INDIAN NAVY

The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation's maritime borders.

Details

ESTABLISHMENT	26 January 1950
HEADQUARTERS	Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
ROLE	Naval Warfare, sealift, force projection, defence deterrence
MOTTO	Sha No Varuna (Translated 'May the Lord of Water be auspicious unto us)
WEBSITE	www.indiannavy.nic.in
ANNIVERSARY	December 4

Key People

President Droupadi Murmu

Commander-in-Chief

Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar

Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)

Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade

Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS)

Fleet Size

300+

Pilots

Employees

67,252

NAVAL AIR ARM FLEET

TYPE	MODEL	NUMBER
COMBAT AIRCRAFT	MiG 29	45
AWACS	Kamov Ka-31	14
MARITIME PATROL	Boeing P8 Poseidon Britten Norman BN-2 Dornier D0228 Ilyushin IL38	11 4 23 4
HELICOPTERS	HAL Dhruv Kamov Ka-28 Westland S-61/UH-3H Sikorsky S70/MH-60R Aérospatiale SA316/319 Westland Seaking 42	14 14 6 2 36 25
TRAINER AIRCRAFT	BAE Hawk 132 HAL Kiran	17 20

Fleet Detail

REGISTERATION	VARIANT	DATE OF INDUCTION	STATUS
IN330	P-8I	Oct 2021	Active
IN329	P-8I	Dec 2021	Active
IN328	P-8I	Dec 2021	Active
IN327	P-8I	Oct 2015	Active
IN326	P-8I	Jun 2015	Active
IN325	P-8I	Nov 2014	Active
IN324	P-8I	Sept 2014	Active
IN323	P-8I	May 2014	Active
IN322	P-8I	Mar 2017	Active
IN321	P-8I	May 2013	Active
IN320	P-8I	Nov 2013	Active
IN308	Il-38SD	Feb 2010	Active
IN307	Il-38SD	Feb 2010	Active
IN306	Il-38SD	Dec 2009	Active
IN303	Il-38SD	Jan 2006	Active
IN725	Ka-31	May 2013	Active
IN724	Ka-31	May 2013	Active
IN723	Ka-31	Apr 2019	Active
IN722	Ka-31	May 2013	Active
IN721	Ka-31	Feb 2016	Active
IN569	Ka-31	Feb 2005	Active
IN568	Ka-31	Feb 2005	Active
IN567	Ka-31	Feb 2005	Active
IN566	Ka-31	Feb 2005	Active
IN565	Ka-31	Feb 2005	Active
IN564	Ka-31	Feb 2005	Active
IN563	Ka-31	Feb 2005	Active
IN562	Ka-31	Feb 2005	Active
IN561	Ka-31	Aug 2003	Active
IN597	Ka-28	Dec 1993	Active
IN596	Ka-28	Mar 1999	Active
IN595	Ka-28	Jan 2009	Active
IN590	Ka-28	Jan 2008	Active
IN591	Ka-28	Jan 2008	Active
IN589	Ka-28	Feb 2005	Active
IN588	Ka-28	Feb 2005	Active
IN587	Ka-28	Nov 1999	Active
IN586	Ka-28	Mar 1999	Active
IN585	Ka-28	Nov 1999	Active
IN584	Ka-28	Feb 2001	Active
IN583	Ka-28	Feb 2009	Active
IN582	Ka-28	Feb 2001	Active
IN581	Ka-28	Feb 2001	Active
IN540	UH-3H	Nov 2014	Active
IN539	UH-3H	Apr 2015	Active
IN538	UH-3H	Feb 2011	Active
IN537	UH-3H	Dec 2009	Active
IN536	UH-3H	Dec 2014	Active
IN535	UH-3H	Mar 2011	Active
IN752	MH-60R	Jul 2021	Active
IN751	MH-60R	Jul 2021	Active
IN821	MiG-29K	Sept 2021	Active
IN820	MiG-29K	Apr 2015	Active
IN819	MiG-29K	Feb 2017	Active
IN818	MiG-29K	Jan 2018	Active
IN817	MiG-29K	Apr 2015	Active
IN816	MiG-29K	Jun 2014	Active
IN815	MiG-29K	Apr 2015	Active
IN814	MiG-29K	Sept 2019	Active
IN813	MiG-29K	Feb 2016	Active
IN812	MiG-29K	May 2013	Active
IN811	MiG-29K	May 2013	Active
IN810	MiG-29K	May 2013	Active
IN809	MiG-29K	May 2013	Active
IN808	MiG-29K	May 2013	Active
IN807	MiG-29K	May 2013	Active
IN806	MiG-29K	May 2013	Active
IN805	MiG-29K	May 2013	Active
IN804	MiG-29K	Dec 2009	Active
IN803	MiG-29K	Dec 2009	Active
IN802	MiG-29K	Feb 2010	Active
IN801	MiG-29K	Feb 2010	Active
IN679	MiG-29KUB	May 2016	Active
IN678	MiG-29KUB	Sept 2016	Active
IN677	MiG-29KUB	Jun 2014	Active
IN676	MiG-29KUB	Apr 2015	Active
IN675	MiG-29KUB	May 2014	Active
IN674	MiG-29KUB	May 2013	Active
IN673	MiG-29KUB	May 2013	Active
IN672	MiG-29KUB	Dec 2009	Active
IN671	MiG-29KUB	May 2013	Active