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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 .
1965 War, the Inside Story: Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan's Diary of India-Pakistan War. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-269-0762-5. Sapru, Somanth, Combat Lore: Indian Air Force 1930-1945 K W Publishers, 2014, 978-9383649259; Singh, Pushpindar, Aircraft of the Indian Air Force 1933-1973 English Book Store, New Delhi, 1974, ASIN ...
Total 106 airframes are planned for Indian Air Force. [8] [9] HAL Combat Air Trainer (HJT-39) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Never flown Cancelled 0 Dropped in favour of Hawk 132. [10] HAL SPORT (Supersonic Omni Role Trainer Aircraft) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited TBD Designing phase Advanced trainer based on HAL Tejas fighter aircraft. [11] [12]
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 ]
This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the Indian Air Force. Squadrons might have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation. Expeditionary and provisional units are not listed.
The display team was formed in October 2003 and was officially established as No. 151 Helicopter Unit of the Indian Air Force in 2005. [1] The team was initially based out of Yelahanka Air Force Station near Bangalore before shifting base to Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore in 2009. [2] [4]
112 Helicopter Unit, IAF is the alma-mater of all Medium Lift Helicopters, which has been training pilots, flight engineers and flight gunners for achieving highest professional standards. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the President’s Standard to 112 Helicopter Unit of Indian Air Force on 11 March 2014 at Kanpur.
[55] [56] On 17 June 2024, Ministry of Defence issued Request for Proposal (RFP) for 156 more helicopters of which Indian Army will procure 90 units and Indian Air Force will get the remaining 66 units. [57] The deal, worth ₹ 53,000 crore (US$6.1 billion), will be signed by 31 March 2025. [58]