Indian Air Force (IAF) Aircraft from Origin to Present Day

Indian Air Force (IAF) Aircraft from Origin to Present Day

The Indian Air Force has been steadily stockpiling a large collection of aircraft since its independence from Britain in 1947.

There are a total of (101) Indian Air Force (IAF) Aircraft from Origin to Present Day in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below by initial year of service descending. Flag images indicative of country of origin. Developmental products and future concepts are also included in this listing.

2025

HAL AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)
5th Generation Fighter Concept

2022

HAL Sukhoi PMF/FGFA
Multirole 5th Generation Fighter Concept

2020

DRDO AURA
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)

2018

DRDO Rustom (Warrior)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

2018

Ilyushin IL-214 MTA (Multirole Transport Aircraft)
Medium-Lift Tactical Military Transport / Freighter

2018

HAL HTT-40
Tandem-Seat Basic Trainer Aircraft

2018

Embraer E2 (E-Jet)
Narrow-Body Passenger Airliner

2016

HAL LCH (Light Combat Helicopter)
Light Attack Helicopter

2016

HAL Tejas LCA (Light Combat Aircraft)
Multirole Fighter Aircraft

2015

HAL HJT-36 Sitara (Star)
Intermediate Jet Trainer / Light Attack Aircraft

2014

Airbus A350
Wide-Body Long-Range Airliner

2013

Boeing P-8 Poseidon
Multi-mission Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance and Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft

2012

DRDO Nishant
Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

2011

Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100)
Regional Passenger Jet Airliner

2011

Boeing 787 (Dreamliner)
Wide-Body Passenger Airliner

2009

Mikoyan MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D)
Carrier-Based Multi-Role Fighter

2008

Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk (Tarantula Hawk)
VTOL Micro Air Vehicle

2007

ShinMaywa US-2
Amphibious Flying Boat

2007

Mikoyan MiG-35 (Fulcrum-F)
Multi-role Aircraft

2005

IAI Heron / Machatz-1
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

2002

HAL Dhruv (Polaris)
Multirole Medium-Lift Transport Helicopter

2002

Kamov Ka-226 Sergei
Light Utility Helicopter

2001

Dassault Rafale
Multi-role Fighter

2000

AgustaWestland AW101/ EH Industries EH101 Merlin
Medium Lift / Multirole Helicopter

1996

Sukhoi Su-30 (Flanker-C)
Air Superiority / Strike Fighter

1995

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Tactical / Strategic Military Transport Aircraft

1995

Kamov Ka-31 (Helix)
Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Naval Helicopter

1995

Boeing 777 (Triple Seven)
Wide-Body Passenger / Cargo Jet Airliner

1994

Airbus A330
Wide Body Passenger Jet Airliner

1992

IAI Searcher
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

1988

Airbus A320
Passenger Narrow-Body Jet Airliner

1986

Boeing / Hughes AH-64 Apache
Attack Helicopter

1984

Mikoyan MiG-29 (Fulcrum)
Lightweight Multi-Role Fighter

1983

Gulfstream II / III / C-20 / SRA-1
VIP Transport / Reconnaissance Platform

1983

Mil Mi-26 (Halo)
Heavy-Lift Transport Helicopter

1982

Dornier Do 228
Utility Transport / Maritime Patrol Aircraft

1982

Kamov Ka-27 (Helix)
Anti-Ship / Multi-role Naval Helicopter

1981

Mil Mi-17 (Hip-H)
Medium-Lift Transport Helicopter / Gunship

1979

Dassault Mirage 2000
Multi-role Aircraft

1978

BAe Sea Harrier
Carrierborne V/STOL (Vertical Short Take-Off and Landing) Strike Fighter

1976

Antonov An-32 (Cline)
Tactical Military Transport

1976

BAe Hawk
Advanced Trainer / Light Strike

1975

Ilyushin IL-76 (Candid)
Strategic Transport / Tanker Aircraft

1975

Mikoyan MiG-27 (Flogger)
Ground Attack Aircraft

1973

Mil Mi-24 (Hind)
Armed Assault Gunship / Attack Helicopter

1973

SEPECAT Jaguar
Strike Fighter

1972

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Foxbat)
Supersonic Interceptor / Reconnaissance Bomber Aircraft

1972

Tupolev Tu-142 (Bear)
Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare Bomber

1972

Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire)
Strategic Bomber / Maritime Strike Fighter

1970

Boeing 747 (Jumbo Jet)
Long-Range Passenger / Heavy Cargo Transport

1970

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger)
Fighter-Interceptor Aircraft

1968

Boeing 737
Short-to-Medium Range Passenger Transport

1968

Ilyushin IL-38 (May)
Anti-Submarine Maritime Patrol Aircraft

1968

HAL HJT-16 Kiran (Ray of Light)
Intermediate-Advanced Trainer / Light Attack Aircraft

1967

HAL HF-24 Marut (Spirit of the Tempest)
Supersonic Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

1967

Mil Mi-8 (Hip)
Multirole Medium Helicopter

1966

Kamov Ka-25 (Hormone)
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Helicopter

1965

Tupolev Tu-126 (Moss)
Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

1965

Mil Mi-2 (Hoplite)
Light Utility / Training Helicopter

1964

PZL TS-11 Iskra
Twin-Seat Jet Trainer Aircraft

1964

Beechcraft King Air
Multirole Transport

1962

Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Medium-Lift, Tandem Rotor Transport Helicopter

1961

Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
Ship-based Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Helicopter

1961

Hughes TH-55 Osage
Light Utility Helicopter

1960

Aerospatiale Alouette III
Light Utility Helicopter / Light Attack Helicopter

1959

Antonov An-12 (Cub)
Military Transport

1959

Breguet Br.1050 Alize (Tradewind)
Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft

1959

Folland / Hawker-Siddeley Gnat
Fighter / Trainer Aircraft

1959

de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
Tactical Transport Aircraft

1959

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Fishbed)
Fighter Aircraft

1959

Sukhoi Su-7 (Fitter-A)
Fighter-Bomber / Ground Attack

1957

Aerospatiale Alouette II
Light Utility Helicopter

1956

Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Tactical Transport / Multi-role / Multi-Mission Aircraft

1956

Hawker Hunter
Daytime Interceptor / Strike Fighter

1955

Dassault Mystere / Super Mystere
Strike Fighter

1953

Hawker (Armstrong Whitworth) Sea Hawk
Carrier-borne Fighter Aircraft

1953

Mil Mi-4 (Hound)
Military and Civilian Transport Helicopter

1953

de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Floatplane Aircraft

1952

Dassault MD.450 Ouragan (Hurricane)
Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

1951

English Electric Canberra
High-Altitude Medium Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft

1947

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Paratroop and Supplies Transport / Gunship Aircraft

1947

Bell H-13 Sioux
Light Utility / Observation Helicopter

1946

Bell Model 47
Light Multi-Purpose Utility Helicopter

1946

de Havilland DH.100 Vampire
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber

1944

Hawker Tempest
Fighter-Bomber / Interceptor Aircraft

1942

Airspeed Horsa
Towed Glider Transport

1942

Douglas C-47 (Skytrain / Dakota)
Medium Transport Aircraft

1942

Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Light Reconnaissance / Observation / Liaison Aircraft

1941

Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Heavy Bomber

1941

Vultee A-35 Vengeance
Dive Bomber

1940

Handley Page Halifax
Heavy Bomber / Night Bomber Aircraft

1939

Boulton Paul Defiant
Night-fighter / Interceptor Aircraft

1938

Curtiss P-36 Hawk (Hawk 75 / Mohawk)
Fighter

1938

Supermarine Spitfire
Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft

1938

Westland Lysander
Liaison / Army Cooperation Aircraft

1937

Hawker Hurricane
Fighter / Ground Attack Aircraft

1937

Airspeed Oxford
Gunnery / Bomber / Navigation / Radio Crew Trainer

1936

North American T-6 Texan
Advanced Trainer Aircraft

1932

de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
Basic Trainer Biplane

1917

Airco DH.9
Light Bomber Biplane Aircraft

1913

Avro 504