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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 .
The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 in British India as an auxiliary air force [22] of the Royal Air Force. The enactment of the Indian Air Force Act 1932 [23] [24] stipulated out their auxiliary status and enforced the adoption of the Royal Air Force uniforms, badges, brevets and insignia. [25]
Tejas Mk2. The HAL Tejas ( lit. 'Radiance') is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation delta wing multirole [10] combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy. [11] [12] Tejas made its first flight in 2001 and entered ...
The Indian Air Force has been undergoing a modernization program to replace and upgrade outdated equipment since the late 1990s to meet modern standards. For that reason, it has started procuring and developing aircraft, weapons, associated technologies, and infrastructures. Some of these programs date back to the late 1980s.
The Indian Air Force stated that all dispatched Sukhoi aircraft returned safely with the only confirmed loss was a MiG-21. On 8 October 2019, during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations, the IAF flew the Su-30MKI that Pakistan claimed to have shot down. On 18 March 2022, it was reported that India ordered 12 Su-30MKIs.
HAL AMCA. The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft ( AMCA) is an Indian single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather fifth-generation stealth, multirole combat aircraft being developed for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. The Mark-1 variant of the aircraft will be a fifth generation fighter while the Mark-2 variant will have sixth-generation ...
Aircraft. Westland Wapiti, one of the first aircraft flown by the Royal Indian Air Force. Consolidated-Vultee B-24 Liberator heavy bomber over the Deccan plateau in the early 1950s. Canberra medium bomber. Mystere IVA being armed with cannon rounds during September 1965.
The HAL Tejas Mark 2 (lit. "Radiance"), or Medium Weight Fighter ( MWF ), [2] is an Indian single-engine, canard delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) [3] of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).