# List of active Indian military aircraft

This article provides a list of active Indian military aircraft currently in service with the Indian Armed Forces, as well as aircraft on order. For a list of historical military aircraft used by the Indian military, see list of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

## Air Force

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
| Combat Aircraft ||||||
| Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | DH | 8 | |
| Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | EH | 28 | |
| HAL Tejas | India | Multirole | Mk.1 | 31 | |
| HAL Tejas | India | Conversion trainer | Mk.1 Trainer | 4 | Used for training; 14 more on order |
| HAL Tejas | India | Multirole | Mk.1A | | 73 on order, 97 more approved |
| Sukhoi Su-30MKI | Russia | Multirole | Su-30MKI Flanker H | 259 | 12 more on order. |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | Soviet Union | Multirole | Fulcrum | 52 | Including 12 MiG-29UPG. |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | Soviet Union | Multirole | Fulcrum B | 7 | |
| Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Multirole | -2000H | 37 | |
| Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Multirole | -2000TH | 10 | Used for training. |
| SEPECAT Jaguar | United Kingdom | Attack | IB | 28 | Used for training. |
| SEPECAT Jaguar | United Kingdom | Attack | IS | 78 | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar | United Kingdom | Attack | IM | 8 | Maritime strike aircraft carrying Sea Eagle missile. |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | Soviet Union | Interceptor | MiG-21 Bison | 40 | Being phased out. |
| AEW&CS ||||||
| Embraer R-99 | Brazil | AEW&C | Netra Mk1 | 3 | equipped with a Netra AEW&CS. |
| Beriev A-50 | Soviet Union | AEW&C | A-50EI | 3 | equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar. 2 more planned. |
| Reconnaissance ||||||
| Boeing 707 | United States | SIGINT / ELINT | 707-337C Phalcon | 1 | Operated by Aviation Research Centre (ARC) of R&AW. |
| Global 5000 | United States | SIGINT / ELINT | | 2 | Operated by Aviation Research Centre (ARC) of R&AW. |
| Gulfstream III | United States | ELINT | SRA | 3 | Operated by Aviation Research Centre (ARC) of R&AW. |
| Boeing 737 | United States | SIGINT / ELINT | 737-700 | 2 | Operated by Aviation Research Centre (ARC) of R&AW. |
| Gulfstream G100 | Israel | surveillance | 1125 Astra | 2 | Operated by Aviation Research Centre (ARC) of R&AW. |
| Tanker ||||||
| Ilyushin Il-78 | Soviet Union | aerial refuelling | Il-78MKI | 6 | |
| Transport ||||||
| Boeing 777 | United States | VIP transport | 777-300ER | 2 | Used as Air India One for presidential flight |
| Embraer Legacy 600 | Brazil | VIP transport | | 4 | |
| Boeing C-17 | United States | strategic airlifter | | 11 | |
| Ilyushin Il-76 | Soviet Union | strategic airlifter | Il-76MD | 17 | |
| C-130J Super Hercules | United States | tactical airlifter | C-130J-30 | 12 | |
| Airbus A321 | Europe | transport | A321-200 | 4 | |
| Antonov An-32 | Soviet Union | tactical airlifter | | 103 | 53 are the 32RE variant |
| Airbus C-295 | Spain | tactical airlifter | C-295W | 7 | 50 more on order — HS 748 replacement |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | United Kingdom | tactical airlifter | | 56 | To be replaced by EADS CASA C-295 |
| Dornier 228 | Germany | tactical airlifter | 228-201 | 61 | license built by HAL |
| Helicopters ||||||
| Boeing AH-64 | United States | attack | AH-64E | 22 | |
| Mil Mi-24 | Russia | attack | Mi-25/35 | 15 | |
| HAL Prachand | India | attack | | 10 | 66 on order |
| HAL Rudra | India | attack | | 16 | 50 on order. |
| CH-47 Chinook | United States | transport | CH-47F | 15 | |
| Mil Mi-17 | Russia | utility | Mi-17V-5 | 222 | |
| HAL Dhruv | India | utility | | 95 | |
| HAL Light Utility Helicopter | India | utility | | | 6 on order |
| Alouette III | France/India | liaison | Chetak | 79 | license-built by HAL. A fleet of around 120 aircraft. |
| Alouette III | France/India | liaison | Cheetal | 18 | license-built by HAL. A fleet of around 120 aircraft. |
| SA 315B Lama | France/India | utility | Cheetah | 18 | license-built by HAL. A fleet of around 120 aircraft. |
| Trainer Aircraft ||||||
| BAE Hawk | United Kingdom | Advanced trainer | Hawk 132 | 102 | |
| HAL Kiran | India | Intermediate trainer | | 77 | |
| HAL HTT-40 | India | Basic trainer | | | 70 + 36 on order |
| Pilatus PC-7 | Switzerland | Basic trainer | Mk II | 74 | |
| Pipistrel Virus | Slovenia | Ab initio trainer | | 72 | |
| UAV ||||||
| IAI Heron | Israel | Surveillance | Mk 1 | N/A | |
| IAI Heron | Israel | Surveillance | Mk 2 | 4 | 2 on order |
| IAI Searcher | Israel | Surveillance | Mk 1/2 | | |
| MQ-9 Reaper | United States | Surveillance/ Combat | SkyGuardian | 0 | 8 on order |
| ALS-50 | India | loitering munition | | 100 | |
| Kadet Loitering Aerial Munition | India | loitering munition | | 50+ on order | Developed by DRDO and KDS Multiple variants; Weight - 15 to 120 kg; Warhead - 2 to 40 kg; Max. Endurance - 12 hrs; Max. Range - 150 to 300 km; Canister launched and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variants |

## Army Aviation Corps
### Helicopters

| Aircraft | Origin | Role | Version | Number | Notes |
| Boeing AH-64 Apache | United States | Attack helicopter | AH-64E | | Status: On Order. 6 are on order. Total 17 Apaches are planned. |
| HAL Prachand | India | Attack helicopter | | 5 | Status: In Service. Total 95 Prachand are planned. |
| HAL Rudra | India | Attack helicopter | ALH-WSI | 75 | Status: In service. |
| HAL Dhruv | India | Utility helicopter | MK1 MK2 MK3 | 70 | Status: In service. 50 on order |
| HAL Light Utility Helicopter | India | Utility helicopter | | | Status: On Order. 6 are on order. Total 110 LUH are planned. |
| HAL Chetak | India France | Utility helicopter | | Collectively 190–200 | Status: In service (To be replaced by HAL Light Utility Helicopter). |
| HAL Cheetah | India France | Utility helicopter | | Collectively 190–200 | Status: In service (To be replaced by HAL Light Utility Helicopter). |

### Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

| Aircraft | Origin | Role | Version | Number | Comment |
| IAI Heron | Israel | Surveillance | Mk 1 | >30 | Status: In service. |
| IAI Heron | Israel | Surveillance | Mk 2 | 4 | Status: In service. |
| Adani Drishti-10 Starliner | Israel India | Reconnaissance | | 1 | Status: Grounded. 1 on order. Derivative of Elbit Hermes 900 manufactured by Adani Defence. |
| General Atomics MQ-9 | United States | Surveillance/ Combat | MQ-9B SkyGuardian | | Status: 8 on order. The final deal was signed on 15 October 2024. |
| IFT Switch | India | Reconnaissance | Switch 1.0 | 200 | Status: In service. |
| IAI Searcher | Israel | Reconnaissance | Mk 1/2 | ~20 | Status: In service. |
| NewSpace NIMBUS | India | Swarm drones | Mk-III | 75 | Status: In Service. Part of autonomous surveillance and armed drone swarm (A-SADS) |
| NewSpace BELUGA | India | Swarm drones | | 25 | Status: In Service. Part of autonomous surveillance and armed drone swarm (A-SADS) |
| Raphe mPhibr MR-20 | India | Cargo | | 48 | Status: In service. Capacity: up to 20 kg. High availability at difficult locations. |
| EndureAir Sabal 20 | India | Logistics/Cargo | | N/A | Status: In service. Capacity: 20 kg (half its own weight), Long range, Propulsion: Electric. Deployed in Eastern region with high-altitude, VTOL capability. |
| Johnnette JF-2 | India | Surveillance | | | Status: On order. |
| Asteria AT-15 | India | Surveillance | | | Status: Delivered VTOL, high altitude drone. Endurance: 20 km (12 mi) or 2 hours. Take-off altitude ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft). MTOW: 8 kg (18 lb). Equipped with EO-IR payloads. |
| Hoverbee | India | Reconnaissance | | | Status: Inducted. Purchased from Zulu Defence. |

### Loitering munitions

| Aircraft | Origin | Role | Version | Number | Notes |
| Solar Nagastra | India | Loitering munition | Mk 1 | 480 units | Status: In Service. Range~15 km (man-in-loop mode) and 30 km (autonomous mode). First batch delivered. |
| Rafael Firefly | Israel | Loitering munition | | 200 units | Status: In service. 200 units Bought instead of rq-11. |
| Elbit Skystriker | Israel | Loitering munition | | 100 units | Status: In Service. Made in India by Alpha Design and Elbit Systems joint venture with ToT. |
| WBE Warmate | Poland | Loitering munition | | 100 units | Status: In Service. |
| Johnnette JM-1 Loitering Munitions | India | Loitering munition | | 150 | Status: Ordered |
| DRAP | India | Loitering munition | | | Status: In Service. Purchased from Zulu Defence. |
| ALS-50 | India | Loitering munition | | 100 | Status: In Service. Procured from TASL for IAF. |
| PHOLOS | United Kingdom | Loitering munition | | | Status: In Service. Purchased from Overwatch Group. |

## Naval Air Arm

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
| Combat Aircraft ||||||
| MiG-29 | Russia | multirole | MiG-29K | 40 | 7 KUB variants provide conversion training |
| Maritime patrol ||||||
| Boeing P-8 | United States | ASW / patrol | P-8I | 12 | |
| Dornier 228 | Germany | surveillance | 228-201 | 31 | 6 on order |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 | United Kingdom | utility / patrol | BN-2B/2T | 4 | |
| Helicopters ||||||
| HAL Dhruv | India | utility | | 24 | |
| Kamov Ka-31 | Russia | AEW | | 14 | employs a Planar array radar |
| Kamov Ka-27 | Russia | ASW | Ka-28 | 14 | |
| SH-60 Seahawk | United States | ASW / SAR | MH-60R | 6 | 24 on order |
| Westland Sea King | United Kingdom | SAR / utility | Mk.42B/C | 25 | six are UH-3H variants |
| HAL Chetak | France/India | liaison / utility | | 42 | |
| Trainer Aircraft ||||||
| Pipistrel Virus | Slovenia | Ab initio trainer | | 12 | |
| BAE Hawk | United Kingdom | Jet trainer | Hawk 132 | 17 | |
| HAL Kiran | India | Jet trainer | | 20 | |
| UAV ||||||
| IAI Heron | Israel | Surveillance | Mk 1 | ~8 | |
| MQ-9 Reaper | United States | Surveillance/ Combat | SeaGuardian | 2 | (On lease) 15 on order |
| Drishti-10 | Israel/India | surveillance | | 2 | |

## Coast Guard

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
| Maritime patrol ||||||
| Dornier 228 | Germany | reconnaissance | 101/201 | 36 | 2 on order |
| Helicopters ||||||
| HAL Dhruv | India | utility | Mk. I / Mk. III | 4 / 15 | 9 Mk.III on order 6 more planned |
| HAL Chetak | France/India | utility | | 17 | |