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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

AIRCRAFT IMAGE 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