List of active Indian military aircraft
Appearance
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
Army Aviation Corps
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Helicopters | |||||
Boeing AH-64 | United States | attack | AH-64E(I) | 6 on order[47] | |
HAL Prachand | India | attack | 90 on order[30] | ||
HAL Rudra | India | attack | 75[48][49] | ||
HAL Dhruv | India | utility | 76[49][50] | 19 more on order[51][52] | |
Alouette III | France/India | liaison / utility | Chetak | 190[53][54] - 200[55] | license-built by HAL |
SA 315B Lama | France/India | liaison / utility | Cheetah | ||
UAV | |||||
Drishti-10 | Israel/India | Reconnaissance | 2 on order[56] | ||
IAI Heron | Israel | Surveillance | Heron 1 | [57] | |
IAI Heron TP | Israel | Surveillance | 4[58] | Deployed in Ladakh and Northeast. | |
IAI Heron Mk 2 | Israel | Surveillance | Mk 2 | 6 on order[59] | |
IAI Searcher[60] | Israel | Reconnaissance | Mk-II | <100[61] | |
MQ-9 Reaper | United States | Surveillance/ Combat | SkyGuardian | 8 on order | [42] |
Ideaforge Switch [62][63] | India | Surveillance | 1.0 | undisclosed quantities on order[62] | |
NewSpace NIMBUS | India | Swarm drones | Mk-III | 75 | Part of autonomous surveillance and armed drone swarm (A-SADS)[64][65] |
NewSpace BELUGA | India | Swarm drones | 25 | ||
Raphe MPhibr MR-20[66] | India | Cargo | 48[66] |
Naval Air Arm
Coast Guard
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Maritime patrol | |||||
Dornier Do 228 | Germany | reconnaissance | 101/201[28] | 36[82] | 2 on order[83] |
Helicopters | |||||
HAL Dhruv | India | utility | Mk. I / Mk. III | 4 / 16[84][85][86] | 9 Mk.III on order[87][88] |
HAL Chetak | France/India | utility | 17[89] |
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
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