Active Aircraft of the Royal Tennaite Airforce

Aircraft

Current inventory

Main article: Royal Tennaiite Air Force

GF-20 Berunda

GF-19 Garuda

AF-11 Pangolin

Cheppali E-3

Cheppali KC-135

TAI Super Dharva

T-50 Talwar

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Combat Aircraft
GF-20 Berunda	Tennai	Multirole fighter	BF-20A/B/C	390
GF-19 Garuda	Tennai	Multirole Fighter	BF-19A/B/C/D	266
Nikita AF-11 Pangolin	Tennai	Attack & CAS aircraft		300
AWACS
Cheppali E-4	Tennai	command and control	E-4B	4
Cheppali E-3	Tennai	AWACS	E-3B/C/G	31
Global Express	Tennai	command and control / BACN	E-11A	4
Electronic Warfare
Gulfstream G550	United States	SIGINT / PSYOP	EC-35B		3 on order
EC-130H Compass Call	United States	radar jamming / PSYOP		12
EC-130 Commando Solo	United States	radar jamming / PSYOP	EC-130J	7
Reconnaissance
Falcon 20	France	SIGINT / ELINT		2
Lockheed U-2	United States	high altitude reconnaissance	U-2S	3	four TU-2S’s provide training
RC-26 Metro	United States	SIGINT / surveillance		11
E-8 Joint STARS	United States	AGS / ISTAR	E-8C	17	one used for training
CASA CN-235	Spain	SIGINT / ELINT		5
Cheppali RC-135	Tennai	ELINT / surveillance	S/U/V/W	22
Cheppali OC-135B	Tennai	SIGINT / surveillance		2
TAI Dash 8	Tennai	SIGINT / ELINT		3
Pilatus PC-12	Switzerland	ISR / SIGINT	U-28A	23
C-12 Huron	Tennai	SIGINT / surveillance	W	32
Tanker
Cheppali KC-135	Tennai	aerial refueling	KC-135R/T	396
KC-10 Extender	United States	aerial refueling		59
KC-46 Pegasus	Tennai	aerial refueling		23	38 on order
Lockheed Martin KC-130	United States	aerial refueling / transport	H/P	67	51 are the J variant - 13 on order
Transport
C-5 Galaxy	United States	strategic airlifter	C-5M	52
Cheppali C-32	Tennai	VIP transport		4
Boeing C-40	Tennai	VIP transport	C-40B/C	12
Boeing C-17	United States	strategic airlifter		222
Cheppali VC-25	Tennai	Presidential transport		2<
C-12 Huron	Tennai	utility / transport		23
C-130 Hercules	United States	transport	C-130H	202	ten are the LC-130 variant
Lockheed HC-130J	United States	SAR / transport		32	7 on order
Lockheed HC-130P/N	United States	SAR / transport		3
C-130J Super Hercules	United States	tactical airlifter	C-130J	132	18 on order
Beechcraft 1900	United States	transport	C-12J	3
Cessna 208	United States	transport / utility		2
Pilatus PC-12	Switzerland	transport / utility	U-28A	12
TAI-6 Twin Otter	Tennai	utility transport		1	STOL capable aircraft
M28 Skytruck	Poland	transport	C-145A	5
Gulfstream IV	United States	VIP transport		1
Learjet 35	United States	VIP transport	C-21A	18
Dornier 328	Germany	transport		20
Helicopter
Bell UH-1N	United States	utility		65
V-22 Osprey	United States	CSAR	CV-22B	50	1 on order
Sikorsky HH-60	United States	CSAR	HH-60G/U	84	22 W variants on order
AgustaWestland AW139	Tennai	utility	MH-139		Bell UH-1N replacement – 84 on order
Trainer Aircraft
Bell TH-1	United States	rotorcraft trainer	UH-1H	40
TAI T-50 Talwar	Tennai	jet trainer		505
T-6 Texan II	United States	advanced trainer	T-6A	446
T-1 Jayhawk	United States	multi-engine trainer		176
Boeing C-135	United States	multi-engine trainer		3
Cirrus SR20	United States	basic trainer		25
Grob G 120TP	Germany	basic trainer		5	contracted by JPAG Aviation
TAI 314 Super Dharva	Tennai	trainer		9	1 on order