]] / [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] |[[Westland Sea King#Variants|Mk.42B/C]]<ref name="hiranandani">{{cite book|last1=Hiranandani|first1=G. M.|title=Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990|date=2005|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=9788170622666|page=99|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WxI9TlAxIQC|language=en}}</ref> |25 | |- |[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King#Sikorsky designations|Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King]] |[[United States]] |[[Utility helicopter|Utility]] / [[Search and rescue|SAR]] |[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King#Sikorsky designations|UH-3H]] |6<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[HAL Dhruv]] | [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | [[HAL Dhruv#Variants|Mk. I/Mk. III]] |14 |11 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- |[[HAL Chetak]] | [[France]] / [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | |36 |6 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Trainer (aircraft)|Trainer Aircraft]] |- | [[MiG-29]] |[[Russia]] | [[Trainer (aircraft)#Operational conversion|Conversion trainer]] | [[Mikoyan MiG-29K#Variants|MiG-29KUB]] | 5<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ANI|number=1195596711156076544|title=A MiG-29K fighter aircraft crashed in Goa soon after it took off for a training mission. Both the pilots have managed to eject safely. The aircraft involved in the crash was a trainer version of the fighter jet.|date=2019-11-16}}</ref> | |- |[[BAE Systems Hawk|BAE Hawk]] | [[United Kingdom]] |[[Jet trainer]] |[[BAE Systems Hawk#Hawk 132|Hawk 132]] |17<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- | [[HAL Kiran]] | [[India]] | [[Jet trainer]] | | 20<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/> | |- |[[Pipistrel Virus|Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud]] |[[Slovenia]] |[[Basic trainer]] |[[Pipistrel Virus]] | 12<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.janes.com/article/92112/pipistrel-completes-deliveries-of-garud-trainers-to-india |title=Pipistrel completes deliveries of Garud trainers to India |date=23 October 2019 |website=Janes |access-date=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20200429143302/https://www.janes.com/article/92112/pipistrel-completes-deliveries-of-garud-trainers-to-india |archive-date=29 April 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] |- |[[IAI Eitan|IAI Heron TP]]<ref name="News18"/> |[[Israel]] |[[Surveillance aircraft|Surveillance]] |[[IAI Eitan#India|Heron TP]] | | |- |[[IAI Heron]] |[[Israel]] |[[Surveillance drone|Surveillance]] |[[IAI Heron#Variants|Heron 1]] |<ref name="bs-sipri"/> | |- |[[IAI Searcher]]<ref name="janes-16sep15"/> |[[Israel]] |[[Surveillance drone|Surveillance]] |[[IAI Searcher#Operational deployments|Mk. I / II]] | | |- |[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper]] |[[United States]] | [[Surveillance drone|Surveillance]] |[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper#SeaGuardian|SeaGuardian]] |2<ref name="Peri">{{Cite news|last=Peri|first=Dinakar|date=2020-11-25|title=Navy inducts two Sea Guardian drones on lease from U.S.|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-inducts-two-sea-guardian-drones-on-lease-from-us/article33178519.ece|access-date=2020-11-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |2 on lease<ref name="Peri"/> |- |[[DRDO Lakshya]] |[[India]] | [[Target drone]] | |39<ref>{{cite news|title=Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-delivers-lakshya1-aircraft-to-bharat-dynamics-limited/1147596/|accessdate=3 August 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=27 July 2013}}</ref> | |- |} ==Indian Coast Guard== {{Further|Indian Coast Guard}} [[File:DhruvMKIII.jpg|thumb|A [[HAL Dhruv]] Mk.III-MR]] {| class="wikitable sortable" ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Variant ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service ! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Notes |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Maritime patrol]] |- | [[Dornier Do 228]] |[[Germany]] | [[Reconnaissance aircraft|Reconnaissance]] | 101/201<ref name="jawa-04"/> | 36<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vk8-vgAACAAJ|title=The Military Balance 2017|date=2017-02-14|publisher=Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated|isbn=9781857439007|language=en}}</ref> | |- ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]] |- | rowspan='2'|[[HAL Dhruv]] | rowspan='2'|[[India]] | rowspan='2'|[[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | MK. I | 4<ref>{{cite news|last1=Purohit|first1=Jugal|title=Indian Coast Guard to acquire 30 advanced copters soon|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-coast-guard-advanced-light-helicopter-dhruv-monitor-seas/1/710049.html|work=India Today|date=8 July 2016}}</ref> | rowspan='2'| |- | MK. III | 16 <ref>{{cite news|title=Coast Guard receives 16 ALH-Mk III choppers, wants 9 more|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/coast-guard-receives-16-alh-mk-iii-choppers-wants-9-more/articleshow/95532016.cms|work=The Times of India|date=15 November 2022}}</ref> |- | [[HAL Chetak]] | [[France]] / [[India]] | [[Utility helicopter|Utility]] | | 17<ref name=":0"/> | |} ==See also == * [[List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force]] * [[List of Indian naval aircraft]] * [[Currently active military equipment by country]] * [[List of pilot training institutes in India]] * [[Military of India]] * [[Indian Air Force]] * [[Indian Naval Air Arm]] * [[Future of the Indian Air Force]] * [[Border Security Force]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|group=Note}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit_page.php?pg_id=23&cat=F The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force.] {{Military of India}} {{lists of aircraft|military}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Active Indian Military Aircraft}} [[Category:Indian Air Force|*]] [[Category:Indian military aircraft|*]] [[Category:Lists of military aircraft|Indian Military Aircraft]] [[Category:Indian military-related lists]] [[Category:India aviation-related lists|Active Indian military aircraft]]'
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