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Air Force Equipment

Introduction
SYSTEM Inventory
90 95 00 02 05 08 10 15 20 25 30
BOMBER / Attack 89 97 88 84 74 74 74 72 70 70 -
Jaguar S(I) Shamsher* 80 97 88 84 74 74 74 72 70 70 -
Canberra B(I).58 / B(I).66 9 - - - - - - - - - -
Fighter 694 657 608 583 577 484 469 453 549 664 818
SQUADRONS [16-20A/C] AUTHORIZED 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42
SQUADRONS [16-20A/C] ON HAND 36.5 34.6 36.0 30.7 30.4 25.5 24.7 23.8 28.9 36.5 43.8
Fifth Generation Combat Aircraft - - - - - - - - - - 72?
MCA - - - - - - - - - ? 72?
F-35 JSF - - - - - - - - ?? ?? ??
FGFA - - - - - - - - 10 75 127
Heavy Combat Aircraft (HCA) - - 8 16 28 48 80 140 200 282 312
Su-30K/MK/MKI - - 8 16 28 48 80 140 200 282 312
Medium Combat Aircraft (MCA) 288 309 309 278 263 198 182 158 174 274 386
ORCA - - - - - - - - - - 90
MWF - - - - - - - - - - 90
AMCSA - - - - - - - - - 90 90
MRF Rafale [MRF / MRCA] - - - - - - - 24 36 36 36
Mirage 2000H/TH Vajra 47 35 40 40 40 36 36 36 36 36 -
MiG-29B Baaz 50 67 64 63 65 48 48 48 48 80 80
MiG-27M/ML Bahadur 70 133 132 123 108 98 98 48 36 - -
MiG-23BN Vijay 64 54 53 52 50 16 - - - - -
MiG-23MF Rakshak 57 20 20 - - - - - - - -
HF-24 Marut - - - - - - - - - - -
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ***** 396 348 291 289 286 238 207 155 175 120 120
LCA Tejas - - - 2 4 6 10 30 50 120 120
MiG-21bis-93 Vikram Bison - - - - - 104 125 125 125 .. ..
MiG-21bis Vikram 170 170 169 165 165 8 - - - - -
MiG-21M/MF/PFMA Trishul 144 144 96 96 81 72 72 - - - -
MiG-21FL Trishul 34 34 26 26 36 48 - - - - -
Ajeet 48 - - - - - - - - - -
Combat Trainer88 99 98 93 93 65 65 45 39
MiG-29UB - 7 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 .. ..
MiG-27UM 10 15 15 12 12 11 11 5 - - -
MiG-23UM 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 - - - -
MiG-21U 40 40 40 40 40 28 28 15 15 .. ..
Mirage 2000TH Vajra 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .. ..
Jaguar B(I) 5 14 14 14 14 8 8 8 8 .. ..
Canberra T.54 20 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
Canberra TT.418** 5 5 2 2 2 - - - - - -
ECM
Canberra B(I).58** 5 5 4 4 3 - - - - - -
Mig-21M (ECM) - - - + + - - - - - -
ELINT / COMMAND POST
Boeing 707 **** 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. ..
Boeing 737 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. ..
HS-748 4 - - - - - - - - - -
AEW
Awacs-India - - - - - - - - - - -
Embraer 145 AEW&C - - - - - - - - - - -
IL-76 Phalcon 2 - - - - - - 3 4 6 .. ..
HS-748 ASP - 1 1 - - - - - - - -
RECCE / MR / SURVEY
Canberra PR.57 8 6 6 6 2 - - - - - -
Canberra PR.67 - 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
Mig-25R 6 6 6 6 6 - - - - - -
Mig-25U 2 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
Gulfstream IV SRA 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 .. ..
Learjet 29 2 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
TANKER
A330 MRTT - - - - - - - - - 6 6
IL-78 - - - - 2 6 6 6 6 .. ..
TRANSPORT
Transport - Large
C-17 Globemaster III - - - - - - - 10 10 .. ..
Il-76 Gajraj 12 19 25 25 25 30 30 20 20 .. ..
Transport - Intermediate
C-130J - - - - - - - 6 6 .. ..
An-12B 30 - - - - - - - - - -
Transport - Medium
MTA - - - - - - - .. 45 45 45
C295 - - - - - - - .. .. 10 56
An-32 Sutlej 108 105 105 105 105 122 122 122 122 .. ..
Transport - Light
Embraer EMB-135BJ - - - - - 4 4 4 4 .. ..
BAe-748 32 29 28 28 28 64 64 64 64 .. ..
BAe-748*** 24 28 28 28 28 - - - - - -
Do-228 10 30 45 45 45 43 43 43 43 .. ..
DHC-4 10 - - - - - - - - - -
DHC-3 10 - - - - - - - - - -
Passenger
Boeing 707 - - - - - 4 4 4 4 .. ..
Boeing 737 2 - - - - 4 4 4 4 .. ..
BAe-748 VIP 7 7 7 7 7 - - - - - -
TRAINING
Advanced Jet Trainer
Hawk Mk 132AJT - - - - - 6 21 66 66 .. ..
Hunter T.66 20 18 18 - - - - - - - -
Hunter F.56 20 20 20 - - - - - - - -
Intermediate Jet Trainer
HJT-36 IJT Sitara - - - - - - - 12 +12 .. ..
HJT-16 Mk II Kiran II 57 56 56 56 56 84 - - - - -
HJT-16 Kiran I 120 120 120 120 120 - - - - - -
Primary Trainer
HTT-40 - - - - - - - 2 10 70 70
BTA / Pilatas PC-7 - - - - - - - 49 - 112 112
HPT-32 Deepak 20 88 88 88 88 88 - - - - -
TS-11 Iskra 44 44 44 34 - - - - - - -
HT-2 60 - - - - - - - - - -
HELICOPTERS
ATTACK HEL
AH-64E / AAH - - - - - - - 22 22 .. ..
LCH - - - - - - - 20 65 .. ..
Mi-25/35 - 32 32 +20 ~40 20 20 - - - -
Mi-25 12 - - - - - - - - - -
TRANSPORT - HEAVY
CH-47 - - - - - - - 15 15 .. ..
Mi-26 4 10 10 10 10 4 4 - - - -
TRANSPORT - MEDIUM ******
VVIP - - - - - - - 12 12 .. ..
Mi-171 - - - - - - 10 80 80 .. ..
Mi-17 50 50 50 50 50 72 72 72 72 .. ..
Mi-8 80 80 79 79 79 102 102 46 46 .. ..
TRANSPORT - LIGHT
Kamov Ka-226 LOH - - - - - - - - 133
Dhruv ALH - - - - 2 8 25 75 150 .. ..
Chetak - - - - - 48 48 48 48 .. ..
Cheetah - - - - - 24 24 24 24 .. ..
Chetak / Cheetah + + + + +40 - - - - - -
TRAINING
Chetak 20 20 20 20 20 - - - - - -
Mi-24 - 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
Mi-35 - 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
UAV
MQ-9 Reaper - - - - - - - - ? 10 10
DRDO Nishant - - - - - - + + + .. ..
Lakshya PTA - - - - - - + + + .. ..
IAI Harpy - - - - - - + + + .. ..
IAI Heron - - - - - - + + + .. ..
Searcher Mk II - - + + + + + + + .. ..
DRDO Rustom - - - - - - + + + .. ..
DRDO Pawan - - - - - - + + + .. ..
DRDO Gagan - - - - - - + + + .. ..
MISSILES
ASM
Akash + - - - - - - - - - -
AM-39 Exocet + - + + + + + + + .. ..
AS-7 Kerry + + + + + + + + + .. ..
AS-11B + + + + + + + + + .. ..
AS-12 - + + + + + + + + .. ..
AS-17 Krypton - - + + + + + + + .. ..
AS-30 + + + + + + + + + .. ..
Sea Eagle + + + + + + + + + .. ..
AAM
AA-2 Atoll + + - - - - - - - - -
AA-7 Apex + + + + + + + + + .. ..
AA-8 Aphid - + + + + + + + + .. ..
AA-10 Alamo - + + + + + + + + .. ..
AA-11 Archer - + + + + + + + + .. ..
AA-12 Adder - + + + + + + + + .. ..
R-550 Magic + + + + + + + + + .. ..
Matra Super 530D - - - - + + + + + .. ..
Astra - - - - - - - + + .. ..
SAM
SA-2 - V-75 Divina 280 280 280 280 - - - - - - -
SA-3 - S-125 Pechora + + + + + + + + + .. ..
SA-5 - + + - - - - - - - -
SA-8B - - - - + + + + + .. ..
SA-10 - - ? ? - - - - - - -
SA-16 - - - - + + + + + .. ..
Akash - - - - - - - + + + +
LLQRM - - - - - - - - - + +
MR-SAM - - - - - - - - - + +
LR-SAM - - - - - - - - - + +
S-400 - - - - - - - - - + +
SSM
Prithvi SS250 - - - + + + + + + .. ..

Notes

    * - Between 1995 and 2008 according to the IISS military balance the IAF had one squadron operating between 6-10 Jaguar S(I) aircraft equipped with the Sea Eagle anti-ship missile dedicated to the Maritime Attack role.

    ** - Canberra B(I).58's used in the ECM role also had a secondary target towing mission, while TT.418's had a secondary ECM role.

    *** - While used in the training capacity these BAe-748's retained their cargo capacity and could be used in a secondary transport role.

    **** - The Indian Air Force is believed to operate at least one one Boeing 707 configured for ELINT duties and mainly targeted against Pakistan.

    ***** - There is evidently something defective with IISS counting of MiG-21 in the 2000-2005 timeframe. The 2008 number is from a high confidence local source. 

    			1995	2000	2002	2005	2008
MiG-21M/MF/PFMA 	144	69	55	81	72 
MiG-21FL 		34 	26	26	36	48

    ****** - There is evidently something defective with IISS counting of Mi-8 / Mi-17 in the 2005-2008 timeframe. There is a big jump in inventory with no reported sales in this timeframe. 

    	2005	2008
Mi-17	50	72 
Mi-8 	79	102

Sources: IISS The Military Balance, SIPRI Arms Transfers Database



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