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ESTABLISHMENT 8 October, 1932
HEADQUARTERS Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
ROLE Aerial Warfare
MOTTO Nabha Sprsam Diptam (Translated 'Glory that touches the sky')
WEBSITE https://indianairforce.nic.in
ANNIVERSARY October 8

Key People

President Droupadi Murmu

Commander-in-Chief

Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari

Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)

Air Marshal Sandeep Singh

Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS)

Fleet Size

Pilots

Employees

170,576

AIRCRAFT FLEET

TYPE MODEL NUMBER
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
SEPECAT Jaguar

MiG 21

MiG 29

Dassault Mirage 2000

Dassault Rafale

HAL Tejas

Sukhoi Su-30

130

128

65

45

23

19

248
AWACS
Embraer E145

Ilyushin IL76 (Beriev A-50)

2

3
RECONNAISSANCE
Boeing B707-300

Boeing B737-200

Gulfstream G100

Bombardier Global 5000

1

2

2

2
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
Gulfstream 3

3
TANKER
Ilyushin IL78

6
TRANSPORT
Antonov An32

Boeing C17

Lockheed Martin C-130J

Dornier D0228

Hawker Siddeley HS 748

Ilyushin IL76

103

11

12

53

57

17
HELICOPTERS
Boeing AH-64

Boeing CH-47

HAL Dhruv

Mil Mi 17

Mil Mi 24

Aérospatiale SA315 (HAL Cheetah)

Aérospatiale SA316 (HAL Chetak)

22

15

107

223

15

17

77
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
BAE Hawk 132

SEPECAT Jaguar

HAL Kiran

MiG 29

Dassault Mirage 2000

Pilatus PC7

102

30

78

10

12

75

Fleet Detail

AIRCRAFT IMAGE REGISTERATION VARIANT DATE OF INDUCTION STATUS
LA5014 Tejas LCA Mk1 Oct 2020 Active
LA5013 Tejas LCA Mk1 Oct 2020 Active
LA5012 Tejas LCA Mk1 Dec 2018 Active
LA5011 Tejas LCA Mk1 Feb 2019 Active
LA5010 Tejas LCA Mk1 Feb 2019 Active
LA5009 Tejas LCA Mk1 Oct 2018 Active
LA5008 Tejas LCA Mk1 Feb 2019 Active
LA5007 Tejas LCA Mk1 Jan 2018 Active
LA5006 Tejas LCA Mk1 Feb 2019 Active
LA5005 Tejas LCA Mk1 Mar 2017 Active
LA5004 Tejas LCA Mk1 Oct 2017 Active
LA5003 Tejas LCA Mk1 Oct 2017 Active
LA5002 Tejas LCA Mk1 Jul 2016 Active
LA5001 Tejas LCA Mk1 Jul 2016 Active
KH2017 Tejas LCA Mar 2012 Active
KH2015 Tejas LCA Jul 2008 Active
KH2014 Tejas LCA Jul 2008 Active
KH2012 Tejas LCA Dec 2008 Active
KH2011 Tejas LCA Feb 2009 Active
KJ3454 Il-78MKI Apr 2021 Active
KJ3453 Il-78MKI Sept 2019 Active
KJ3452 Il-78MKI Jun 2019 Active
KJ3451 Il-78MKI Jun 2019 Active
KJ3450 Il-78MKI Sept 2020 Active
KJ3449 Il-78MKI Apr 2021 Active
CB8011 C-17A Aug 2019 Active
CB8010 C-17A Sept 2014 Active
CB8009 C-17A Jul 2014 Active
CB8008 C-17A Oct 2014 Active
CB8007 C-17A Dec 2014 Active
CB8006 C-17A Nov 2014 Active
CB8005 C-17A Nov 2013 Active
CB8004 C-17A Oct 2013 Active
CB8003 C-17A Aug 2013 Active
CB8002 C-17A Jul 2013 Active
CB8001 C-17A Jun 2013 Active
KC3813 C-130J-30 Dec 2019 Active
KC3812 C-130J-30 Aug 2017 Active
KC3811 C-130J-30 Aug 2017 Active
KC3810 C-130J-30 Jun 2017 Active
KC3809 C-130J-30 Aug 2017 Active
KC3808 C-130J-30 Jul 2017 Active
KC3807 C-130J-30 Jul 2017 Active
KC3806 C-130J-30 Sept 2011 Active
KC3805 C-130J-30 Jun 2011 Active
KC3804 C-130J-30 Jun 2011 Active
KC3802 C-130J-30 Jan 2011 Active
KC3801 C-130J-30 Dec 2011 Active
KI3014 Il-76MD Dec 2019 Active
KI3013 Il-76MD Mar 2019 Active
KI3012 Il-76MD Dec 2019 Active
KI2878 Il-76MD May 2018 Active
KI2666 Il-76MD Oct 2018 Active
KI2664 Il-76MD Jul 2017 Active
KI2662 Il-76MD Aug 2018 Active
K3078 Il-76MD Oct 1989 Active
K3077 Il-76MD Aug 1989 Active
K3000 Il-76MD Dec 1998 Active
K2999 Il-76MD Sept 2021 Active
K2902 Il-76MD Jun 1989 Active
K2901 Il-76MD Jun 2004 Active
K2879 Il-76MD Sept 1987 Active
K2665 Il-76MD Feb 1990 Active
K2663 Il-76MD Jun 1986 Active
K2661 Il-76MD Dec 1998 Active
ZV4822 AH-64E Mar 2020 Active
ZV4812 AH-64E Mar 2020 Active
ZV4820 AH-64E Mar 2020 Active
ZV4819 AH-64E Mar 2020 Active
ZV4818 AH-64E Jan 2022 Active
ZV4817 AH-64E Dec 2019 Active
ZV4816 AH-64E Dec 2019 Active
ZV4815 AH-64E Dec 2019 Active
ZV4814 AH-64E Dec 2019 Active
ZV4813 AH-64E Dec 2019 Active
ZV4812 AH-64E Spet 2019 Active
ZV4811 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4810 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4809 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4808 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4807 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4806 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4805 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4804 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4803 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4802 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZV4801 AH-64E Sept 2019 Active
ZL4680 CH-47F Oct 2020 Active
ZL4679 CH-47F May 2022 Active
ZL4678 CH-47F Oct 2021 Active
ZL4677 CH-47F Aug 2021 Active
ZL4676 CH-47F Aug 2021 Active
ZL4675 CH-47F Feb 2021 Active
ZL4674 CH-47F Feb 2021 Active
ZL4673 CH-47F Nov 2019 Active
ZL4672 CH-47F Feb 2019 Active
ZL4671 CH-47F Feb 2019 Active
ZL4670 CH-47F Feb 2019 Active
ZL4669 CH-47F Feb 2019 Active
ZL4668 CH-47F Feb 2019 Active
ZL4667 CH-47F Nov 2019 Active
ZL46666 CH-47F Feb 2021 Active

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