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List of active Indian military aircraft

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List of active Indian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces. Figures are sourced from Flight International (Flightglobal.com). For a list of Previous Aircraft used by the Indian Military see List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Indian Air Force

See also: Indian Air Force

Aircraft

 Photo Origin Role Version Quantity[1] Note
Fixed-wing aircraft
Dassault Rafale TBA  France [2] TBA 14 22 more on order.
Beriev A-50 Phalcon
Beriev A-50EI Mainstay2009
 Israel
 Russia [Note 1]		 AEW&C A-50E/I 3 2 more on order.
EMB-145 AEWCS
DRDO AEW&C Embraer ERJ 145
 India
 Brazil		 AEW&C 3 Under Development by DRDO.
Sukhoi Su-30MKI
SU-30MKI-g4sp - edit 2(clipped)
 Russia
 India		 Air Superiority Fighter Su-30MKI 1000 Total 272 on order. 3 have been lost to crashes.[3]
Mikoyan MiG-29
IAF MiG-29
 Soviet Union Air Superiority Fighter MiG-29 (9.12B) 600 To be Upgraded to MiG-29UPG Standard.[4] 15 lost to crashes between 1994 and 2013.[5]
Dassault Mirage 2000 File:Dassault Mirage 2000 2.jpg  France Multirole Fighter Aircraft M2000H
TH		 1002 59 Mirage 2000's including 10 trainers were acquired.[6] 10 aircraft including 3 trainers have been lost to crashes.[7] The current fleet of 49 will be upgraded to Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 standard between 2011 and 2020.[8]
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Sheeju mig21
 Soviet Union
 India		 Fighter Aircraft MiG21Bis
MiG21Bison
MiG21M/MF		 264[9] To be phased out by 2019. Latest crash occurred on 15 July 2013.
HAL Tejas
Light Combat Aircraft
 India Fighter Aircraft Mark I
Trainer		 865 1 delivered with 79 on order. Not yet in operational service.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Bahadur
Mig-27
 Soviet Union Ground-Attack Aircraft MiG-27ML 909 To be phased out by 2025.[citation needed] One lost on 12 February 2013.[3]
SEPECAT Jaguar
IAF Jaguar
 France
 United Kingdom		 Ground-Attack Aircraft M/S
T		 1980 Undergoing upgrades to prolong service life. 10 more on order.[1]
Gulfstream III
HZ-NR2-GulfstreamIII-304
United States Reconnaissance IV SRA-4 3
Ilyushin Il-78 MKI
Il-78MKI
 Russia [Note 2] Tanker Aircraft IL-78MKI 7
C-17 Globemaster
IAF-C-17
United States Transport Aircraft Globemaster III 4 4 delivered, 6 more on order.[10][11]
Ilyushin Il-76 Candid
Indian Air Force IL-76
 Soviet Union Transport Aircraft Il-76MD 17
C-130J Super Hercules
C-130 J
United States Transport Aircraft C-130J 6 6 more on order.
Antonov An-32 Cline
Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 Karpezo-3
 Soviet Union Transport Aircraft An-32 109 Used to transport a maximum of up to 42 fully equipped troops or light cargo. Currently being upgraded in Ukraine to prolong service life.
Hawker Siddeley HS 748
C-GBFA First Air HS748 (A748)
 United Kingdom
 India		 Airliner (Passenger) HS 748-100 59 To be replaced under a $2.4 billion program.[12]
Boeing 737
Boeing 737-200 planform
United States Airliner (Passenger) B 737-200 4 One 737-200 ADV and Three 737-700 BBJ1 used for VIP transport[13][14]
Saras
HAL Saras
 India Utility Transport 15 on Order.
Dornier Do 228
Indian Air Force Dornier 228 SDS-2
 Germany
 India		 Utility Transport Do 228-201 40
IAI Astra 1125
Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Astra SPX D-CRIS in DUS
 Israel VIP Transport 1125 Astra 2
BAE Hawk
IAFBaeHawk
 United Kingdom
 India		 Trainer Aircraft Hawk 132 70 53 more on order.[15]
HAL HJT-16 Kiran
HAL Kiran Aero India-2007
 India Trainer Aircraft HJT-16
HJT-16II		 81
HAL HJT-36 Sitara
Hindustan HJT-36 Sitara Krivchikov 2007
 India Trainer Aircraft 16 on order.
Pilatus PC-7
SilverFalcons5
  Switzerland Trainer Aircraft Mk 18[16] 63 more to be delivered, with a possible order for another 37,[17] and a follow up order of an additional 100.[18][19]
HAL HPT-32 Deepak
HAL Deepak
 India Trainer Aircraft Current fleet of around 70 aircraft grounded. Being replaced by Pilatus PC-7 trainer aircraft, of which 75 have been ordered.
Helicopters
HAL Rudra
HAL Rudra at Aero India 2013
 India Attack Helicopter ALH-WSI 4 Total of 16 on order.
HAL Light Combat Helicopter
LCH (HEMANT RAWAT ) (2)
 India Attack helicopter LCH 2 65 on order.
Mil Mi-35 Hind-E
Mi-35 Hind Akbar
 Soviet Union Attack Helicopter Mi-35 27 Will be replaced by 22 Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Mil Mi-8
Mi-17
IAF Mi-8

US-India YudhAbhyas
 Soviet Union Transport Helicopter Mi-8
Mi-17		 150 103 More Mi-17V5 on order. 1 Mi-17V5 crashed on 25-6-2013
Mil Mi-26 Halo
Mil Mi-26
 Soviet Union Transport Helicopter Mi-26 3 Will be complemented by Boeing CH-47 Chinook of which 15 is being ordered.
AgustaWestland AW101
US101-CZG-082007-002
 United Kingdom Transport Helicopter AW101 3 9 more on order,[20] Deal on hold as of February 2013 due to corruption charges.
HAL Dhruv
Indian air force dhruv helicopter j4042 arp
 India Utility Helicopter Dhruv 47 65 more on order.
HAL Cheetah
An Indian Air Force Cheetah evacuating ill J&K Police Personnel. Photograph taken in Bani region of Basoli Tehsil, Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
 France
 India		 Utility Helicopter SA 315B
Cheetal		 24[21]
10
HAL Chetak
Chetak(070407-N-4953E-002)
 France
 India		 Utility Helicopter SA-316B 74

Indian Naval Air Arm

See also: Indian Naval Air Arm
Photo Aircraft Origin Role Version Quantity[22] Note
Fixed-wing aircraft
MiG-29K of INAS 303 1
Mikoyan MiG-29K  Russia Multirole combat aircraft MiG-29K
MiG-29KUB		 16
4		 25 more on order
Harrier land Malabar 2007
BAE Sea Harrier  United Kingdom[Note 3] Fighter aircraft FRS51
T4		 10
2		 V/STOL
IAFBaeHawk
BAE Hawk  United Kingdom Trainer Aircraft Hawk 132 4 13 more on order.[15]
Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy
Boeing P-8 Poseidon United States Maritime Patrol P-8I Neptune 1 11 more on order.[23][24]
Tupolev Tu-142 Krivchikov 2007
Tupolev Tu-142 Bear  Soviet Union Bomber Tu-142M 8 Being replaced by 12 Boeing P-8 Poseidon.
Ilyushin Il-38SD Krivchikov 2007
Ilyushin Il-38 May  Soviet Union Maritime Patrol Il-38SD 5
Dornier Do-228 of Indian Navy
Dornier Do 228  Germany
 India		 Utility Aircraft Do 228-101
Do 228-201		 1
25		 6 more on order.[1]
HAL Kiran Aero India-2007
HAL HJT-16 Kiran  India Trainer Aircraft 8
HAL Deepak
HAL HPT-32 Deepak  India Trainer Aircraft 8
Helicopters
Ka-31-2007
Kamov Ka-31 Helix-B  Russia Airborne early warning 9
SeaKing Mk42B Indian Navy 2005
Westland Sea King  United Kingdom Anti-submarine warfare
Search & Rescue, Utility Transport		 22
5		 [1]
SH3H HS15 CVW15 1995
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King United States Anti-submarine warfare Utility Helicopter UH-3H 6
Ka-2583
Kamov Ka-25 Hormone  Soviet Union Anti-submarine warfare 7 [1]
Malabar 2012 IN Ka-31
Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A  Russia Anti-submarine warfare 13 [1]
Indian Navy Chetak
Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III  France
 India		 Utility Helicopter SA316B
SA319		 30
25
HAL Dhruv of Indian Navy 2
HAL Dhruv  India Utility Helicopter 8 More on order.[25]

Army Aviation Corps (India)

See also: Army Aviation Corps (India)
Photo Aircraft Origin Role Version Quantity[22] Note
HAL Rudra at Aero India 2013
HAL Rudra  India Attack Helicopter ALH-WSI 20 Total of 60 on order, first 20 to be delivered by 2013.[26]
LCH (HEMANT RAWAT ) (2)
HAL Light Combat Helicopter  India Attack helicopter LCH 114 on order.
Indian Army Dhruv Helicopter at Aero India 2013
HAL Dhruv  India Utility helicopter 45 179 on order.[1]
Aerospatiale SA 315B Lama Helicopter 20080814
HAL Lancer  France
 India		 Light Attack helicopter 12 Developed from HAL Cheetah.
ÖBH AlouetteIII Landeck Abflug2
HAL Chetak  France
 India		 Utility helicopter SA 316B Chetak 60 To be replaced.
Cheetah produced by HAL
HAL Cheetah  France
 India		 Utility helicopter SA 315B Cheetah
HAL Cheetal		 48 To be replaced. 22 HAL Cheetal on order[27]
Afghan MI-17 helicopters
Mi-17V Hip  Soviet Union Transport Helicopter 6

Indian Coast Guard

See also: Indian Coast Guard
Photo Aircraft Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Indian air force dhruv helicopter j4042 arp
HAL Dhruv  India Utility helicopter 9
Cost Guard Helicopter Chowpatty
HAL Chetak  India
 France		 Utility helicopter 18
India Coast Guard Dornier Do 228 at Aero India 2013
Dornier Do 228  India
 Germany		 Maritime Surveillance
Search & Rescue		 Do 228-101 38 By 31 July 2013[28]

UAVs

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

Photo Aircraft Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Paris Air Show 2007-06-24 n25
IAI Harpy  Israel Unmanned combat air vehicle A small UCAV that homes into enemy radar emissions - destroying both itself and the enemy radar. In service with Indian Air Force.
IAI Harop
IAI Harop  Israel Unmanned combat air vehicle 10 A small UCAV that homes into enemy radar emissions - destroying both itself and the enemy radar. In service with Indian Air Force.
Indian navy UAV Heron flies by
IAI Heron  Israel Unmanned aerial vehicle Heron I
Heron II		 50+ In service with Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
Lakshya PTA
DRDO Lakshya  India Target drone 39 A small target drone in service with the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.[29]
Nishant UAV
DRDO Nishant  India Unmanned aerial vehicle 12+ In service with the Indian Army.
Pair of IN Searcher UAVs
IAI Searcher  Israel Unmanned aerial vehicle Searcher II
Searcher I		 100+ In service with the Indian Army.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ With Israeli EL/W-2090 radar system.
  2. ↑ Assembled in Uzbekistan, with Israeli designed fuel-transfer system.
  3. ↑ Fitted with Israeli EL/M-2032 radar.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "World Air Forces 2013". Flightglobal.com
  2. ↑ List of active Indian military aircraft - Wikipedia
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Air Forces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. April 2013. pp. 31. 
  4. ↑ "Russia tests upgraded MiG fighter jet for India | Defense | RIA Novosti". En.rian.ru. 4 February 2010. http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110204/162455171.html. Retrieved 2012-12-13. 
  5. ↑ "ASN Aviation Safety Database results". http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=MG29. 
  6. ↑ "Fighters - Mirage to Rafale". February 2013. http://www.spsaviation.net/story_issue.asp?Article=1154. Retrieved 28 July 2013. 
  7. ↑ "ASN Aviation Safety Database results". aviation-safety.net. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=MIR2. Retrieved 15 November 2013. 
  8. ↑ "India approves $2.4 billion French Mirage jet upgrade". 2011-07-14. http://beta.dawn.com/news/643939/india-approves-2-4-billion-french-mirage-jet-upgrade. Retrieved 2013-07-27. 
  9. ↑ MiG-21bis likely to serve IAF until 2019
  10. ↑ India receives second C-17 - Flightglobal.com, 22 July 2013
  11. ↑ "Boeing delivers third C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft to Indian Air Force". 23 August 2013. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/boeing-delivers-third-c-17-globemaster-military-transport-aircraft-to-indian-air-force/articleshow/21995683.cms. Retrieved 23 August 2013. 
  12. ↑ "India clears $2.4 billion plan to buy cargo planes for Air Force". Daily News & Analysis. 24 July 2012. http://bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=19463. Retrieved 24 July 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Boeing 737". Bharat Rakshak. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Current/Transports/Boeing737/. Retrieved 3 September 2013. 
  14. ↑ "IAF - Our strength". Indian Air Force. http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=13#Boeing737-200. Retrieved 3 September 2013. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Indian Navy receives first Hawk Jet Trainer". 23 September 2013. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/indian-navy-receives-first-hawk-jet-trainer/article5160174.ece. Retrieved 11 October 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Indian Air Force Pilatus PC-7 MkII Basic Flight Training started Monday". 16 July 2013. http://idrw.org/?p=24507. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  17. ↑ Pilatus joins IAF pilot training squad
  18. ↑ "IAF's first Swiss Pilatus trainer aircraft arrives in India". 1 February 2013. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/iafs-first-swiss-pilatus-trainer-aircraft-arrives-in-india/articleshow/18293025.cms. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II training aircraft enters in service with the Indian Air Force". June 9, 2013. http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/2013-global-news-worldwide-world-international-air-force-aviation-/june-2013-global-news-worldwide-world-international-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-defence-military-industry-technology-/712-pilatus-pc-7-mk-ii-training-aircraft-enters-in-service-with-the-indian-air-force-0906131.html. 
  20. ↑ [1]
  21. ↑ Nothing But The Very Ancient For India - Strategypage.com, 15 March 2013
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Indian military aviation 2012 OrBat". Milaviapress.com. http://www.milaviapress.com/orbat/india/index.php. Retrieved 2012-12-13. 
  23. ↑ Navy receives first of P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft
  24. ↑ "Navy Inducts Boeing Poseidon-8I to Tighten Coastal Security". May 16, 2013. http://www.defencetalk.com/navy-inducts-boeing-poseidon-8i-to-tighten-coastal-security-47797/. 
  25. ↑ "Indian Navy Commissions First Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv) Squadron". November 12, 2013. http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2013-news/november-2013-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/1353--indian-navy-commissions-first-advanced-light-helicopter-dhruv-squadron-.html. 
  26. ↑ "Army gets attack helicopters as India eyes China threat". NDTV.com. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/army-gets-attack-helicopters-as-india-eyes-china-threat-304686. Retrieved 2012-12-13. 
  27. ↑ Upgraded HAL Cheetal Helicopters for Indian Army - Armedforces-International.com, 19 December 2012
  28. ↑ "Coastguard inducts fourth Dornier for coastal surveillance". 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. https://archive.is/5GNn4. Retrieved 2 August 2013. 
  29. ↑ "Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited". 27 July 2013. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-delivers-lakshya1-aircraft-to-bharat-dynamics-limited/1147596/. Retrieved 3 August 2013. 

Bibliography

  • International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (3 February 2010). The Military Balance 2010. London: Routledge. ISBN 1857435575. 
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