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Current aircraft of the Indian Armed Forces
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
HAL Tejas at Aero India 2017
IAF
Rafale take off from
Dassault Aviation Facility,
Merignac , France.
A Su-30MKI
Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform
A C-130J Hercules on approach
HAL Prachand
Army Aviation Corps
HAL Rudra attack helicopters during Rudra Shakti 2024 exercise
Naval Air Arm
Heliborne operation from
HAL Dhruv MK-III
A Boeing P-8I Neptune of Indian Navy
MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy
Coast Guard
A Dornier Do-228-101
See also
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