List of active Indian military aircraft

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, see list of historical
aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Contents
Air Force
Army Aviation Corps
Naval Air Arm
Indian Coast Guard
Border Security Force Air wing
See also
Notes
References
External links

Air Force

IAF Rafale take off from Dassault

Aviation Facility, Merignac, France.

A HAL Tejas firing Python-5.

A Su-30MKI

Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145

platform

A C-130J Hercules on approach

A Mil Mi-17 helicopter

Light Combat Helicopter

An AH-64 Apache
 Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Dassault
France Multirole EH/DH[1] 30[2] 6 to be delivered.
Rafale
Sukhoi Su- Russia Su-
Multirole 260[3][4] [5]
30 India 30MKI

Mk. 1 22[6] 10 to be delivered.[7]

HAL Tejas India Multirole
Mk. 1A 73 on order.[8]
MiG-
MiG-29 Russia Multirole 66[10][11] [5]
29UPG[9]
Mirage
France Multirole 2000 H/I 49[10]
2000
Being upgraded to Darin III standard which
SEPECAT United Ground includes an indigenous engine and flight
IM/IS[12] 120
Jaguar Kingdom attack display unit (EFDU),[13] ASRAAM, EL/M-
2052 AESA radar etc.[14]
Soviet
MiG-21 Interceptor Bison 64[15][16][17] Will be retired by 2025
Union
AWACS
To be equipped with DRDO-developed
DRDO Netra AESA radar in radome configuration on ex-
India AEW&C
AEW&CS Mk.II Air India Airbus A321 & A319 aircraft. 6 on
order.[18][19]
Equipped with DRDO-developed Netra
DRDO
India AEW&C Netra 2 AEW&CS system on Embraer EMB-145
Netra
aircraft. 1 with DRDO as testbed.[20]
Soviet Equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar – 2 on
Beriev A-
Union AEW&C A-50EI 3
50 order[21]
Israel
Reconnaissance
Boeing United
Surveillance 1[21]
707 States
Global United
ELINT 2[21]
5000 States
Gulfstream 1125
Israel Surveillance 2[21]
G100 Astra
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream United
EW / ELINT SRA[22] 3[21]
III States
Tanker

Ilyushin Il- Soviet Aerial Equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer

Il-78MKI 6[21]
78 Union refueling system[23]
Transport
Ilyushin Il- Soviet Strategic
Il-76MD 17[10]
76 Union airlifter
Boeing C- United Strategic
11[10]
17 States airlifter
C-130J United Tactical C-130J- 12[10]
Super States airlifter 30[24]
Hercules
Antonov An-
Ukraine Transport 104[10] 53 are 32RE variant.[25]
An-32 32/32RE

EADS 56 on order. License built by Tata

Spain C-
CASA C-
India
Transport
295MW Advanced Systems,[26] replacing Hawker
295 Siddeley HS 748.
Hawker
United
Siddeley
Kingdom
Transport 57[10]
HS 748

Dornier Germany 228–

Utility 50 4 on order. License built by HAL[10]
228 India 201[27]
Boeing United VIP 777- Used as Air India One for presidential
2[28]
777 States transport 300ER flight.
Boeing United VIP
737–700 3[29]
737 States transport
Embraer
VIP
Legacy Brazil
transport 4[30]
600
Helicopters
HAL Light
7 limited series production under
Combat India Attack 5[31][32] construction.
Helicopter
Boeing
United
AH-64
States
Attack AH-64E 22[10]
Apache
Mi-
Mil Mi-24 Russia Attack 15[10]
24/25/35

HAL Rudra India Armed 16[33]

CH-47 United Heavy
CH-47F 15[10]
Chinook States transport
Heavy
Mil Mi-26 Russia 3[34] Flown to Russia for overhaul
transport
Utility
Mil Mi-17 Russia Mi-17V-5 223[10]
transport

HAL Dhruv India Utility 123 12 on order.[10]

HAL Light
Utility India Utility 6 on order.[35]
Helicopter
HAL France /
Light utility 77[10] License-built version of the Alouette III.
Chetak India
HAL France /
Light utility 17[10] License-built version of the SA315B Lama.
Cheetah India
Trainer Aircraft
Pilatus Basic
Switzerland Mk II 75[21]
PC-7 trainer
Pipistrel Slovenia Basic Pipistrel 72
Virus SW trainer Virus
80 Garud
 Intermediate
HAL Kiran India 78[21]
Trainer
United Advanced Hawk
BAE Hawk 104[21]
Kingdom jet trainer 132
United
SEPECAT Conversion
Jaguar
Kingdom /
trainer IB[12] 30
France
Mikoyan Soviet Conversion
U/UM 38[16]
MiG-21 Union trainer
Mirage Conversion
France 2000 H/I 12
2000 trainer
Conversion
HAL Tejas India Mk. 1 18 on Order.[36][37]
trainer
UAV
IAI Loitering
Israel 110
Harop[38] munition

IAI Loitering
Israel
Harpy[39] munition

IAI Heron Heron

Israel Surveillance
TP[40] TP

IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 49[41][42]

IAI Total 108 drones operated by Indian
Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II Unknown
Searcher Military.
DRDO
India Target drone 15[43]
Lakshya

Army Aviation Corps

An Army Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air

Show 2008
HAL Light Combat Helicopter

HAL Rudra
 In
Aircraft Origin Type Variant Notes
service
Helicopters
HAL Light
Combat India Attack 1[44] 4 under limited series production[45]
Helicopter
United AH-
Boeing AH-64 Attack 6 on order[46]
States 64E(I)

75[47]
HAL Rudra India Armed scout [48] 10 on order[49]

HAL Dhruv India Utility 109 120 on order[46]

HAL Light Utility
India Utility 6 on Order[50]
Helicopter
France
HAL Chetak Liaison / Utility 4[46] License-built version of the Alouette III
/ India

HAL Cheetah
France
Liaison / Utility 35 10 on order.[46] License-built version of the
/ India SA 315B Lama
UAV
Heron
IAI Heron TP[51] Israel Surveillance
TP
Unmanned Heron
IAI Heron Israel 16 on order[38]
aerial vehicle 1
Unmanned Mk. I /
IAI Searcher[42] Israel
aerial vehicle II
IdeaForge Unmanned
India
Switch[52] aerial vehicle

Raphe MPhibr Unmanned

India 48 On Order[54]
MR-20[53] aerial vehicle

Raphe MPhibr
India Swarm Drone On Order[56]
MR-10[55]

Israel Loitering To be made In India by Alpha Design and

Sky Striker 100
India munition Elbit Systems joint venture.[57]
Loitering [58]
Firefly Israel
munition

Swarm Drone India Swarm Drone 100 On Order[59]

Naval Air Arm

A Boeing P-8I Neptune of Indian
Navy

A Kamov Ka-31 helicopter lands on

the USS Bunker Hill

MH-60R of the Indian Navy.

 In
Aircraft Origin Type Variant Notes
service
Combat Aircraft

MiG-29 Russia Multirole MiG-29K 36[46]

AWACS
Employs a Planar
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[46]
array radar
Maritime patrol
United
Boeing P-8 ASW / patrol P-8I 11[60] 1 on order[46]
States

Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / patrol 5[46]

Dornier Do 228 Germany Surveillance 228-201[27] 24 12 on order[46]

United
Britten-Norman BN-2 Utility / Patrol BN-2B/2T[61] 4[46]
Kingdom
Helicopters
United
SH-60 Seahawk ASW / SAR MH-60R 2[62] 22 on order[46]
States

Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14[46]

United
Westland Sea King SAR / Utility Mk.42B/C[63] 31[46] 6 are UH-3H variants
Kingdom

HAL Dhruv India Utility Mk. I/Mk. III 13[64][65] 12 on order[46]

France /
HAL Chetak Liaison / Utility 36 6 on order[46]
India
Trainer Aircraft
Conversion
MiG-29 Russia MiG-29KUB 8[46][66]
trainer
United
BAE Hawk Jet trainer Hawk 132 17[46]
Kingdom

HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20[46]

Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Pipistrel
Slovenia Basic trainer 12
Garud Virus
UAV

IAI Heron TP[67] Israel Surveillance Heron TP

IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 [41]

IAI Searcher[42] Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II

General Atomics MQ-9 United On Lease For One

Surveillance SeaGuardian 2[68]
Reaper States year

DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 39[69]

Indian Coast Guard

 A Dornier Do-228-101

In
Aircraft Origin Type Variant Notes
service
Maritime patrol
Dornier Do
Germany Reconnaissance 101/201[27] 36[70]
228
Helicopters

MK. I 4[71]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 10 Mk.III on order.[72]
MK. III 6[73][74]
France /
HAL Chetak Utility 17[75]
India

Airbus-TATA Spain Multi-mission India formalizes acquisition of 56 Airbus

C-295 India MPA C295 aircraft Airbus[76]

Border Security Force Air wing

In
Aircraft Origin Type Variant Notes
Service
Helicopter
Utility Mil Mi-
Mil Mi-17 Russia 08[77]
transport 17V5
Utility Mil Mi-
Mil Mi-17 Russia 06[77]
transport 17 1V
HAL
India Utility 06[77]
Dhruv
HAL Light
France/India 01[77]
Cheetah Utility
Aircraft
Embraer Staff
Brazil 01[77]
135 BJ transport
BSF operated Embarer

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

Notes

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