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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.

Indian 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
An-32 in Leh Airbase
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter
An Ilyushin Il-78MKI at RIAT 2007
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fighter Aircraft
MiG-21 Soviet Union Multirole Bison 112
MiG-29 Soviet Union Multirole MiG-29UPG 66
HAL Tejas India Multirole Mk 1 16 24 on order
Mirage 2000 France Multirole 2000 H/I 41
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia Multirole Su-30MKI 249 Total 272 on order
Dassault Rafale France Multirole EH/DH 36 on order
Attack Aircraft
SEPECAT Jaguar UK / France Ground attack IM/IS 91
MiG-27 Soviet Union Ground attack MiG-27ML 43
AWACS
EMB-145 Brazil AEW&C Netra 2 Equipped with a DRDO-developed AEW&C system - 1 on order
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3 Equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 United States Reconnaissance 1
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2 Operated under R&AW
Gulfstream G100 Israel Surveillance 1125 Astra 2
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia Ultralight SW 80 72 on order
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream III United States EW / ELINT SRA 3 Operated under R&AW
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union Aerial refueling Il-78MKI 6 Equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system
Transport
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737-700 3
Boeing C-17 United States Strategic airlifter 10 1 on order
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union Strategic airlifter Il-76MD 14
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport An-32/32RE 104 46 are 32RE variant
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4
Dornier Do 228 Germany Transport 228-201 48 6 on order
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J-30 11
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 UK Transport 57
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility  
Mi-17-1V
Mi-17V-5 		35
45
148
Mil Mi-24 Russia Attack Mi-35 17
Mil Mi-26 Russia Heavy Lift 3
HAL Dhruv India Utility 83 28 on order - eight are Rudra variants
HAL Chetak France / India Liaison / Utility 77 License-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah France / India Liaison 17 License-built version of the SA315B Lama
Boeing AH-64 United States Attack AH-64E 22 on order
CH-47 Chinook United States Transport / Utility CH-47F(I) 4 11 on order
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 104
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 79
MiG-21 Soviet Union Conversion trainer U/UM 39
MiG-23 Soviet Union Conversion trainer MiG-23UB 14
SEPECAT Jaguar UK / France Conversion trainer IB 26
Mirage 2000 France Conversion trainer 2000 TH/TI 7
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland Basic trainer Mk II 75

Army Aviation Corps

An Army Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India) and List of equipment of the Indian Army § Aircraft
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India Utility 145 22 are the Rudra variant. - 119 on order
HAL Chetak France Liaison / Utility 4 License-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah India Liaison 32 14 on order

Naval Air Arm

Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft
A Mig-29K of the Indian Navy
A Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy
An Indian Navy Sea king
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Multirole MiG-29K 36
AWACS
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14 Employs a planar array radar
Reconnaissance
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia Ultralight SW 80 2 10 on order
Maritime Patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / Patrol P-8I 8 4 on order
Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / Patrol Il-38SD 5
Dornier Do 228 Germany Surveillance 228-201 25 12 on order
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom Utility / Patrol BN-2B/2T 11
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India Utility 8 33 on order
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14 4 on order
SH-3 Sea King United States SAR / Utility UH-3H 8
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / Utility Mk.42B/C 25
HAL Chetak France Liaison / Utility 34 7 on order
Trainer Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Conversion trainer MiG-29KUB 9
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 17
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20

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 23
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India Utility Mk. I 4 16 Mk. III on order.
HAL Chetak India Utility 17

NCC Air Wing

Further information: National Cadet Corps (India)
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Trainer Aircraft
Zenith STOL CH 701 Canada Trainer AC 85
Pipistrel Virus Slovenia Ultralight SW 80 2 108 on order

Border Security Force

Further information: Border Security Force § Aircraft
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Embraer ERJ 135 Brazil VIP transport 135BJ 1
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom Tactical transport 2
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia Transport helicopter Mi-17-1V
Mi-17V5 		6
5 		Total 8 Mi-17V5 on order
HAL Dhruv India Utility helicopter 6
HAL Cheetah India Utility helicopter 1

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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

Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
IAI Harop Israel Attack 110 Operated by Indian Air Force
IAI Heron Israel Patrol Heron 1 68 Operated by all three services. 16 on order for Indian Army
IAI Searcher Israel Patrol Mk. I / II 108 Operated by all three services.
DRDO Lakshya India Aerial target 39 In service with the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.

See also

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