List of active Indian military aircraft

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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

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Further information: Indian Air Force
Type Origin Class Role Version Number[1] Notes
Sukhoi Su-30MKI Russia
India		 Jet Multirole air superiority fighter Su-30MKI 242[2] A total of 272 on order, with a possible order of 40 more.[3] All aircraft to be upgraded to Super Sukhoi standards.which could be fitted with the supercruise brahmos missiles. All aircraft to be inducted by 2020.[4]
HAL Tejas India Jet Multirole fighter Mk.1
Trainer		 10
2 aircraft delivered with 19 more on order for Mk.1 with IOC-2 standard. FOC received in 2016. Mk.1A is in design stage with plans to finalize design by 2017 and production by 2019. Total planned numbers are 20 Mk.1 and 100 Mk.1A in five squadrons.[5] In June 2016 IAF will make its first squadron complete with 4 tejas LCA mk1 . 40 Mk.1 aircraft to be inducted by 2020, with a further 80 Mk.1A aircraft to be inducted by 2028.[4]
Mikoyan MiG-29 USSR Jet Fighter MiG-29 (9.12B)
MiG-29UPG		 59[1]
10[6]		 Air superiority fighter. Being upgraded to MiG-29UPG standard, the first six were upgraded in Russia. Remaining aircraft to be upgraded by HAL. To be retired by 2030.[4][7]
Dassault Mirage 2000 France Jet Multirole fighter M2000H
M2000TH
M2000I/TI		 39[1]
9[1]
2[8]		 Being upgraded.[citation needed] To be retired by 2030.[4]
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 USSR
India		 Jet Fighter MiG21Bison
MiG21MF		 245[1] MiG-21MF ("Type 88") and one squadron of upgraded MiG-21 Bisons to be retired in 2017.[9][10] Remaining 132 aircraft to be retired by 2022.[4][11][12] To be replaced by the HAL Tejas.
SEPECAT Jaguar UK
India		 Jet Attack M/S
T		 115[1]
30[1][13]		 Service-life upgrades to be completed by 2020.[11] Also operated in a naval strike role.[14] To be retired by 2030.[4]
MiG-27 Bahadur USSR Jet Attack MiG-27ML 120[1] All non-upgraded aircraft retired by March 2016; remaining aircraft to be retired by 2018. To be replaced by HAL Tejas.[4][11][15]
C-17 Globemaster USA Jet Strategic transport C-17 10[1] Total 10 ordered with option for 6 more. Ordered only 3 later with delays in clearing funds for further 3. When funds were cleared, Boeing had only 1 more on its production line.[16]
Ilyushin Il-76 Candid USSR Jet Strategic transport Il-76MD 17[1]
C-130J Super Hercules USA Propeller Tactical transport C-130J-30SH 5[1] 7 more on order.[1] This is inclusive of 1 additional aircraft ordered in August 2014 to replace the loss of a crashed C-130J.[17]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 UK
India		 Propeller Tactical transport HS 748-100 59[1] To be replaced with 56 EADS CASA C-295 aircraft.[18]
Antonov An-32 Cline USSR Propeller Tactical transport An-32
An-32RE		 60[1]
40[19]		 All to be upgraded to An-32RE standard by 2016 (60 to be upgraded locally and 40 upgraded in Ukraine). To be eventually replaced by UAC/HAL Il-214.[20]
Dornier Do 228 Germany
India		 Propeller Utility transport Do 228-201 40[1] 14 more ordered in February 2015.[21]
Boeing 737 USA Jet VIP transport 737-200 ADV
737-700		 1
3		 [22]
Embraer 135,145 Brazil Jet VIP transport ERJ 135
145		 4
4
Ilyushin Il-78 MKI Russia[Note 1] Jet Aerial refueling IL-78MKI 7[1]
Beriev A-50EI "Phalcon" Russia[Note 2] Jet AEW&C A-50E/I 3[1] 2 more on order.[1]
Embraer ERJ-145 AEWCS Brazil[Note 3] Jet AEW&C 2 2 currently undergoing testing by DRDO and IAF. 1 more to be delivered.[23]
Gulfstream III USA Jet Electronic warfare IV SRA-4 3[1] Operated by the R&AW, India's external intelligence agency.
Bombardier 5000 Canada[Note 4] Jet Reconnaissance Global 5000 2[24] Operated by the R&AW, India's external intelligence agency.
IAI Astra Israel Jet Reconnaissance G100 Astra 2[1]
BAE Hawk UK
India		 Jet Trainer Hawk 132 90[25][26] 15 more to be delivered.[25] Deliveries expected to be complete by the end of 2016.[27]
HAL HJT-16 Kiran India Jet Trainer HJT-16
HJT-16II		 81[1] To be phased out by 2017 and eventually be replaced by BAE Hawk (20 Hawks currently on order).[25][28]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland Propeller Trainer Mk II 75 All aircraft delivered by November 2015.[29] A further 106 may be ordered.[30]
Mil Mi-35 Hind-E USSR Helicopter Attack Mi-35 20[1] Few donated to Afghanistan Armed Forces. To be eventually replaced by Boeing AH-64E Apache.[31]
HAL Rudra India Helicopter Attack ALH-WSI 7 Total of 38 on order.
HAL Light Combat Helicopter India Helicopter Attack LCH 3 65 on order.[1] 3 prototypes delivered.[32]
Mil Mi-26 Halo USSR Helicopter Transport Mi-26 3[1] Will be complemented by Boeing CH-47 Chinook of which 15 are ordered.
Mil Mi-8
Mi-17		 USSR Helicopter Transport Mi-8
Mi-17
Mi-17V5		 400+[33] Additional 48 Mi-17V5s may be ordered.[34]
HAL Dhruv India Helicopter Utility Dhruv 66[35] 65 more on order.[1]
HAL Cheetah India Helicopter Utility Cheetal 14[1]
HAL Chetak India Helicopter Utility SA316B
SA319		 74[1]

Indian Naval Air Arm

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Further information: Indian Naval Air Arm and List of Indian naval aircraft
Type Origin Class Role Version Number[1] Notes
Mikoyan MiG-29K Russia Jet Multirole fighter MiG-29K
MiG-29KUB		 39[36] 6 more on order.[36]
Boeing P-8 Poseidon USA Jet Patrol P-8I Neptune 8[1] 4 more to be delivered.[1] Possibly up to 12 more to be ordered.[1]
Tupolev Tu-142 USSR Propeller Patrol Tu-142M 8[1] Being modernised in Russia.[37]
Ilyushin Il-38 USSR Propeller Patrol Il-38SD 5[1] All five Sea Dragon variants are being overhauled, and will include a further minor upgrade.[38]
Dornier Do 228 Germany
India		 Propeller Utility Do 228-101
Do 228-201		 25[1]
Britten-Norman Islander UK Propeller Utility BN-2 8[1]
BAE Hawk UK Jet Trainer Hawk 132 11[39] 6 more to be delivered. A total of 17 on order.[39]
HAL HJT-16 Kiran India Jet Trainer 20[1] To be replaced by the new HAL HJT-36 Sitara.
Kamov Ka-31 Helix-B Russia Helicopter Airborne early warning 14[1]
Kamov Ka-28 (Helix-A) Russia Helicopter Anti-submarine warfare Ka-27PL (Helix-A) 14[1]
Westland Sea King UK Helicopter Anti-submarine warfare
Transport		 Mk42B
Mk42C		 22[1]
5[1]
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King USA Helicopter Transport UH-3H 6[1]
HAL Dhruv India Helicopter Utility 8[1] 16 more on order.[1]
HAL Chetak India Helicopter Utility SA316B
SA319		 30[1]

Army Aviation Corps

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Further information: Army Aviation Corps (India)
Type Origin Class Role Version Number[1] Notes
HAL Rudra India Helicopter Attack ALH-WSI 20 40 more on order.[40]
HAL Light Combat Helicopter India Helicopter Attack LCH Prototypes are built . 114 on order.[1]
HAL Dhruv India Helicopter Utility 78[35] Total of 151 on order.[1]
HAL Cheetah, Cheetal & Lancer India Helicopter Utility
Utility
Counter-insurgency		 Cheetah
Cheetal
Lancer		 23[1]
4[1]
12
HAL Chetak & Chetan India Helicopter Utility Chetak 4[1] Being withdrawn from service and replaced by HAL Dhruv.

Indian Coast Guard

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Further information: Indian Coast Guard
Type Origin Class Role Version Number Notes
Dornier Do 228 India
Germany		 Propeller Patrol Do 228-101 38
HAL Dhruv India Helicopter Utility 4[41] 16 more ordered in July 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
IAI Harpy Israel UAV Attack 5+ A small UCAV that homes into enemy radar emissions - destroying both itself and the enemy radar. In service with Indian Air Force.
IAI Harop Israel UAV Attack 10 A small UCAV that homes into enemy radar emissions - destroying both itself and the enemy radar. In service with Indian Air Force.
IAI Heron Israel UAV Heron I
Heron II		 50+ In service with Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. 15 more ordered in December 2013.
IAI Searcher Israel UAV Searcher II
Searcher I		 100+ In service with the Indian Army.
DRDO Nishant India UAV 12+ In service with the Indian Army.
DRDO Lakshya India UAV Aerial target 39 A small target drone in service with the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.[42]

See also

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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