Active Aircraft of the Royal Tennaite Airforce

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

Current inventory

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
Nikita GF-23 Vetala Nikita GF-23 in flight.jpg  Tennai Multirole fighter 2015

Attack

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

Bombers

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Cheppali HB-61 MA-1 Jacket in petrol.jpg  Tennai Strategic bomber 1958
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
TAI Super Dharva Aeronave A-29 Super Tucano em voo sobre a Floresta Amazônica.jpg  Tennai Trainer
Attack
Counter-insurgency
TAI T-50 Talwar RoKAF T-50 Golden Eagle.jpg  Tennai Advanced trainer
Light attack/fighter
Multirole fighter

AWACS

Name Image Origin Type Entered Service No. in Service Notes
Cheppali 739 AEW&C 공중조기경보통제기 (7445565660).jpg  Tennai AEW&C RTAF operates limited numbers as sales demonstrators
Cheppali E-3 E-3 Sentry exercise Green Flag 2012 (Cropped).jpg  Tennai AWACS Being replaced by Cheppali E-769
Cheppali E-769 Boeing E-767 (light).jpg  Tennai AWACS Replacing Cheppali E-3
TAI R-99 R99 - RIAT 2007 (2370466415).jpg  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 2010-07-08 BD700 Tyrolean OE-IGS EDDF 03.jpg  Tennai SIGINT / PSYOP

Reconnaissance & Surveillance

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

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
TAI International Express 2010-07-08 BD700 Tyrolean OE-IGS EDDF 03.jpg  Tennai command and control / BACN

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 Being replaced by KC-46
Cheppali KC-46 KC-46 Pegasus prepares to refuel C-17 (cropped).jpg  Tennai Aerial refuelling and transport aircraft 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 Max payload of 26 t
Akula SC-16 JASDF C-2 fly over at Miho Air Base.jpg  Tennai Transport Max payload 40 t
Akula SC-12 Akula SC-12.jpg  Tennai Transport Max payload 72 t
Cheppali SC-7 Cheppali SC-7A.jpg  Tennai Transport 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