Indian Air force Technical Equipment

 

✈️ Aircraft and Helicopters

Fighter Aircraft

• Sukhoi Su-30MKI – Multirole fighter aircraft (mainstay of IAF)

• HAL Tejas – Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)

• Dassault Rafale – Advanced multirole fighter from France

• MiG-29 UPG – Upgraded air superiority fighter

• Mirage 2000 – Multirole aircraft used in precision bombing

• MiG-21 Bison – Legacy aircraft (being phased out)

Transport Aircraft

• C-17 Globemaster III – Heavy-lift transport aircraft

• C-130J Super Hercules – Tactical airlifter

• Antonov An-32 – Medium transport aircraft

• IL-76 – Strategic heavy airlifter

Helicopters

• HAL Dhruv (ALH) – Indigenous utility helicopter

• Apache AH-64E – Attack helicopter

• CH-47 Chinook – Heavy-lift tandem rotor helicopter

• Mi-17 V5 – Multirole medium helicopter

• HAL Rudra – Weaponised version of ALH

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🛰️ Radar and Surveillance Systems

• Rohini Radar – 3D medium-range surveillance radar

• INDRA-II – 2D radar for low-level air surveillance

• EL/M-2084 – Multi-Mission Radar (used with SPYDER SAM)

• Phalcon AWACS – Airborne Warning and Control System on IL-76

• DRDO AEW&CS – Indigenous early warning system based on Embraer jets

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🔫 Missile Systems and Air Defence

• Akash Missile System – Medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM)

• SPYDER – Israeli short and medium-range SAM system

• MRSAM (Barak 8) – Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile

• BrahMos-A – Air-launched version of supersonic cruise missile

• Astra Missile – Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM)

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🔧 Technical & Ground Equipment

• Ground Power Units (GPU) – Power aircraft systems during ground maintenance

• Flight Line Test Equipment – For avionics and electrical checks

• Hydraulic Test Benches – To test hydraulic components

• Aircraft Refueling Vehicles – For safe fueling of aircraft

• Ground Radar and Communication Vehicles – Mobile command and control systems

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📡 Electronic Warfare & Avionics

• Jammer Pods – For electronic warfare and countermeasures

• Radar Warning Receivers (RWR) – To detect incoming threats

• Laser Target Designators – For guiding precision bombs

• IRST Systems – Infrared search and track systems on fighters

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🛠️ Training and Simulation

• Flight Simulators – For Sukhoi, Tejas, Mirage, etc.

• Maintenance Simulators – To train ground crew and engineers

• Virtual Reality Systems – For advanced operational training

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📦 Logistics & Support Systems

• Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) – Real-time airspace management

• e-MMS (e-Maintenance Management System) – For digital tracking of maintenance

• Transportable Satellite Terminals (TST) – Secure satellite communications