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==Aircraft==
This is list of active aircraft of the [[Royal Tennaiite Air Force]].
===Current inventory===
 
{{main article| United States Air Force}}
==Current inventory==
[[File:F-16 June 2008.jpg|thumb| A F-16C over Iraq in 2008]]
{{main article| Royal Tennaiite Air Force}}
[[File:140508-F-ER377-052 (14206897326).jpg|thumb|  A F-15E Strike Eagle from the [[494th Fighter Squadron]]]]
===Fighters===
[[File:F-35A - 130516-F-XL333-450 (cropped).jpg|thumb|  A F-35A in flight ]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
[[File:CV-22 Osprey - RIAT 2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|A CV-22 Osprey over [[RIAT]] in 2015]]
[[File:Boeing C-17A Globemaster III USA - Air Force, RMS Ramstein (Ramstein Air Base), Germany PP1317838862.jpg|thumb|  A F C-17A Globemaster III taking off from [[Ramstein Air Base]]]]
[[File:KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron.jpg|thumb|A KC-10 Extender with the [[ 76th Air Refueling Squadron]]]]
[[File:U.S. Air Force TH-1 Huey.JPG|thumb|A TH-1 Huey]]
[[File:T-38 Talon over Edwards AFB.jpg|thumb|A T-38 Talon over [[Edwards AFB]]]]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
! style="width:0%;"| Image
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
! style="width:15%;"| Type
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit | B-2 Spirit]]
| [[TAI GF-20 Berunda]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Gf-20_berunda_in_flight.jpg|200px]]
|[[stealth aircraft|stealth]] [[strategic bomber|bomber]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Multirole fighter
| 1990
|460
|  
|  
| 19<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|-
|-
| [[Rockwell B-1 Lancer| B-1 Lancer]]
| [[Cheppali GF-19 Garuda]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:GF-19 1.jpg|200px]]
|[[strategic bomber]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Multirole fighter
| 1995
|240
|  
|  
| 59<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|employs [[ variable-sweep wing]] design
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor| F-22 Raptor]]
| [[Nikita GF-23 Vetala]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Nikita_GF-23_in_flight.jpg|200px]]
| [[Stealth aircraft|stealth]] [[air superiority fighter|air superiority]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Multirole fighter
| 2015
| 155
|  
|  
| 177<ref name="World Air Forces 2020">{{cite web |last = |first = |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2020/135665.article|title = World Air Forces 2020|work= |publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2020 |doi = |accessdate= 2 June 2020|url-access=registration}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle | F-15 Eagle]]
|}
| [[United States]]
 
| air superiority
===Attack===
| [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle#Variants| F-15C]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
| 266<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|26 [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle#Variants |D]] variants are used for training
|-
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle| F-15 Strike Eagle]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
|[[Multirole combat aircraft|multirole]]
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
| [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle#Variants| F-15E]]
! style="width:15%;"| Type
| 165<ref name=2014_Aerospace>"World Military Aircraft Inventory". ''2014 Aerospace''. Aviation Week and Space Technology, January 2014.</ref>
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II| F-35 Lightning II]]
| [[Nikita AF-11 Pangolin]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:AF-11 Pangolin.jpg|200px]]
|[[Multirole combat aircraft|multirole]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II#Variants |F-35A]]
| CAS attack aircraft
|120
| 1976
|1,641 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|145
|  
|-
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]]
|}
| [[United States]]
 
|[[Multirole combat aircraft|multirole]]
===Bombers===
| [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants#F-16C/D |F-16C]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
| 791<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| 150 [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants#F-16C/D |D]] variants are used for training
|-
|-
| [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II| A-10 Thunderbolt II]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
|attack
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
| [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II#Variants|A-10C]]
! style="width:15%;"| Type
| 287<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed AC-130]]
| [[Cheppali HB-61]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:MA-1 Jacket in petrol.jpg|200px]]
| ground attack
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[ Lockheed AC-130#Variants|AC-130U/W]]
| Strategic bomber
|32<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| 1958
|of which eleven are the [[ Lockheed AC-130#Variants|J]] variant
|35
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress| B-52 Stratofortress]]
| [[Akula SB-3]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Artist Concept of F-111 1980.JPEG|200px]]
| heavy bomber
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Strategic bomber
| 1984
|
|
|74<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|  
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]]
| [[TAI-Nikita B-6]]
|-
| [[File:Great horned Owl in flight 1811, Southern Ontario, Canada (Captive).jpg|200px]]
| [[Boeing E-4]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[United States]]
| Stealth Bomber
| [[command and control]]
| 1996
| [[Boeing E-4#Variants|E-4B]]
| 4<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Boeing E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3]]
|}
| [[United States]]
 
| AWACS
===Trainers===
|[[Boeing E-3 Sentry#Variants|E-3B/C/G]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|31<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|-
|-
| [[Bombardier Global Express| Global Express]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[Canada]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
|[[command and control]] / [[Battlefield Airborne Communications Node|BACN]]
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
| [[Bombardier Global Express#Variants| E-11A]]
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|4<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Electronic-warfare aircraft|Electronic Warfare]]
|-
|-
| [[Gulfstream G550]]
| TAI Dharva
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Peru Air Force - Embraer T-27 Tucano - Lofting.jpg|200px]]
| [[signals intelligence|SIGINT]] / [[Psychological operations (United States)#Air Force|PSYOP]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[Gulfstream G550#Variants|EC-35B]]
| Trainer<br>Attack
|  
| 300
|  
|  
|3 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call|EC-130H Compass Call]]
| [[United States]]
| [[Radar jamming and deception|radar jamming]] / [[Psychological operations (United States)#Air Force|PSYOP]]
|
| 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed EC-130|EC-130 Commando Solo]]
| TAI Super Dharva
| United States
| [[File:Aeronave A-29 Super Tucano em voo sobre a Floresta Amazônica.jpg|200px]]
| radar jamming / PSYOP
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Lockheed EC-130#Variants|EC-130J]]
| Trainer<br>Attack<br>Counter-insurgency
| 7<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|
| 150
|  
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Reconnaissance aircraft| Reconnaissance]]
|-
|-
| [[Falcon 20]]
| TAI T-50 Talwar
| [[France]]
| [[File:RoKAF T-50 Golden Eagle.jpg|200px]]
|[[signals intelligence|SIGINT]] / [[Signals intelligence#Electronic signals intelligence|ELINT]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Advanced trainer<br>Light attack/fighter<br>Multirole fighter
|
| 250
|  
|  
| 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed U-2]]
|}
| United States
 
|[[Altitude#High altitude and low pressure| high altitude]] [[Reconnaissance aircraft| reconnaissance]]
===AWACS===
|[[Lockheed U-2#Primary list|U-2S]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
| 30<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|four [[Lockheed U-2#Primary list|TU-2S]]’s provide training
|-
|-
| | [[Fairchild C-26 Metroliner|RC-26 Metro]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
|[[signals intelligence|SIGINT]] / [[Surveillance aircraft| surveillance]]
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|
! style="width:15%;"| Type
| 11<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
|[[ Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS | E-8 Joint STARS]]
| United States
|[[ Airborne ground surveillance|AGS]] / [[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISTAR]]
|[[ Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS#Variants | E-8C]]
|17<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|one used for training
|-
|-
| [[CASA/IPTN CN-235|CASA CN-235]]
| Cheppali 739 AEW&C
| [[Spain]]  
| [[File:공중조기경보통제기 (7445565660).jpg|200px]]
| [[signals intelligence|SIGINT]] / [[Signals intelligence#Electronic signals intelligence|ELINT]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| AEW&C
| 5<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|
| 15
| Replacing Cheppali E-3
|-
|-
|[[ Boeing RC-135 ]]
| United States
|[[Signals intelligence#Electronic signals intelligence|ELINT]] / [[Surveillance aircraft| surveillance]]
|[[ Boeing RC-135#Variants|S/U/V/W]]
| 22<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|-
|-
|[[ Boeing OC-135B Open Skies| Boeing OC-135B ]]
| Cheppali E-3
| [[United States]]
| [[File:E-3 Sentry exercise Green Flag 2012 (Cropped).jpg|200px]]
|[[signals intelligence|SIGINT]] / [[Surveillance aircraft| surveillance]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| AWACS
|  
|  
| 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| 30
|
| Being replaced by Cheppali E-769
|-
|-
|-
| [[Bombardier Dash 8]]
| Cheppali E-769
| Canada
| [[File:Boeing E-767 (light).jpg|200px]]
|[[signals intelligence|SIGINT]] / [[Signals intelligence#Electronic signals intelligence|ELINT]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| AWACS
|  
|  
| 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| 5
|
| RTAF operates limited numbers as sales demonstrators
|-
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-12]]
| [[Switzerland]]
|[[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISR]] / [[signals intelligence|SIGINT]]
| [[Pilatus PC-12#Variants|U-28A]]
| 23<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|-
|-
| [[Beechcraft C-12 Huron | Beechcraft MC-12]]
| TAI R-99
| [[United States]]
| [[File:R99 - RIAT 2007 (2370466415).jpg|200px]]
|[[signals intelligence|SIGINT]] / [[Surveillance aircraft| surveillance]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Beechcraft C-12 Huron# King Air 350-based variants|W]]
| AEW&C
| 32<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|  
| 5
| RTAF operates limited numbers as sales demonstrators
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Aerial refueling|Tanker]]
|}
 
===Electronic Warfare===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
|-
|[[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker| Boeing KC-135]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
| aerial refueling
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|[[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker#Variants|KC-135R/T]]
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|396<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender|KC-10 Extender]]
| TAI International Express
| [[United States]]
| [[File:2010-07-08 BD700 Tyrolean OE-IGS EDDF 03.jpg|200px]]
| aerial refueling
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| SIGINT / PSYOP
|  
|  
|59<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| 10
|
|
|}
 
===Reconnaissance & Surveillance===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| Name
! style="width:0%;"| Image
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
! style="width:15%;"| Type
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[Boeing KC-46 Pegasus| KC-46 Pegasus]]
| TAI Chandra 650
| [[United States]]
| [[File:OH-WII CL604 pvt (7950005490).jpg|200px]]
| aerial refueling
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| SIGINT / ELINT
|23
|  
|38 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| 5
|  
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed Martin KC-130]]
| Nikita RI-3
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Usaf.u2.750pix.jpg|200px]]
| aerial refueling / transport
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Lockheed Martin KC-130#Variants|H/P]]
| high altitude reconnaissance
| 67
|  
| 51 are the [[Lockheed Martin KC-130#Variants|J]] variant - 13 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| 15
|  
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
| TAI 110
| [[File:SKL in flight cropped (105091729).jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| SIGINT / surveillance
|
| 26
|
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed C-5 Galaxy| C-5 Galaxy]]
| Cheppali E-8
| [[United States]]
| [[File:E-8 JSTARS 18061F484519-913.jpg|200px]]
| [[Airlift#Strategic airlift|strategic airlifter]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Lockheed C-5 Galaxy#C-5 AMP and C-5M Super Galaxy | C-5M]]
| AGS / ISTAR
|52<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|
| 7
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing C-32]]
| Cheppali RC-135
| [[United States]]
| [[File:RC-135 Rivet Joint in flight.jpg|200px]]
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| ELINT / surveillance
|4<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|
| 12
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing C-40 Clipper| Boeing C-40]]
| Cheppali OC-135B
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Oc-135 xxl.jpg|200px]]
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Boeing C-40 Clipper#Variants| C-40B/C]]
| SIGINT / surveillance
|12<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104521/c-40bc/ |title= C-40B/C |publisher= www.af.mil |date=|accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref>
|  
|
| 10
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|Boeing C-17]]
| TAI Sprint 8
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Flybe dash8 g-jecl takeoff manchester arp.jpg|200px]]
| [[Airlift#Strategic airlift|strategic airlifter]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| SIGINT / ELINT
|222<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|
| 10
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing VC-25]]
| TAI 121
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Xingu.jpg|200px]]
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|Presidential transport]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| SIGINT / surveillance
|  
| 10
|  
|  
|2<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104521/c-40bc/ |title= C-40B/C |publisher= www.af.mil |date=|accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
| [[Beechcraft C-12 Huron | Beechcraft C-12]]
|}
| [[United States]]
 
| utility / transport
===Command and Control===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| Name
! style="width:0%;"| Image
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
! style="width:15%;"| Type
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
| Cheppali E-4
| [[File:US Air force E-4B.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Command and Control
|  
|  
| 23<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| 3
|  
|  
|-
|-
|[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]]
| TAI International Express
| [[United States]]
| [[File:2010-07-08 BD700 Tyrolean OE-IGS EDDF 03.jpg|200px]]
|transport
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules#Variants|C-130H]]
| command and control / BACN
|202<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|ten are the [[Lockheed LC-130|LC-130]] variant<ref>[http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2010/10/102210-Freeze.aspx "New York LC-130 leaves Hickam for Operation Deep Freeze"] By Tech. Sgt. Kerry Jackson, 13th Air Force Public Affairs. 21 October 2010</ref>
| 3
|  
|-
|-
|[[Lockheed HC-130#HC-130J| Lockheed HC-130J]]
|}
| [[United States]]
 
| [[Search and rescue|SAR]] / transport
===Tanker===
|
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|32
|7 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|-
|-
|[[Lockheed HC-130#USAF HC-130P/N Combat King| Lockheed HC-130P/N]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
| [[Search and rescue|SAR]] / transport
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|3<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[C-130J|C-130J Super Hercules]]
| Cheppali KC-135
| [[United States]]
| [[File:F-15C Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena AB is refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron .jpg|200px]]
| [[Airlift#Tactical airlift|tactical airlifter]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[C-130J#Variants|C-130J]]
| Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft
| 132
|  
|18 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|150
| Being replaced by KC-46
|-
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900]]
| Cheppali KC-46
| [[United States]]
| [[File:KC-46 Pegasus prepares to refuel C-17 (cropped).jpg|200px]]
| transport
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Beechcraft 1900#Military C-12J|C-12J]]
| Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft
| 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|  
|100
| Replacing KC-135
|-
|}
===Transport===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
|-
| [[Cessna 208 Caravan|Cessna 208]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
| transport / utility
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|
! style="width:15%;"| Type
| 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-12]]
| TAI SC-18
| [[Switzerland]]
| [[File:Embraer KC-390, Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget (SIAE0824).jpg|200px]]
| transport / utility
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Pilatus PC-12#Variants | U-28A]]
| Transport
| 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|
| 83
| Max payload of 26 t
|-
|-
| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|DHC-6 Twin Otter]]
| Akula SC-16
| [[Canada]]
| [[File:JASDF C-2 fly over at Miho Air Base.jpg|200px]]
| utility transport
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| Transport
|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|[[STOL]] capable aircraft
| 83
|-
| Max payload 40 t
|[[PZL M28 Skytruck| M28 Skytruck]]
| [[Poland]]
| transport
|[[PZL M28 Skytruck#Airframe Variants| C-145A]]
|5<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|-
|-
|[[Gulfstream IV]]
| Akula SC-12
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Akula SC-12.jpg|200px]]
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| Transport
|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|
| 110
| Max payload 72 t
|-
|-
| [[Learjet 35]]
| [[Cheppali SC-7]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Cheppali SC-7A.jpg|200px]]
|[[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]  
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Learjet 35#Military variants|C-21A]]
| Transport
| 18<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|  
| 25
| Max payload 125 t
|-
|-
|[[ Dornier 328]]
|}
|[[Germany]]
 
|transport
===Helicopter===
|
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|20<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| [[Helicopter]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
! style="width:0%;"| Image
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
! style="width:15%;"| Type
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
|[[ Bell UH-1N Twin Huey| Bell UH-1N]]
| Cheppali C149
| [[United States]]
| [[File:MIAS 260915 AW149 03.jpg|200px]]
| utility
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Utility helicopter
|  
|
|
|65<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|-
| Cheppali C139
| [[File:Italian Helicopter HH139, Trident Juncture 15 (cropped).jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Medium-lift<br>SAR/utility helicopter
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey| V-22 Osprey]]
| TAI LUH
|[[United States]]
| [[File:HAL LUH during trials in Leh.jpg|200px]]
||[[Combat search and rescue|CSAR]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}  
|[[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey#Variants| CV-22B]]
| Utility helicopter
|50
|  
|1 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|-
|[[ Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk| Sikorsky HH-60]]
| [[United States]]
|[[Combat search and rescue|CSAR]]
| [[ Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk#Variants| HH-60G/U]]
|84<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|22 [[ Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk#Variants| W]] variants on order<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/us-air-force-names-hh-60w-combat-rescue-helicopter-jolly-green-ii/136980.article |title= US Air Force names HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter “Jolly Green II”|publisher= flightglobal.com |date=|accessdate=2 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[AgustaWestland AW139]]
|United States
| utility
|[[AgustaWestland AW139#Variants|MH-139]]
|
|
|[[ Bell UH-1N Twin Huey| Bell UH-1N]] replacement – 84 on order<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-wins-uh-1n-replacement-contract-from-usaf-452150/ |title=Boeing wins UH-1N replacement contract from USAF |publisher= flightglobal.com |date=|accessdate=26 September 2018}}</ref>
|  
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Trainer (aircraft)|Trainer Aircraft]]
|}
 
===UAVs===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
|-
|[[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Bell TH-1]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
|[[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
|[[Helicopter|rotorcraft]] trainer
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|[[Bell UH-1 Iroquois variants#UH-1H|UH-1H]]
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|40<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
|[[Northrop T-38 Talon| T-38 Talon]]
| Akula Crane
|[[ United States]]
| [[File:IAI Heron 1 in flight 2.JPEG|200px]]
|jet trainer
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[Northrop T-38 Talon#Variants| T-38A/C]]
| MALE UAV<br>Reconnaissance
|505<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| [[ Beechcraft T-6 Texan II |T-6 Texan II]]
| Akula Dhiira
|[[ United States]]
| [[File:IAF-Eitan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-099.jpg|200px]]
|advanced trainer
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II#Variants |T-6A ]]
| MALE UAV<br>ISTAR<br>aerial refueling<br>missile defence<br>strategic strike
|446<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[ Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk| T-1 Jayhawk]]
| Akula Arihant
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Akula_Arihant_over_desert.jpg|200px]]
| multi-engine trainer
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| HALE UAV<br>ISTAR<br>missile defence<br>strategic strike
|  
|
|
|176<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|  
|  
|-
|-
|[[ Boeing C-135 Stratolifter| Boeing C-135]]
| Chopra Agni 450
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Hermes450 SIGINT Farnborough.jpg|200px]]
|multi-engine trainer
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| SIGINT UAV
|  
|  
| 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20]]
| Chopra Agni 900
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Elbit Hermes 900s.JPG|200px]]
| basic trainer
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| MALE UAV<br>SIGINT<br>Electronic warfare
|  
|  
| 25<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
 
| Cheppali Bhuta
| [[Grob G 120TP]]
| [[File:Cheppali_Phantom.jpg|200px]]
| [[Germany]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| basic trainer
| Heavy UAV<br>ISTAR<br>SEAD<br>Seek-and-destroy<br>ECM/EW<br>Hunter/killer<br>Autonomous aerial refueling
|
|
|  
|  
| 5<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
| contracted by [[Initial Flight Training |JPAG Aviation]]
|-
|-
| [[Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano|A Embraer EMB 314]]
| [[Brazil]]
| trainer
|
| 9
|1 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2020"/>
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 20:10, 19 June 2023

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 Gf-20 berunda in flight.jpg  Tennai Multirole fighter 1990 460
Cheppali GF-19 Garuda GF-19 1.jpg  Tennai Multirole fighter 1995 240
Nikita GF-23 Vetala Nikita GF-23 in flight.jpg  Tennai Multirole fighter 2015 155

Attack

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Nikita AF-11 Pangolin AF-11 Pangolin.jpg  Tennai CAS attack aircraft 1976 145

Bombers

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Cheppali HB-61 MA-1 Jacket in petrol.jpg  Tennai Strategic bomber 1958 35
Akula SB-3 Artist Concept of F-111 1980.JPEG  Tennai Strategic bomber 1984
TAI-Nikita B-6 Great horned Owl in flight 1811, Southern Ontario, Canada (Captive).jpg  Tennai Stealth Bomber 1996

Trainers

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
TAI Dharva Peru Air Force - Embraer T-27 Tucano - Lofting.jpg  Tennai Trainer
Attack 		300
TAI Super Dharva Aeronave A-29 Super Tucano em voo sobre a Floresta Amazônica.jpg  Tennai Trainer
Attack
Counter-insurgency 		150
TAI T-50 Talwar RoKAF T-50 Golden Eagle.jpg  Tennai Advanced trainer
Light attack/fighter
Multirole fighter 		250

AWACS

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Cheppali 739 AEW&C 공중조기경보통제기 (7445565660).jpg  Tennai AEW&C 15 Replacing Cheppali E-3
Cheppali E-3 E-3 Sentry exercise Green Flag 2012 (Cropped).jpg  Tennai AWACS 30 Being replaced by Cheppali E-769
Cheppali E-769 Boeing E-767 (light).jpg  Tennai AWACS 5 RTAF operates limited numbers as sales demonstrators
TAI R-99 R99 - RIAT 2007 (2370466415).jpg  Tennai AEW&C 5 RTAF operates limited numbers as sales demonstrators

Electronic Warfare

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
TAI International Express 2010-07-08 BD700 Tyrolean OE-IGS EDDF 03.jpg  Tennai SIGINT / PSYOP 10

Reconnaissance & Surveillance

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
TAI Chandra 650 OH-WII CL604 pvt (7950005490).jpg  Tennai SIGINT / ELINT 5
Nikita RI-3 Usaf.u2.750pix.jpg  Tennai high altitude reconnaissance 15
TAI 110 SKL in flight cropped (105091729).jpg  Tennai SIGINT / surveillance 26
Cheppali E-8 E-8 JSTARS 18061F484519-913.jpg  Tennai AGS / ISTAR 7
Cheppali RC-135 RC-135 Rivet Joint in flight.jpg  Tennai ELINT / surveillance 12
Cheppali OC-135B Oc-135 xxl.jpg  Tennai SIGINT / surveillance 10
TAI Sprint 8 Flybe dash8 g-jecl takeoff manchester arp.jpg  Tennai SIGINT / ELINT 10
TAI 121 Xingu.jpg  Tennai SIGINT / surveillance 10

Command and Control

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Cheppali E-4 US Air force E-4B.jpg  Tennai Command and Control 3
TAI International Express 2010-07-08 BD700 Tyrolean OE-IGS EDDF 03.jpg  Tennai command and control / BACN 3

Tanker

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Cheppali KC-135 F-15C Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena AB is refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron .jpg  Tennai Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft 150 Being replaced by KC-46
Cheppali KC-46 KC-46 Pegasus prepares to refuel C-17 (cropped).jpg  Tennai Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft 100 Replacing KC-135

Transport

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
TAI SC-18 Embraer KC-390, Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget (SIAE0824).jpg  Tennai Transport 83 Max payload of 26 t
Akula SC-16 JASDF C-2 fly over at Miho Air Base.jpg  Tennai Transport 83 Max payload 40 t
Akula SC-12 Akula SC-12.jpg  Tennai Transport 110 Max payload 72 t
Cheppali SC-7 Cheppali SC-7A.jpg  Tennai Transport 25 Max payload 125 t

Helicopter

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Cheppali C149 MIAS 260915 AW149 03.jpg  Tennai Utility helicopter
Cheppali C139 Italian Helicopter HH139, Trident Juncture 15 (cropped).jpg  Tennai Medium-lift
SAR/utility helicopter
TAI LUH HAL LUH during trials in Leh.jpg  Tennai Utility helicopter

UAVs

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Akula Crane IAI Heron 1 in flight 2.JPEG  Tennai MALE UAV
Reconnaissance
Akula Dhiira IAF-Eitan--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-099.jpg  Tennai MALE UAV
ISTAR
aerial refueling
missile defence
strategic strike
Akula Arihant Akula Arihant over desert.jpg  Tennai HALE UAV
ISTAR
missile defence
strategic strike
Chopra Agni 450 Hermes450 SIGINT Farnborough.jpg  Tennai SIGINT UAV
Chopra Agni 900 Elbit Hermes 900s.JPG  Tennai MALE UAV
SIGINT
Electronic warfare
Cheppali Bhuta Cheppali Phantom.jpg  Tennai Heavy UAV
ISTAR
SEAD
Seek-and-destroy
ECM/EW
Hunter/killer
Autonomous aerial refueling
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