Bharat Arsenal Index · Vol. I
Indian Armed
Forces
A reference catalogue of the equipment fielded by the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force — browsable by service, category and role, with selected flagship platforms opening as interactive detail sheets.
- 1.45M
- Active personnel
- 2nd
- Largest military
- 3
- Armed services
What the fleet looks like
Drawn from all 163 catalogued platforms. Every chart is clickable — follow any bar into the matching equipment list.
Where the commands are
Operational command headquarters of the three services, plus the tri-service Andaman & Nicobar Command.
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
- Tri-service
Command headquarters only, located to city level — this map does not show units, equipment basing or forward deployments. Outline © DataMeet India community (CC BY 4.0), showing Government of India boundaries.
How much is built in India
Share of each service's catalogued equipment by how it was procured.
- Indigenous
- Licence-built
- Joint development
- Imported
Counts distinct platform types, not units in service. Shared platforms are counted under each operating service.
Where it comes from
Supplier countries by number of platforms in the catalogue.
- India61
- Russia / USSR36
- France10
- United States10
- Israel8
- United Kingdom4
- Sweden3
- South Africa2
- Other (10 countries)11
Covers 145 of 163 entries with a recorded origin. Soviet-era and Russian equipment is counted as one supplier lineage; jointly developed platforms are credited to the first-named partner.
What the forces are made of
Distinct equipment types in each category, grouped by domain.
Land
84 typesAir
51 typesAll 163 catalogued platforms. Counts are of distinct types — one entry per ship class, aircraft type or weapon system — not units in service. The three panels share one scale.
Counts are of distinct platform types, not units in service — inventory figures are recorded per entry but are too incomplete to total. See any platform page for its sources.
The services
Three arms of one force
The Indian Armed Forces field land, sea and air power across three services. Each branch's inventory is catalogued by category and role.
Army · Command
“Service Before Self”
Indian Army
The land component — and the world's largest standing volunteer army.
- Personnel
- 1.24 million active
- Platforms
- 85
Navy · Command
“May the Lord of the Oceans be Auspicious Unto Us”
Indian Navy
A blue-water force built around two carriers and a growing indigenous fleet.
- Personnel
- 75,000 active
- Platforms
- 40
IAF · Command
“Touch the Sky with Glory”
Indian Air Force
One of the world's most operationally experienced air forces.
- Personnel
- 140,000 active
- Platforms
- 49
Featured platforms
India’s flagships
Nine systems that carry the most weight across the three services — from the tri-service BrahMos to the first carrier India built itself. 3 open as interactive 3D models.
Indian Air Force
Sukhoi Su-30 MKI
Flanker-H
The heavyweight workhorse of the IAF fleet.
- Role
- Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter
- In service
- 2002 — present
Indian Air Force
Dassault Rafale
Omnirole Warrior
India's newest 4.5-generation air-superiority platform.
- Role
- —
- In service
- (navy)
Indian Air Force
BrahMos
The supersonic cruise missile all three services field.
- Role
- Cruise missile
- In service
- 2007 — present
Indian Navy
Vikrant-class aircraft carrier
India's first home-built aircraft carrier.
- Role
- Aircraft carrier
- In service
- 2022 — present
Indian Army
Agni-V
The long reach of India's nuclear deterrent.
- Role
- Intermediate-range ballistic missile
- In service
- Active
Indian Navy
Arihant-class submarine
The sea leg of India's nuclear triad.
- Role
- Ballistic missile submarine
- In service
- 2016 — present
Indian Air Force
HAL Tejas
Light Combat Aircraft
India's indigenous fourth-generation fighter.
- Role
- Multirole light fighter
- In service
- 2015 — present
Indian Army
T-90S Bhishma
Bhishma
The armoured fist of India's strike corps.
- Role
- Main battle tank
- In service
- 1992–present
Indian Air Force
S-400 Triumf
The long-range shield over Indian airspace.
- Role
- Mobile long-range surface-to-air/anti-ballis
- In service
- 2007 — present
About the index
One force,
three domains
A reference catalogue of the equipment operated by the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force — organised by service, category and role.
Inventory figures are drawn from publicly available sources and are estimates: published strengths vary between sources and the services do not confirm exact numbers. Every entry carries its references and the date they were retrieved.
- 163
- Platforms
- 63%
- Indian-built
- 18
- Suppliers