Indian Army · Service Before SelfIndian Navy · May the Lord of the Oceans be Auspicious Unto UsIndian Air Force · Touch the Sky with GloryBharat Arsenal Index · 163 platforms catalogued63% built in India22 systems inducting or in development18 supplier countries
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Transports
Strategic and tactical airlift, from heavy-lift globemasters to short-field utility types.
10 entries catalogued
| Platform | Role | Origin | In service | Qty | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | — | United StatesImported | 1995 — present | ~11 | Active |
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules | — | United StatesImported | 1999 | ~12 | Active |
Ilyushin Il-76Gajraj | Strategic and tactical airlifter | Soviet Union / RussiaImported | In service | ~17 | Active |
Antonov An-32Sutlej | Military transport aircraft | Soviet Union/Russia/UkraineImported | In service | ~100 | Active |
Airbus C-295 | Military transport aircraft | —Licence-built in India | 2001 | — | Inducting |
Dornier 228 | Utility aircraft | —Licence-built in India | 1982 — present | — | Active |
Hawker Siddeley HS 748Avro | Airliner | United KingdomLicence-built in India | In service | — | Phasing Out |
Boeing 737 | — | United StatesImported | 1968 — present | — | Active |
Airbus A321 | — | Multi-nationalImported | 1994 — present | — | Active |
Embraer Legacy 600 | Business jet | BrazilImported | 2002 — present | — | Active |









