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Order of Battle - India
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The list below provides an overview of military aircraft types operated by Indian armed forces and the (primary) roles they fulfil.

  Indian Air Force
94x   An-32 Cline   tactical transport
3x   Beech 200   light transport
3x   Boeing 737-200   heavy transport
  "          "   +3 on order
30x   Dhruv   utility
  "          "   +24 on order
28x   Do228-201   light transport
  "          "   +12 on order
5x   ERJ-135   VIP transport
3x   G1159A Gulfstream III   VIP transport
10x   Hawk 132   advanced flying training
  "          "   +56 on order
84x   HJT-16 Kiran   basic flying training
12x   HJT-32 Sitara   advanced flying training
  "          "   +213 on order
70x   HPT-32 Deepak   basic flying training
64x   HS748-100   light transport
17x   Il-76 Candid   heavy transport
7x   Il-78MKI Midas   air-to-air refueling
  "          "   +1 on order
10x   Jaguar IM   maritime strike
78x   Jaguar IS   ground attack
1x   LCA Tejas   multi-role
  "          "   +39 on order
82x   Mi-8 Hip   medium-lift transport
52x   Mi-17 Hip   medium-lift transport
  "          "   +80 on order
8x   Mi-26 Halo   heavy-lift transport
32x   Mi-35 Hind   anti-armour attack
124x   MiG-21UPG Bison   air defence
16x   MiG-23BN Flogger   ground attack
120x   MiG-27ML Flogger   ground attack
28x   MiG-27UPG Flogger   ground attack
48x   MiG-29 Fulcrum   air defence
8x   MiG-29UB Fulcrum   operational conversion
31x   Mirage 2000H   air defence
10x   Mirage 2000TH   operational conversion
24x   SA315B Cheetah   forward air control & utility
92x   SA316B Chetak   anti-armour attack & casualty evacuation
6x   SA365 Dauphin   utility
80x   Su-30MKI Flanker   multi-role
  "          "   +150 on order
   
  Indian Army
32x   Dhruv   utility
  "          "   +73 on order
48x   SA315B Cheetah   utility
60x   SA316B Chetak   utility
   
  Indian Navy
5x   BN-2 Islander   surveillance
6x   Dhruv   anti-submarine warfare & utility
20x   Do228-101/201   light transport & reconnaissance
2x   Harrier T4   operational conversion
8x   HJT-16 Kiran   basic flying training
8x   HPT-32 Deepak   basic flying training
5x   Il-38SD May   maritime patrol
3x   Ka-25 Hormone   utility
10x   Ka-28 Helix   anti-submarine warfare
9x   Ka-31 Helix   airborne early warnings
2x   Mi-2 Hoplite   utility
30x   SA316B Chetak   utility
25x   SA319B Chetak   utility
12x   Seaharrier FRS51   air defence
18x   Seaking Mk42   anti-submarine warfare & medium-lift transport
6x   Tu-142M Bear   maritime patrol
   
  Future orders
3x   A-50EhI Phalcon   deliveries from 2009
6x   C-130J-30 Hercules   delivery date(s) unknown
3x   ERJ-145 AEW&C   deliveries from 2011
12x   MiG-29K Fulcrum   deliveries from 2008
4x   MiG-29KUB Fulcrum   deliveries from 2008
   
Remarks
  • The Mi-35 Hinds will be replaced by 22 new attack helicopters.
  • The Navy's BN-2 Islanders will be replaced by six light reconaissance aircraft.
  • The Navy's Dhruvs fail to meet basic requirements and will be phased out.
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