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List of active Indian military aircraftFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
Contents
1 Indian Air Force
2 Indian Naval Air Arm
3 Army Aviation Corps (India)
4 Indian Coast Guard
5 UAVs6 See also
7 Notes8 References
9 External links10 Bibliography
Indian Air Force
See also: Indian Air Force
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity[1] Note
Fixed-wing aircraft
Beriev A-50
Phalcon
Israel
Russia[Note 1]
AEW&C A-50E/I 3 2 more on order.
EMB-145
AEWCS
India
BrazilAEW&C
3 Under
Development by
DRDO.
Sukhoi Su-
30MKI
Russia
India
Air Superiority
FighterSu-30MKI 170[2]
Total 272 on order.
3 have been lost to
crashes.[3]
Mikoyan MiG-
29
Soviet
Union
Air Superiority
Fighter
MiG-29
(9.12B)66
To be Upgraded to
MiG-29UPG
Standard.[4] 13 lost
to crashes between
1994 and 2011.[5]
One more MiG-29
lost to crash on June
24, 2013.[6]
59 were
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Dassault Mirage
2000 France
Multirole
Fighter Aircraft
M2000H
TH51
59 were
purchased,[7] 7
aircraft [8][9]
including 2 trainers
have
crashed.[10][11][12]
The current fleet of
51 will be upgraded
to Mirage 2000-5
Mk2 standard
between 2011 and
2020.[13][14][15]
Mikoyan-
Gurevich MiG-
21
Soviet
Union
India
Fighter Aircraft
MiG21Bis
MiG21Bison
MiG21M/MF
264[16]
To be phased out by
2019. Latest crash
occurred on 14 July
2013.
HAL Tejas India Fighter AircraftMark I
Trainer8
1 delivered with 79on order. Not yet in
operational service.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-
27 Bahadur
Soviet
Union
Ground-Attack
AircraftMiG-27ML 90
To be phased out by
2025.[citation needed]
One lost on 12
February 2013.[3]
SEPECAT
Jaguar
France
UnitedKingdom
Ground-Attack
Aircraft
M/S
T149
Undergoing upgrades
to prolong servicelife. 10 more on
order.[1]
Gulfstream III United
StatesReconnaissance IV SRA-4 3
Ilyushin Il-78MKI
Russia[Note 2] Tanker Aircraft IL-78MKI 7
C-17
Globemaster
United
States
Transport
Aircraft
Globemaster
III2
2 delivered, 8 more
on order.[17]
Ilyushin Il-76
Candid
Soviet
Union
Transport
AircraftIl-76MD 17
C-130J SuperHercules
UnitedStates
TransportAircraft
C-130J 6 6 more on order.
Used to transport amaximum of up to 42fully equipped troops
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Antonov An-32Cline
SovietUnion
TransportAircraft
An-32 109
fully equipped troops
or light cargo.Currently being
upgraded in Ukraineto prolong service
life.
HawkerSiddeley HS748
UnitedKingdom
India
Airliner(Passenger)
HS 748-100 59
To be replacedunder a $2.4 billion
program.[18]
Saras IndiaUtilityTransport
15 on Order.
Dornier Do 228 Germany
India
Utility
TransportDo 228-201 40
IAI Astra 1125 Israel VIP Transport 1125 Astra 2
BAE Hawk
United
Kingdom India
Trainer Aircraft Hawk 132 65 60 more on order.
HAL HJT-16
Kiran India Trainer Aircraft
HJT-16
HJT-16II81
HAL HJT-36
Sitara India Trainer Aircraft 16 on order.
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland
Trainer Aircraft Mk 14[19]
63 more to bedelivered, with a
possible order for
another 37,[20] and afollow up order of anadditional
100.[21][22]
HAL HPT-32Deepak
India Trainer Aircraft
Current fleet ofaround 70 aircraftgrounded. Being
replaced by PilatusPC-7 trainer aircraft,of which 75 havebeen ordered.
Helicopters
HAL Rudra IndiaAttack
ALH-WSI 4 Total of 16 on order.
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HAL Rudra IndiaAttack
HelicopterALH-WSI 4 Total of 16 on order.
HAL LightCombatHelicopter
IndiaAttackhelicopter
LCH 2 65 on order.
Mil Mi-35Hind-E
SovietUnion
AttackHelicopter
Mi-35 27
Will be replaced by22 Boeing AH-64Apache attackhelicopters.
Mil Mi-8
Mi-17
Soviet
Union
Transport
Helicopter
Mi-8
Mi-17150
103 More Mi-17V5on order. 1 Mi-
17V5 crashed on25-6-2013
Mil Mi-26 Halo Soviet
Union
Transport
HelicopterMi-26 3
Will becomplemented byBoeing CH-47Chinook of which 15
is being ordered.
AgustaWestlandAW101
ItalyTransportHelicopter
AW101 3
9 more on order,[23]
Deal on hold as of
February 2013 dueto corruptioncharges.
HAL Dhruv IndiaUtilityHelicopter
Dhruv 47 65 more on order.
HAL Cheetah France
India
Utility
Helicopter
SA 315B
Cheetal24[24]
10
HAL Chetak France India
UtilityHelicopter
SA-316B 74
Indian Naval Air Arm
See also: Indian Naval Air Arm
Photo Aircraft Origin Role Version Quantity[25] Note
Fixed-wing aircraft
MiG-
29K 16
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MikoyanMiG-29K
RussiaFighteraircraft
29K
MiG-
29KUB
16
425 more on order
BAE SeaHarrier
United
Kingdom[Note 3]Fighteraircraft
FRS51
T4
10
2V/STOL
Boeing P-8Poseidon
UnitedStates
MaritimePatrol
P-8INeptune
1 11 more on order.[26][27]
Tupolev Tu-142 Bear
SovietUnion
BomberTu-142M
8Being replaced by 12Boeing P-8 Poseidon.
Ilyushin Il-38May
SovietUnion
MaritimePatrol
Il-38SD 5
Dornier Do228
Germany India
UtilityAircraft
Do 228-
101
Do 228-
201
1
256 more on order.[1]
HAL HJT-16
Kiran India
Trainer
Aircraft8
HAL HPT-32
Deepak India
Trainer
Aircraft8
Helicopters
Kamov Ka-31Helix-B
RussiaAirborneearly
warning
9
Westland SeaKing
UnitedKingdom
Anti-submarinewarfare
Search &Rescue,Utility
Transport
22
5
[1]
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
UnitedStates
Anti-
submarinewarfareUtility
UH-3H 6
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Helicopter
Kamov Ka-25Hormone
SovietUnion
Anti-
submarinewarfare
7 [1]
Kamov Ka-28
Helix-A Russia
Anti-submarine
warfare
13 [1]
Aérospatiale
SA 316Alouette III
France India
UtilityHelicopter
SA316B
SA319
30
25
HAL Dhruv IndiaUtility
Helicopter8
More on
order.[citation needed]
Army Aviation Corps (India)
See also: Army Aviation Corps (India)
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Photo Aircraft Origin Role Version Quantity[25] Note
HAL Rudra IndiaAttack
Helicopter
ALH-
WSI2
Total of 60 on order, first
20 to be delivered by
2013.[28]
HAL Light
CombatHelicopter
IndiaAttackhelicopter
LCH 114 on order.
HAL Dhruv IndiaUtility
helicopter45 179 on order.[1]
HAL Lancer France
India
Light Attackhelicopter
12Developed from HALCheetah.
HAL Chetak France India
Utility
helicopter
SA
316BChetak
60 To be replaced.
HAL Cheetah France
India
Utilityhelicopter
SA315B
Cheetah
HALCheetal
48To be replaced. 22 HAL
Cheetal on order[29]
Mi-17V Hip Soviet
UnionTransportHelicopter
6
Indian Coast Guard
See also: Indian Coast Guard
Photo Aircraft Origin Role Version Quantity Note
HAL Dhruv IndiaUtility
helicopter9
HAL Chetak India France
Utilityhelicopter
18
Dornier Do 228
India
Germany
Maritime
SurveillanceSearch &
Rescue
Do
228-101
38 By 31 July 2013[30]
UAVs
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Note: The Indian Armed Forces operate a number of UAVs split between the three service branches.
Photo Aircraft Origin Role Version Quantity Note
IAI Harpy Israel
Unmanned
combat airvehicle
A small UCAV that homesinto enemy radar emissions -
destroying both itself and theenemy radar. In service with
Indian Air Force.
IAI Harop IsraelUnmannedcombat air
vehicle
10
A small UCAV that homes
into enemy radar emissions -destroying both itself and the
enemy radar. In service withIndian Air Force.
IAI Heron IsraelUnmanned
aerial vehicle
Heron I
Heron II50+
In service with Indian Air
Force and Indian Navy.
DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 39
A small target drone inservice with the Indian Air
Force and Indian Navy.[31]
DRDO Nishant IndiaUnmannedaerial vehicle
12+In service with the IndianArmy.
IAI Searcher IsraelUnmanned
aerial vehicle
Searcher
II
SearcherI
100+In service with the Indian
Army.
See also
Currently active military equipment by countryMilitary of India
Indian Air ForceIndian Naval Air Arm
Future of the Indian Air Force
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.
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29. ^ Upgraded HAL Cheetal Helicopters for Indian Army (http://www.armedforces-int.com/news/upgraded-hal-cheetal-
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29. ^ Upgraded HAL Cheetal Helicopters for Indian Army (http://www.armedforces-int.com/news/upgraded-hal-cheetal-helicopters-for-indian-army.html) - Armedforces-International.com, 19 December 2012
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External links
The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force. (http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit_page.php?pg_id=23&cat=F)
Bibliography
International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (3 February 2010). The Military Balance2010. London: Routledge. ISBN 1857435575.
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