Indian Defence Air Crafts

Indian Air Force[edit]

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Quantity[1]	Note
Fixed-wing aircraft
Beriev A-50 Phalcon		Israel  Russia	AEW&C	A-50E/I	3	2 more on order.
EMB-145 AEWCS		India  Brazil	AEW&C			3 Under Development by DRDO.
Sukhoi Su-30MKI		Russia  India	Air Superiority Fighter	Su-30MKI	170	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]
Dassault Mirage 2000		France	Multirole Fighter Aircraft	M2000H TH	57	Two lost to crashes in 2012. Remaining to be upgraded to Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 standard.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21		Soviet Union  India	Fighter Aircraft	MiG21Bis MiG21Bison MiG21M/MF	264	To be phased out by 2019. Latest crash occurred on 14th july 2013.
HAL Tejas		India	Fighter Aircraft	Mark I Trainer	8	1 delivered with 79 on order. Not yet in operational service.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Bahadur		Soviet Union	Ground-Attack Aircraft	MiG-27ML	90	To be phased out by 2025.[citation needed] One lost on 12 February 2013.[8]
SEPECAT Jaguar		France  United Kingdom	Ground-Attack Aircraft	M/S T	130	Undergoing upgrades to prolong service life.
Gulfstream III		United States	Reconnaissance	IV SRA-4	3
Ilyushin Il-78 MKI		Russia	Tanker Aircraft	IL-78MKI	7
C-17 Globemaster		United States	Transport Aircraft	GlobemasterIII	1	1 delivered, 9 more on order.
Ilyushin Il-76 Candid		Soviet Union	Transport Aircraft	Il-76MD	17
C-130J Super Hercules		United States	Transport Aircraft	C-130J	6	6 more on order.
Antonov An-32 Cline		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		United Kingdom  India	Airliner (Passenger)	HS 748-100	59	To be replaced under a $2.4 billion program.[10]
Saras		India	Utility Transport			15 on Order.
Dornier Do 228		Germany  India	Utility Transport	Do 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-16II	81
HAL HJT-36 Sitara		India	Trainer Aircraft			16 on order.
Pilatus PC-7		Switzerland	Trainer Aircraft	Mk	14	63 more to be delivered, with a possible order for another 37,[12] and a follow up order of an additional 100.[13][14]
HAL HPT-32 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		India	Attack Helicopter	ALH-WSI	4	Total of 16 on order.
HAL Light Combat Helicopter		India	Attack helicopter	LCH	2	65 on order.
Mil Mi-35 Hind-E		Soviet Union	Attack Helicopter	Mi-35	27	Will be replaced by 22 Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Mil Mi-8 Mi-17		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		Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter	Mi-26	3	Will be complimented by Boeing CH-47 Chinook of which 15 is being ordered.
AgustaWestland AW101		Italy	Transport Helicopter	AW101	3	9 more on order,[15] Deal on hold as of February 2013 due to corruption charges.
HAL Dhruv		India	Utility Helicopter	Dhruv	47	65 more on order.
HAL Cheetah		France  India	Utility Helicopter	SA 315B Cheetal	24 10
HAL Chetak		France  India	Utility Helicopter	SA-316B	74

Indian Naval Air Arm[edit]

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Role	Version	Quantity	Note
Fixed-wing aircraft
	Mikoyan MiG-29K	Russia	Fighter aircraft	MiG-29K MiG-29KUB	16 4
	BAE Sea Harrier	United Kingdom	Fighter aircraft	FRS51 T4	10 2	V/STOL
	Boeing P-8 Poseidon	United States	Maritime Patrol	P-8I Neptune	1	11 more on order.
	Tupolev Tu-142 Bear	Soviet Union	Bomber	Tu-142M	8	Being replaced by 12 Boeing P-8 Poseidon.
	Ilyushin Il-38 May	Soviet Union	Maritime Patrol	Il-38SD	5
	Dornier Do 228	Germany  India	Utility Aircraft	Do 228-101 Do 228-201	1 19	12 more on order.[20]
	HAL HJT-16 Kiran	India	Trainer Aircraft		8
	HAL HPT-32 Deepak	India	Trainer Aircraft		8
Helicopters
	Kamov Ka-31 Helix-B	Russia	Airborne early warning		9
	Westland Sea King	United Kingdom	Anti-submarine warfare Search & Rescue, Utility Transport		13 5
	Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King	United States	Anti-submarine warfareUtility Helicopter	UH-3H	6
	Kamov Ka-25 Hormone	Soviet Union	Anti-submarine warfare		3
	Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A	Russia	Anti-submarine warfare		10
	Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III	France  India	Utility Helicopter	SA316B SA319	30 25
	HAL Dhruv	India	Utility Helicopter		6	More on order.

Army Aviation Corps (India)[edit]

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Role	Version	Quantity[17]	Note
	HAL Rudra	India	Attack Helicopter	ALH-WSI	2	Total of 60 on order, first 20 to be delivered by 2013.[21]
	HAL Light Combat Helicopter	India	Attack helicopter	LCH		114 on order.
	HAL Dhruv	India	Utility helicopter		45	179 on order.
	HAL Lancer	France  India	Light Attack helicopter		12	Developed from HAL Cheetah.
	HAL Chetak	France  India	Utility helicopter	SA 316B Chetak	60	To be replaced.
	HAL Cheetah	France  India	Utility helicopter	SA 315B Cheetah HAL Cheetal	48	To be replaced. 22 HAL Cheetal on order[23]
	Mi-17V Hip	Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter		6

Indian Coast Guard[edit]

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Role	Version	Quantity	Note
	HAL Dhruv	India	Utility helicopter		9
	HAL Chetak	India  France	Utility helicopter
	Dornier Do 228	India  Germany	Maritime Surveillance Search & Rescue	Do 228-101	24

UAVs[edit]

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 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	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.
	IAI Heron	Israel	Unmanned aerial vehicle	Heron I Heron II	50+	In service with Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
	DRDO Lakshya	India	Target drone		20	A small target drone in service with the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
	DRDO Nishant	India	Unmanned aerial vehicle		12+	In service with the Indian Army.
	IAI Searcher	Israel	Unmanned aerial vehicle	Searcher II Searcher I	100+	In service with the Indian Army.