List of aircraft of the Indian Air Force
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The Indian Air Force, often abbreviated as the IAF, is the world's fourth largest air force and operates more than 1130 combat and 1700 non-combat aircraft. Here is a list of those aircraft which have served the IAF, and also those which are currently or are expected to enter service:
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[edit] Current and future aircraft
| Current and Future Aircraft | |||
| Maker | Aircraft | Year | Info |
| BAE Systems | Hawk Mk.132 | 2007 | 42 of 68 aircraft ordered will be assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics |
| Dassault Aviation | Mirage 2000 | 1986 | Indian versons:H; TH |
| SEPECAT | Jaguar | 1979 | Indian versions include IS; IM and IB |
| HAL | Tejas | 2010 | The aircraft was developed indegeniously in India |
| HAL | HAL HJT-36 | 2002 | - |
| HAL | HJT-16 Kiran | 1964 | - |
| HAL | HPT-32 Deepak | 1985 | - |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-21 | 1963 | Indian versions include: Bison, M, MF, FL, PF, F-13. All 125 MiG-21 Bison will be upgraded by MiG and HAL in 2005 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-23 | 1981 | Indian versions: MF and BN. All present MiG-23s in the IAF will be replaced by upgraded models of MiG-27 in 2006 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-25 | 1981-2006 | The MiG-25s have been phased out with effect from 1 May 2006 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-27 ML | 1984 | An upgradation program by Hindustan Aeronautics is underway |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-29 | 1986 | |
| Sukhoi | Sukhoi Su-30 K | 1997 | - |
| Sukhoi | Sukhoi Su-30MKI | 2002 | India bought 40 of these aircraft from Russia. Hindustan Aeronautics has the license from Sukhoi to manufacture 140+ of these aircraft |
| Ilyushin | Ilyushin Il-76 | 1985 | - |
| Ilyushin | Ilyushin Il-78 MKI | 2003 | - |
| Antonov | Antonov An-32 | 1984 | - |
[edit] Historical Aircraft
[edit] Bombers/Ground Attack
[edit] Fighters
- Hawker Hunter
- Folland Gnat built by HAL under licence from Folland in the UK
- HAL Ajeet
- HAL HF-24 Marut(1969 - 1990 )
[edit] Helicopters
- Mil Mi-4
- Mi-8
- Mi-17
- Mi-35
- Mi-26
- Chetak (ALLOUTE III)
- Cheetah (SA 315 LAMA)
- HAL Dhruv (Advanced light helicopter )
[edit] Trainers
- HAL HT-2
- PZL TS-11 Iskra 50 Polish jet trainer aircraft Iskra bis D were bought by India in 1975, then further 26 in the 1990s. All Iskra aircraft were withdrawn from the IAF by December 16, 2004.
[edit] See also
