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HAL Prachand of the Indian Air Force

Air Force

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File:RB005 - Dassault Rafale - Indian Air Force - 50976863128.jpg
IAF Rafale take off from Dassault Aviation Facility, Merignac, France.
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A Su-30MKI
File:DRDO AEW&C Embraer ERJ 145.JPG
Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform
File:Lockheed C-130J-30 'KC-3801'.jpg
A C-130J Hercules on approach
File:Mi 17 at Aero India 2011 (modified).jpg
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter
File:Apache at Air Force Day Parade, at Air Force Station Hindan, in Ghaziabad (cropped).jpg
An AH-64 Apache
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Dassault Rafale France Multirole EH/DH[1] 36[2]
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia Multirole Su-30MKI 247[3][4]
HAL Tejas India Multirole Mk.1 32[5] 73 single seat MK1A are on order[6][7]
Mk.1A
MiG-29 Russia Multirole MiG-29UPG[8] 65[9]
Mirage 2000 France Multirole 2000 H/I 44[10][11][12]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom Ground attack IM/IS[13] 130[14]
MiG-21 Soviet Union Interceptor Bison 54 [15] To be replaced by the Tejas Mark1 & Mark1A[16]
AWACS
EMB-145 Brazil AEW&C Netra 3[17][14] Equipped with a DRDO Netra AEW&C system[18] – 6 Netra Mk 2 systems on order[19]
Beriev A-50 Soviet Union AEW&C A-50EI 3[14] Equipped with the EL/W-2090 radar – 2 on order[14]
Reconnaissance
Boeing 707 United States Surveillance 1[14]
Boeing 737 United States Surveillance 2[14]
Global 5000 United States ELINT 2[14]
Gulfstream G100 Israel Surveillance 1125 Astra 2[14]
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream III United States EW / ELINT SRA[20] 3[14]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 Soviet Union Aerial refueling Il-78MKI 6[14] Equipped with Israeli fuel-transfer system[21]
Transport
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union Strategic airlifter Il-76MD 17[14]
Boeing C-17 United States Strategic airlifter 11[14]
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J-30[22] 12[14]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport An-32/32RE 103[14] 53 are 32RE variant.[23]
EADS CASA C-295 Spain Transport C-295MW 56 on order - license built by Tata Advanced Systems - HS 748 replacement[14][24][25]
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom Transport 57[14]
Dornier 228 Germany Utility 228–201[26] 53[14] 6 on order. License built by HAL[26]
Boeing 777 United States VIP transport 777-300ER 2[27] Used as Air India One for presidential flight.[28]
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737–700 3[29]
Embraer Legacy 600 Brazil VIP transport 4[30]
Helicopters
HAL Prachand India Attack 4[31] 6 on order[32][33]
Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack AH-64E 22[14]
Mil Mi-24 Russia Attack Mi-24/25/35 15[14]
HAL Rudra India Armed Utility 16 50 on order.[34]
CH-47 Chinook United States Heavy transport CH-47F 15[14]
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility transport Mi-17V-5 223[14]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 107 [35][14]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India Utility 6 on order.[36]
HAL Chetak France / India Light utility 77[14] License-built version of the Alouette III.
HAL Cheetah France / India Light utility 17[14] License-built version of the SA315B Lama
Trainer Aircraft
HAL HTT-40 India Basic trainer 70 on order. [37]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland Basic trainer Mk II 75[14]
Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud Slovenia Basic trainer Pipistrel Virus 72[38]
HAL Kiran India Intermediate Trainer 78[14]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Advanced jet trainer Hawk 132 102[14]
HAL Tejas India Conversion trainer Mk. 1A 18 on order[39][40]
MiG-29 Russia Conversion trainer MiG-29UPG 10[14]
SEPECAT Jaguar United Kingdom Conversion trainer IB 30[14]
MiG-21 Soviet Union Conversion trainer U/UM 37[14]
Mirage 2000 France Conversion trainer 2000 TH/TI 12[14]
UAV
IAI Heron TP[41] Israel Surveillance Heron TP
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 49[42][43]
IAI Searcher[43] Israel surveillance Mk. I / II
DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 15[44]

Army Aviation Corps

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File:IA Dhruv Berlin-08.jpg
HAL Dhruv at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
File:IAF LCH-Image3.jpg
HAL Prachand
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
HAL Prachand India Attack 3[45] 2 on order.[32]
Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack AH-64E(I) 6 on order[14]
HAL Rudra India Armed scout 75[46][47] 25 on order[48][49]
HAL Dhruv India Utility 191 73 on order[14]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India Utility 6 on order[50]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 4[14] license-built version of the Alouette III
HAL Cheetah France / India Utility 37 8 on order[14] - license-built version of the SA 315B Lama
UAV
IAI Heron TP[41] Israel Surveillance Heron TP 4[51]
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 16[51]
IAI Searcher[43] Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II
Switch Prime[52][53] India Surveillance High altitude variant Undisclosed quantities on order[52]

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File:Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy.jpg
MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy
File:Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy (modified).jpg
A Boeing P-8I Poseidon of Indian Navy
File:Indian Navy Kamov Ka-31 (cropped).jpg
A Kamov Ka-31 helicopter lands on the USS Bunker Hill
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Multirole MiG-29K 35[14]
AWACS
Kamov Ka-31 Russia AEW 14[14] Employs a Planar array radar
Maritime patrol
Boeing P-8 United States ASW / patrol P-8I 12 [54]
Ilyushin Il-38 Soviet Union ASW / patrol 4[14]
Dornier Do 228 Germany Surveillance 228-201[26] 28 8 on order[14]
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom Utility / Patrol BN-2B/2T[55] 4[14]
Helicopters
SH-60 Seahawk United States ASW / SAR MH-60R 2 5 delivered, of which 3 are used for training, with 19 on order.[56][14]
Kamov Ka-27 Russia ASW Ka-28 14[14]
Westland Sea King United Kingdom SAR / Utility Mk.42B/C[57] 25
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King United States Utility / SAR UH-3H 6[14]
HAL Dhruv India Utility Mk. I/Mk. III 14 11 on order[14]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 36 6 on order[14]
Trainer Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Conversion trainer MiG-29KUB 5[14][58]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom Jet trainer Hawk 132 17[14]
HAL Kiran India Jet trainer 20[14]
Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud Slovenia Basic trainer Pipistrel Virus 12[59]
UAV
IAI Heron TP[41] Israel Surveillance Heron TP
IAI Heron Israel Surveillance Heron 1 [42]
IAI Searcher[43] Israel Surveillance Mk. I / II
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper United States Surveillance SeaGuardian 2[60] 2 on lease[60]
DRDO Lakshya India Target drone 39[61]

Indian Coast Guard

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File:DhruvMKIII.jpg
A HAL Dhruv Mk.III-MR
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
Dornier Do 228 Germany Reconnaissance 101/201[26] 36[62]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India Utility MK. I 4[63]
MK. III 16 [64]
HAL Chetak France / India Utility 17[62]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Les Rafale indiens porteront la dénomination Rafale EH et Rafale DH. defens-aero.com(11 January 2017).
  2. ↑ France hands over 3 Rafale fighter jets with India-specific enhancements to IAF. Hindustan Times(February 2022). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. ↑ 2023 World Air Forces directory. Flight Global. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. ↑ Two Indian air force jets crash, one pilot killed. The Express Tribune(2023-01-28). Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  5. ↑ LCA Tejas: Unhappy IAF Gets 'New & Enhanced' Combat Fighters for Testing; Here's How Tejas MK1A is Better Than its Predecessor Mk1(31 July 2022).
  6. ↑ ANALYSIS: Tejas regaining its lustre, Rajkumar, Mike. Flight Global(8 February 2019). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  7. ↑ Contract signed for 83 LCA Tejas fighters, all eyes now on HAL delivery schedule(3 February 2021).
  8. ↑ Indian Air Force receives back first upgraded MiG-29 fighters. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly({Template:Date).
  9. ↑ IAF to phase out remaining four MiG-21 squadrons by 2025. The Hindu(30 July 2022).
  10. ↑ Two Indian air force jets crash, one pilot killed. The Express Tribune(2023-01-28). Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  11. ↑ Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000H upgrade programme delayed, Bedi, Rahul. Janes.com. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  12. ↑ 2023 World Air Forces directory. Flight Global. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  13. ↑ Indian Air Force Jaguar lost on training sortie. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly({Template:Date).
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 14.36 14.37 14.38 14.39 14.40 14.41 14.42 14.43 14.44 14.45 14.46 14.47 World Air Forces 2022. Flightglobal Insight.
  15. ↑ IAF to phase out remaining 3 squadrons of Mig-21 bison by 2025(28 September 2022).
  16. ↑ IAF set to phase out all 4 of its ageing MiG-21s by 2025(29 July 2022).
  17. ↑ Brazilian jets to serve as eye in the sky for IAF. The Hindu. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  18. ↑ IAF refuels its EMB-145 AEW&C aircraft in mid-air. Jane's Defence Weekly(30 November 2017).
  19. ↑ Representational Image | The existing Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft (AEW&C) | Wiki Commons. ThePrint(2021-09-09). Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  20. ↑ RFP Coming Soon For Indian Airborne Jamming Aircraft. aviationweek.com. AWIN First(23 April 2013). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  21. ↑ IAF to get 5th IL-78 refueller soon – Times of India. The Times of India(29 September 2004).
  22. ↑ Purchase of Transport Aircraft. Press Information Bureau(12 December 2011).
  23. ↑ 41 AN-32 aircraft require upgrade, process under way: Defence Ministry. The Economic Times(2019-07-08).
  24. ↑ Govt Seals Mega Deal with Airbus for Purchase of 56 C-295 Military Transport Aircraft. News18(2021-09-24). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  25. ↑ C-295 transport aircraft for Indian Air Force to be manufactured by Tata-Airbus in Gujarat. The Times of India(October 27, 2022). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Jane's All the World's Aircraft{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Janes Information Group(2004). ISBN 0710626142
  27. ↑ PM's new special aircraft, equipped with missile defence systems, lands in Delhi. Hindustan Times(2020-10-01). Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  28. ↑ Contingents of Air India, IAF, govt officials and security personnel leave for US to collect VVIP aircraft 'Air India One'. ANI News. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  29. ↑ India's Air Force One takes off on first official flight. dna(1 April 2009).
  30. ↑ India gets first Embraer jet with Indian airborne radar tech. The Hindu Business Line(17 August 2012).
  31. ↑ Hindustan Times : IAF accepts 4 LCH(4 October 2022).
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 CCS Approves Procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Limited Series Production (LSP) from HAL for IAF (10) & IA(05). Press Information Bureau, Government of India(30 March 2022). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  33. ↑ IAF inducts first batch of light combat helicopter 'Prachand'; here's what you need to know(3 October 2022).
  34. ↑ About 50 Rudra Attack Helicopters To Be Acquired By The Indian Air Force. Defence Aviation Post(16 April 2022).
  35. ↑ Make Time For This Sweet Shoot Of India's RUDRA Armed Helo, Aroor, Shiv(29 March 2020).
  36. ↑ Indigenous light choppers get go-ahead, delivery in 2022. The Economic Times.
  37. ↑ Union Cabinet approves procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft from HAL for Indian Air Force at a cost of over Rs 6,800 crore. pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  38. ↑ Pipistrel completes deliveries of Garud trainers to India | Jane's 360. archive.ph(2020-04-29). Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  39. ↑ Rs. 48,000 Crore Contract for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas handed over to HAL at the Inaugural Ceremony of Aero India 2021. pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  40. ↑ Production of indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas to start soon: HAL CMD. The Financial Express(2019-01-04). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 India Buys 4 Israeli Herons, to Upgrade Them With Missiles as Army, IAF, Navy Ramp Up Drone Inventory.
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 India tops list of drone-importing nations. IndiaSpend(4 May 2015).
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 India to buy Heron TP UAVs. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly({Template:Date).
  44. ↑ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited. Indian Express(27 July 2013). Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  45. ↑ An eye on China, Missamari to host Army's first Light Combat Helicopter squadron. Asianet News(2022-10-05).
  46. ↑ HAL Rudra (ALH WSI) Attack Helicopter.
  47. ↑ Despite shortages, Army Aviation raises tempo in operations along LAC. The Hindu(26 June 2021). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  48. ↑ About 25 Rudra Attack Helicopters To Be Acquired By The Indian Army(16 April 2022). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  49. ↑ Army boosting combat fighting capabilities with major inductions of indigenous helicopters(2019-10-08).
  50. ↑ Army to get indigenous light helicopters by Dec. 2022. The Hindu(2021-06-21). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Indian Army receives new Israeli Heron drones for deployment in Ladakh sector. www.aninews.in.
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Indian Army signs $20 mn contract with ideaForge to procure SWITCH drones. Business Standard India(2021-01-14). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  53. ↑ https://www.ideaforge.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SWITCH-Prime-Brochure-web.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  54. ↑ Indian Navy Expands Fleet with Delivery of 12th P-8I. Mirage News(24 February 2022).
  55. ↑ Dorniers | INAS 550 – The Flying Fish. www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  56. ↑ Romeos are coming to India! Long wait for MH-60R multi-mission helicopter for Indian Navy is over. www.financialexpress.com(28 July 2022).
  57. ↑ Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lancer Publishers(2005). ISBN 9788170622666
  58. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  59. ↑ Pipistrel completes deliveries of Garud trainers to India. Janes(23 October 2019). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 Navy inducts two Sea Guardian drones on lease from U.S.. The Hindu(2020-11-25). Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  61. ↑ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivers 'Lakshya-1' aircraft to Bharat Dynamics Limited. Indian Express(27 July 2013).
  62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 The Military Balance 2017{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated(2017-02-14). ISBN 9781857439007
  63. ↑ Indian Coast Guard to acquire 30 advanced copters soon. India Today(8 July 2016).
  64. ↑ Coast Guard receives 16 ALH-Mk III choppers, wants 9 more. The Times of India(15 November 2022).

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