Indian Air Force

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SMR Grade B

Air Force Rank 5th

Indian Total Air Assets

Technology Generations 

Fighters

3rd Gen Fighters (170)

4th Gen Fighters 10 (58)

4+ Gen Fighters 55

4++ Gen Fighters 505

3rd Gen Attack Aircraft 56

4th Gen Attack Aircraft 246 (165)

5th Gen Attack Aircraft 110

6th Gen Attack Aircraft 22

Special Type Aircraft 

2nd Gen AEW&C Aircraft 14

3rd Gen AEW&C Aircraft 6

4th Gen EW Aircraft 6

Recon Aircraft 67 (6)

ASW Aircraft 44 (3)

Logistical Aircraft

4th Gen Helicopters 331

3rd Gen Helicopters 200

2nd Gen Helicopters 215 (20)

3rd Gen Transports 162

4th Gen Transports 83

5th Gen Transports 29

Tankers 6

Trainers 102

Drones

Unmanned Stealth Bombers 2

Stealth UCAVs 1

UCAVs 2

Recon UAVs 194

EW UAVs 69

Small Drones 

Small Recon UAVs 399

Munition Drones 1,290

Stocks

3rd Generation Fighter Jets

MiG-21MF (100)

MiG-23MF (70)

4th Generation Fighter Jets 

Jaguar IM 10x

MiG-21bison (58)

4+ Generation Fighter Jets

MiG-21UPG 55x

4++ Generation Fighter Jets

Mirage 2000I 43x

Mirage 2000TI 11x

MiG-29K 40x

MiG-29KUB 5x

MiG-29UPG 73x

Su-30MKI 257x

Rafale-DH 8x

Rafale-EH 27x

Tejas LSP 7x

Tejas 34x 

3rd Generation Attack Aircraft 

Dhruv M-III 56x

4th Generation Attack Aircraft

Mi-35 15x

MiG-27ML (165)

Jaguar IB 30x

Jaguar IS 80x

Hawk 121x

5th Generation Attack Aircraft

Rudra 91x

Prachand 19x

6th Generation Attack Aircraft 

AH-64E 22x

2nd Generation Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft

Ka-31R 14x

3rd Generation Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft

A-50EI 3x

R-99 3x

4th Generation Electronic Warfare Aircraft

G5000-SIGINT 2x

707-337C Phalcon 1x

GIIISRA-1 3x

Reconnaissance Aircraft

D228-101 25x

D228-201 36x

BN-2B 4x

G1125 Astra 2x

MiG-25RBK (6)

Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft

P-8 12x

C-295MPA 1x

Tu-142MK-E 6x

Il-38 (3)

MH-60R 6x

Ka-28 19x

Aerial Refuelling Tankers

Il-78MKI 6x

Trainer Aircraft

Virus 72x

PC-7 75x

Cheetak 30x

Kiran 107x

3rd Generation Transport Planes

D228 58x

ERJ 145 1x

An-32 103x

4th Generation Transport Planes

777-300ER 2x

737-700 3x

HS748 57x

Il-76MD 17x

L600 4x

5th Generation Transport Planes

C-130J 12x

C-295 6x

C-17 11x

4th Generation Helicopters

Dhruv-M 276x

Mi-17V-5 40x

CH-47FI 15x

3rd Generation Helicopters

Mi-17 200x

2nd Generation Helicopters

Cheetak 190x

WS-61 25x

Ka-25 (20)

Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles

Reaper 2x

Stealth Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles

CATS Warrior 1x

Unmanned Stealth bombers

Ghatak 2x

Unmanned Aerial Electronic Warfare Vehicles

Eitan 4x

Heron E 65x 

Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicles

Searcher 98x

MR-20 48x

Drishti-10 2x

Lakshya 40x

Rustom-H 2x

TAPAS-BH-201 4x

Small Recon UAVs

Switch 200x

Imperial Eagle 50x

Netra 44x

NIMBUS 80x

BELUGA 25x

Loitering Munition Drones

Nagastra 450x

Firefly 200x

Trinetra 70x

Harop 8x

Harpy 12x

Swarm Drone 100x

Skystriker 100x

Shaurya-1 50x

Warmate 100x

ALS-50 140x

JM-1 60x

Logistics

Transports 269

Rotorcraft 572

Tankers 6

Trainers 379

Air Force Bases 64

Airports 487

Heliports 500

Resupply and Repair Capabilities

Aircraft Technicians ~72,000

Air Force Bases 64

Airports 487

Heliports 500

Production Capabilities

Aircraft Producers 132

Global Aircraft Production 1.7%

Capacity per Year

Fighters 10-30 4th and 4.5

Rotorcraft 20-40

Planes 2-12

Capabilities of Aircraft 

Weapons Systems 

30mm+ Guns 525

20mm+ Guns 311

Hardpoints 4,860

Ordinance Capacity 4,822,200 kg

Passive Systems 

PESA Radars 414

Pulse Doppler Radars 161

Radar Missiles 3rd Gen 

IR Missiles 4th Gen 

Number and Variety of Aircraft and Drones

Aircraft 

MultiRole Aircraft 507

Interdictors 10

Interceptors 55

Light Combat Aircraft 121

Attack Aircraft 313

AEW Aircraft 20

ASW Aircraft 44

EW Aircraft 6

Recon Aircraft 67

CC4 Aircraft / 3

CC3 Aircraft / 3

CC2 Aircraft / 14

Drones

Unmanned Stealth Bombers 2

Stealth UCAVs 1

UCAVs 2

Recon UAVs 194

EW UAVs 69

Small Drones 

Small Recon UAVs 399

Munition Drones 1,290

Personnel 

Air Force 170,000

Reserve 140,000

Naval Air ~300

Total Number of Aircraft 1,146

Total Number of Drones 268

Total Number of Small Drones 1,689

Total Personnel 310,300

Total Variety 17