
List of aircraft of the Indian Air Force
    
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        List of aircraft of the Indian Air Force is a list of current and historical aircraft that have ever served in the Indian Air Force
. As of (year) 2010 - 2011,there are 1,330 aircraft in active service.
For aircraft programmes still under development refer to Future of the Indian Air Force
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Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force  is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
. As of (year) 2010 - 2011,there are 1,330 aircraft in active service.
For aircraft programmes still under development refer to Future of the Indian Air Force
Future of the Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force started modernising and upgrading its aging and outdated equipment since the late 90’s. For that reason it has started procuring and developing aircraft, weapons, associated technologies, and infrastructures. Some of these programmes date back to the late 80’s...
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 || HAL Tejas ||  || Multi-role || Mark I || 7 || Induction in progress. The first squadron will be in place by 2013. 40 Mark 1 aircraft have been ordered, to be followed by 120-180 Mark 2 LCAs. The IAF has a requirement of 200 single seat and 20 double seat LCAs.
 || Dassault Mirage 2000 ||  || Multi-role fighter || Mirage 2000H || 51 || A total 59 were purchased from France, with 8 lost to accidents. Remaining to be upgraded to mirage 2000-5 mk 2 standard by 2021.
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 || HAL HJT-16 Kiran ||  || Intermediate Trainer (IJT) || HJT-16 || 137 ||
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 || Mil Mi-35 Hind-E ||  || Attack helicopter || Mi-35 || 20 || To be replaced by 22 Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters.
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