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==Aircraft==
This is list of active aircraft of the [[Royal Tennaiite Air Force]].
===Current inventory===
 
==Current inventory==
{{main article| Royal Tennaiite Air Force}}
{{main article| Royal Tennaiite Air Force}}
{| class="wikitable"
===Fighters===
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
! 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
|-
|-
| [[TAI GF-20 Berunda | GF-20 Berunda]]
| [[TAI GF-20 Berunda]]
| [[Tennai]]
| [[File:Gf-20_berunda_in_flight.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Multirole fighter
| Multirole fighter
| 1990
|460
|  
|  
| 1234
|
|-
|-
| [[Cheppali GF-23 Garuda| GF-23 Garuda]]
| [[Cheppali GF-19 Garuda]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:GF-19 1.jpg|200px]]
|[[strategic bomber]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Multirole fighter
| 1995
|240
|
|-
| [[Nikita GF-23 Vetala]]
| [[File:Nikita_GF-23_in_flight.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Multirole fighter
| 2015
| 155
|
|-
|}
 
===Attack===
{| 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
|-
| [[Nikita AF-11 Pangolin]]
| [[File:AF-11 Pangolin.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| CAS attack aircraft
| 1976
|145
|  
|  
|
|
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]]
|}
 
===Bombers===
{| 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 HB-61]]
| [[File:MA-1 Jacket in petrol.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Strategic bomber
| 1958
|35
|
|-
|-
| [[Boeing E-4]]
| [[Akula SB-3]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Artist Concept of F-111 1980.JPEG|200px]]
| [[command and control]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Boeing E-4#Variants|E-4B]]
| Strategic bomber
| 4
| 1984
|
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Boeing E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3]]
| [[TAI-Nikita B-6]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Great horned Owl in flight 1811, Southern Ontario, Canada (Captive).jpg|200px]]
| AWACS
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[Boeing E-3 Sentry#Variants|E-3B/C/G]]
| Stealth Bomber
|31
| 1996
|
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Bombardier Global Express| Global Express]]
|}
| [[Canada]]
 
|[[command and control]] / [[Battlefield Airborne Communications Node|BACN]]
===Trainers===
| [[Bombardier Global Express#Variants| E-11A]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|4
|-
|
! 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
| [[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
|
|-
|-
| [[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
|  
|
| 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
|
|-
|-
| [[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%;"
| 3
|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
! 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
|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
|  
|
| 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
|
|-
|-
|[[ 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
| 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
| 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
|
|-
|-
| [[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
|  
|  
| 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
! 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
| 10
|
|  
|}
 
===Reconnaissance & Surveillance===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
|-
| [[Boeing KC-46 Pegasus| KC-46 Pegasus]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
| aerial refueling
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|23
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|38 on order
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed Martin KC-130]]
| TAI Chandra 650
| [[United States]]
| [[File:OH-WII CL604 pvt (7950005490).jpg|200px]]
| aerial refueling / transport
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Lockheed Martin KC-130#Variants|H/P]]
| SIGINT / ELINT
| 67
|  
| 51 are the [[Lockheed Martin KC-130#Variants|J]] variant - 13 on order
| 5
|  
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
| Nikita RI-3
| [[File:Usaf.u2.750pix.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| high altitude reconnaissance
|
| 15
|
|-
|-
| [[Lockheed C-5 Galaxy| C-5 Galaxy]]
| TAI 110
| [[United States]]
| [[File:SKL in flight cropped (105091729).jpg|200px]]
| [[Airlift#Strategic airlift|strategic airlifter]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Lockheed C-5 Galaxy#C-5 AMP and C-5M Super Galaxy | C-5M]]
| SIGINT / surveillance
|52
|  
|
| 26
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing C-32]]
| Cheppali E-8
| [[United States]]
| [[File:E-8 JSTARS 18061F484519-913.jpg|200px]]
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| AGS / ISTAR
|4
|  
|
| 7
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing C-40 Clipper| Boeing C-40]]
| 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}}
| [[Boeing C-40 Clipper#Variants| C-40B/C]]
| ELINT / surveillance
|12
|  
|
| 12
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|Boeing C-17]]
| Cheppali OC-135B
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Oc-135 xxl.jpg|200px]]
| [[Airlift#Strategic airlift|strategic airlifter]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| SIGINT / surveillance
|222
|  
|
| 10
|  
|-
|-
| [[Boeing VC-25]]
| TAI Sprint 8
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Flybe dash8 g-jecl takeoff manchester arp.jpg|200px]]
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|Presidential transport]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| SIGINT / ELINT
|  
| 10
|  
|  
|2<
|
|-
|-
| [[Beechcraft C-12 Huron | Beechcraft C-12]]
| TAI 121
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Xingu.jpg|200px]]
| utility / transport
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| SIGINT / surveillance
|  
|  
| 23
| 10
|  
|  
|-
|-
|[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]]
|}
| [[United States]]
 
|transport
===Command and Control===
|[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules#Variants|C-130H]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|202
|ten are the [[Lockheed LC-130|LC-130]] variant
|-
|-
|[[Lockheed HC-130#HC-130J| Lockheed HC-130J]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
| [[Search and rescue|SAR]] / transport
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|32
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|7 on order
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
|[[Lockheed HC-130#USAF HC-130P/N Combat King| Lockheed HC-130P/N]]
| Cheppali E-4
| [[United States]]
| [[File:US Air force E-4B.jpg|200px]]
| [[Search and rescue|SAR]] / transport
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| Command and Control
|3
|  
|
| 3
|  
|-
|-
| [[C-130J|C-130J Super Hercules]]
| TAI International Express
| [[United States]]
| [[File:2010-07-08 BD700 Tyrolean OE-IGS EDDF 03.jpg|200px]]
| [[Airlift#Tactical airlift|tactical airlifter]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[C-130J#Variants|C-130J]]
| command and control / BACN
| 132
|  
|18 on order
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900]]
| [[United States]]
| transport
| [[Beechcraft 1900#Military C-12J|C-12J]]
| 3
| 3
|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[Cessna 208 Caravan|Cessna 208]]
|}
| [[United States]]
 
| transport / utility
===Tanker===
|
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
| 2
|-
|
! 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 KC-135
| [[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]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft
|  
|150
| Being replaced by KC-46
|-
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-12]]
| Cheppali KC-46
| [[Switzerland]]
| [[File:KC-46 Pegasus prepares to refuel C-17 (cropped).jpg|200px]]
| transport / utility
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Pilatus PC-12#Variants | U-28A]]
| Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft
| 12
|  
|
|100
| Replacing KC-135
|-
|-
| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|DHC-6 Twin Otter]]
|}
| [[Canada]]
 
| utility transport
===Transport===
|
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|1
|[[STOL]] capable aircraft
|-
|[[PZL M28 Skytruck| M28 Skytruck]]
| [[Poland]]
| transport
|[[PZL M28 Skytruck#Airframe Variants| C-145A]]
|5
|
|-
|-
|[[Gulfstream IV]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|1
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
| [[Learjet 35]]
| TAI SC-18
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Embraer KC-390, Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget (SIAE0824).jpg|200px]]
|[[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]  
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| [[Learjet 35#Military variants|C-21A]]
| Transport
| 18
|  
|  
| 83
| Max payload of 26 t
|-
|-
|[[ Dornier 328]]
| Akula SC-16
|[[Germany]]
| [[File:JASDF C-2 fly over at Miho Air Base.jpg|200px]]
|transport
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| Transport
|20
|  
|
| 83
| Max payload 40 t
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| [[Helicopter]]
| Akula SC-12
| [[File:Akula SC-12.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Transport
|
| 110
| Max payload 72 t
|-
|-
|[[ Bell UH-1N Twin Huey| Bell UH-1N]]
| [[Cheppali SC-7]]
| [[United States]]
| [[File:Cheppali SC-7A.jpg|200px]]
| utility
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|
| Transport
|65
|  
|
| 25
| Max payload 125 t
|-
|-
|[[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey| V-22 Osprey]]
|}
|[[United States]]
 
||[[Combat search and rescue|CSAR]]
===Helicopter===
|[[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey#Variants| CV-22B]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|50
|1 on order
|-
|-
|[[ Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk| Sikorsky HH-60]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
| [[United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
|[[Combat search and rescue|CSAR]]
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
| [[ Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk#Variants| HH-60G/U]]
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|84
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
|22 [[ Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk#Variants| W]] variants on order
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
|-
|[[AgustaWestland AW139]]
| Cheppali C149
|United States
| [[File:MIAS 260915 AW149 03.jpg|200px]]
| utility
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[AgustaWestland AW139#Variants|MH-139]]
| Utility helicopter
|  
|
|
|[[ Bell UH-1N Twin Huey| Bell UH-1N]] replacement – 84 on order
|  
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Trainer (aircraft)|Trainer Aircraft]]
| Cheppali C139
| [[File:Italian Helicopter HH139, Trident Juncture 15 (cropped).jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| Medium-lift<br>SAR/utility helicopter
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Bell TH-1]]
| TAI LUH
|[[United States]]
| [[File:HAL LUH during trials in Leh.jpg|200px]]
|[[Helicopter|rotorcraft]] trainer
| {{flag|Tennai}}
|[[Bell UH-1 Iroquois variants#UH-1H|UH-1H]]
| Utility helicopter
|40
|  
|
|
|
|-
|}
===UAVs===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
|-
|[[Northrop T-38 Talon| T-38 Talon]]
! style="width:15%;"| Name
|[[ United States]]
! style="width:0%;"| Image
|jet trainer
! style="width:15%;"| Origin
|[[Northrop T-38 Talon#Variants| T-38A/C]]
! style="width:15%;"| Type
|505
! style="width:15%;"| Entered Service
! style="width:15%;"| No. in Service
! style="width:40%;"| Notes
|-
| Akula Crane
| [[File:IAI Heron 1 in flight 2.JPEG|200px]]
| {{flag|Tennai}}
| MALE UAV<br>Reconnaissance
|  
|
|
|
|-
|-
| [[ 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
|  
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[ 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
|  
|  
|-
|-
|[[ 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
|
|
|
|-
|-
| [[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
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
 
| 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
| contracted by [[Initial Flight Training |JPAG Aviation]]
|-
|-
| [[Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano|A Embraer EMB 314]]
| [[Brazil]]
| trainer
|
| 9
|1 on order
|}
|}

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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