Active Aircraft of the Royal Tennaite Airforce

This is list of active aircraft of the Royal Tennaiite Air Force.

Current inventory

Main article: Royal Tennaiite Air Force

Fighters

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
TAI GF-20 Berunda		Tennai	Multirole fighter	1990	460
Cheppali GF-19 Garuda		Tennai	Multirole fighter	1995	240
Nikita GF-23 Vetala		Tennai	Multirole fighter	2015	155

Attack

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
Nikita AF-11 Pangolin		Tennai	CAS attack aircraft	1976

Bombers

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
Cheppali HB-61		Tennai	Strategic bomber	1958
Akula SB-3		Tennai	Strategic bomber	1984
TAI-Nikita B-6		Tennai	Stealth Bomber	1996

Trainers

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
TAI Dharva		Tennai	Trainer Attack
TAI Super Dharva		Tennai	Trainer Attack Counter-insurgency
TAI T-50 Talwar		Tennai	Advanced trainer Light attack/fighter Multirole fighter

AWACS

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
Cheppali 739 AEW&C		Tennai	AEW&C			RTAF operates limited numbers as sales demonstrators
Cheppali E-3		Tennai	AWACS			Being replaced by Cheppali E-769
Cheppali E-769		Tennai	AWACS			Replacing Cheppali E-3
TAI R-99		Tennai	AEW&C			RTAF operates limited numbers as sales demonstrators

Electronic Warfare

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
TAI International Express		Tennai	SIGINT / PSYOP

Reconnaissance & Surveillance

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
TAI Chandra 650		Tennai	SIGINT / ELINT
Nikita RI-3		Tennai	high altitude reconnaissance
TAI 110		Tennai	SIGINT / surveillance
Cheppali E-8		Tennai	AGS / ISTAR
Cheppali RC-135		Tennai	ELINT / surveillance
Cheppali OC-135B		Tennai	SIGINT / surveillance
TAI Sprint 8		Tennai	SIGINT / ELINT
TAI 121		Tennai	SIGINT / surveillance

Command and Control

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
Cheppali E-4		Tennai	Command and Control
TAI International Express		Tennai	command and control / BACN

Tanker

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
Cheppali KC-135		Tennai	Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft			Being replaced by KC-46
Cheppali KC-46		Tennai	Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft			Replacing KC-135

Transport

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
TAI SC-18		Tennai	Transport			Max payload of 26 t
Akula SC-16		Tennai	Transport			Max payload 40 t
Akula SC-12		Tennai	Transport			Max payload 72 t
Cheppali SC-7		Tennai	Transport			Max payload 125 t

Helicopter

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
Cheppali C149		Tennai	Utility helicopter
Cheppali C139		Tennai	Medium-lift SAR/utility helicopter
TAI LUH		Tennai	Utility helicopter

UAVs

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	No. in Service	Notes
Akula Crane		Tennai	MALE UAV Reconnaissance
Akula Dhiira		Tennai	MALE UAV ISTAR aerial refueling missile defence strategic strike
Akula Arihant		Tennai	HALE UAV ISTAR missile defence strategic strike
Chopra Agni 450		Tennai	SIGINT UAV
Chopra Agni 900		Tennai	MALE UAV SIGINT Electronic warfare
Cheppali Bhuta		Tennai	Heavy UAV ISTAR SEAD Seek-and-destroy ECM/EW Hunter/killer Autonomous aerial refueling