India military

Global rank #4

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India ranks #4 of 24 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. It spends $92.1B on defense (2.3% of GDP) and has 1.50M active personnel.

Key statistics

SIPRI 2025. No-first-use policy. Triad: Agni series ICBM, Arihant-class SSBN, Rafale/Mirage 2000.

Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025), World Bank (2025), FAS Status of World Nuclear Forces (2026), IISS The Military Balance (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) (2026), CSIS Missile Threat (2026).

Equipment inventory

No equipment found.

India: Aircraft (50)

Su-30MKI Flanker-HFighter Jet · Russia272 in serviceconfirmedHawk Mk132Transport Aircraft · United Kingdom98confirmedHJT-16 Kiran MkI/IATransport Aircraft · India86confirmedAn-32RE ClineTransport Aircraft · UkraineLightconfirmedPC-7 Turbo Trainer MkIITransport Aircraft · Switzerland74confirmedVirus SW-80Transport Aircraft · Slovenia71confirmedHS-748Transport Aircraft · United Kingdom55confirmedMiG-29UPG FulcrumFighter Jet · Russia51confirmedHJT-16 Kiran MkIITransport Aircraft · India41confirmedMikoyan MiG-29KFighter Jet40confirmedDornier 228Transport Aircraft · Germany38confirmedMiG-21U/UM MongolFighter Jet · Soviet Union37confirmedTejasFighter Jet · India37confirmedMirage 2000E/I (2000H)Fighter Jet · France35confirmedRafale EHFighter Jet · France28confirmedAn-32Transport Aircraft · Soviet UnionLightconfirmedIl-76MD CandidTransport Aircraft · Soviet UnionHeavyconfirmedC-130JTransport Aircraft · United StatesMediumconfirmedH-187 (Griffon 8000TD)UAV / Drone · United States12confirmedP-8A (MPA)Maritime Patrol Aircraft · United States12confirmedC-17Transport Aircraft · United StatesHeavyconfirmedMirage 2000ED/IT (2000TH)Fighter Jet · France9confirmedHeronUAV / Drone · IsraelHeavy, ISRconfirmedRafale DHFighter Jet · France8confirmedMiG-29UB Fulcrum BFighter Jet · Soviet Union7confirmedIl-78 MidasTransport Aircraft · Soviet Union6confirmedBritten-Norman BN-2 IslanderTransport Aircraft4confirmedEMB-135BJTransport Aircraft · BrazilLightconfirmed

Embraer Legacy 600Transport Aircraft4confirmed

A-50U MainstayTransport Aircraft · Russia3confirmedB-737Transport Aircraft · United States3confirmedB-737BBJTransport Aircraft · United States3confirmedC295WTransport Aircraft · SpainLightconfirmedGulfstream IIITransport Aircraft3confirmedHAL HTT-40Trainer Aircraft3confirmedIl-76TD PhalconTransport Aircraft · Russia3confirmed

Vipul-class bargeTransport Aircraft3confirmed

B-777-300ERTransport Aircraft · United States2confirmedEMB-145AEW NetraTransport Aircraft · Brazil1 more in testconfirmedGulfstream G100 (C-38A)Transport Aircraft · United States2confirmedMQ-9 ReaperUAV / Drone · United States2confirmedA321Transport Aircraft · France1confirmedB-707Transport Aircraft · United States1confirmedAustin-class amphibious transport dockAmphibious Transport Dock—confirmed

Couach-class fast interceptor boatsFighter Jet—confirmed

HaropUAV / Drone · Israel—confirmed

IAI Harop (Loitering Munition)UAV / Drone · Azerbaijan—confirmed

Jaguar IBFighter Jet · Franceε23confirmedJaguar IMFighter Jet · Franceε10confirmedSearcher MkIIUAV / Drone · Israel—confirmed

India: Helicopters (14)

Mi-17Helicopter · Soviet Union148confirmedSA315B Lama (Chetak)Helicopter · France59confirmedCommando Mk2AHelicopter · United Kingdom25confirmedMH-60R SeahawkHelicopter · United States22confirmedMi-24/35Helicopter · Soviet Union17confirmedDhruv MkIIIHelicopter · India16confirmedRudraHelicopter · India16confirmed

CH-47F ChinookHelicopter · United StatesHeavy, (3 Mi-26 Halo in store)confirmed

Kamov Ka-31Helicopter14confirmedka-27Helicopter · Soviet Union14confirmedLCH PrachandHelicopter · India5confirmedDhruv MkIHelicopter · India4confirmedDhruvHelicopter · India1confirmedHAL Light Utility HelicopterHelicopter—confirmed

India: Land (56)

M40A1Artillery System · United States10 per inf bnconfirmedT-72M1Tank · Soviet Union2,418confirmedBMP-2Armored Vehicle · Soviet Union2,416confirmedKIFVArmored Vehicle · South Korea2,260confirmedL/60/L/70Artillery System · Sweden~1,720confirmedOrdnance Factory Board Mine Protected VehicleArmored Vehicle · India1,600confirmedMahindra Armored Light Specialist VehicleArmored Vehicle · India1,350confirmedBMP-1Armored Vehicle · Soviet Union700confirmed

LFGArtillery System · India105mmconfirmed

T-54/T-55 ARVArmored Vehicle · Soviet Union700confirmed

IFG Mk1/Mk2/Mk3Artillery System · India105mmconfirmed

d-30Artillery System · Soviet Union122mmconfirmedFoxhoundArmored Vehicle · United Kingdom(CP)confirmedPanther CLVArmored Vehicle · Italy380confirmedHaubits FH77Artillery System · Sweden~300confirmedJackalArmored Vehicle · United Kingdom197confirmedCasspirArmored Vehicle · South Africa165confirmedBM-21 GradArtillery System · Soviet Union150confirmedM113A1/A2 (incl variants)Armored Vehicle · United States140confirmedRidgbackArmored Vehicle · United States140confirmedJackal 2AArmored Vehicle · United Kingdom130confirmedPinaka multi-barrel rocket launcherRcl · India126+confirmedM777A2Artillery System · United Kingdom155mmconfirmedArjun Mk1ATank · India118 Mk1A orderedconfirmedJackal 2Armored Vehicle · United Kingdom110confirmedFV512 WarriorArmored Vehicle · United Kingdom105confirmedSP 155mm K9/K9A1 ThunderArtillery System · South Korea100confirmedChallenger 2Tank · United Kingdom80confirmedAardvarkEngineering Vehicle · United Kingdom64confirmedTerrierEngineering Vehicle · United Kingdom56confirmedM-56Artillery System · Yugoslavia105mmconfirmed300mm 18 9A52 SmerchArtillery System · Soviet Union42confirmedFV513 WarriorArmored Vehicle · United Kingdom41confirmedDhanush (howitzer)Artillery System36confirmedTitanEngineering Vehicle · United Kingdom33confirmedTrojanEngineering Vehicle · United Kingdom32confirmedKalyani M4Armored Vehicle · India27confirmedM3Armored Vehicle27confirmedApolloArmored Vehiclein testconfirmedAtlasArmored Vehiclein testconfirmedArgusArmored Vehiclein testconfirmedDRDO WhAPArmored Vehicle · India15confirmedYukthirath MPVArmored Vehicle14confirmedFV106 SamsonArmored Vehicle · United Kingdom12confirmedAK-630Sp Anti-Aircraft Gun · Soviet Union6confirmedSamson Mk2Armored Vehicle · Israel5confirmedAmbudaWater Tanker · India3confirmedKC-135R (Tanker)Tanker · United States1confirmed40mm L/60Artillery System · Sweden—confirmedATAGS (howitzer)Artillery System—confirmedCarl GustafArtillery System · Sweden—confirmedFerretArmored Vehicle · United Kingdom—confirmedM-46Artillery System · Soviet Unionε600confirmedMahindra MarksmanArmored Vehicle · India—confirmedT-90S BhishmaTank · Russiaε1200confirmed

TASL QRFVArmored Vehicle · India—confirmed

India: Naval (90)

Solas Marine InterceptorPatrol Boat · LK75confirmed

C-401Patrol Boat · India50confirmed

AadeshPatrol Boat · India20confirmed

Plascoa 1300 (SPB)Patrol Boat · France15confirmed

Immediate Support Vessel (Craftway)Patrol Boat · India14confirmed

C-143Patrol Boat · India11confirmed

SamarthOffshore Patrol Vessel · Indiacapacity 1 Chetak/Dhruv helconfirmedCar NicobarPatrol Boat · India10confirmed

Immediate Support Vessel (Rodman 78)Patrol Boat · Spain9confirmed

LCU Mk-IVLanding Craft · Indiacapacity 1 Arjun MBT/2 T-90 MBT/4 IFV/160 troopsconfirmedRajshree (Flight I)Frigate · India8confirmedPurakAuxiliary Ship7confirmed

Shalimar-class ferry (250 men)Auxiliary Ship7confirmed

VikramOffshore Patrol Vessel · Indiacapacity 1 Dhruv helconfirmedArga-class tugboatOcean Tug6confirmed

C-154Patrol Boat · India6confirmed

Trinkat (Bangaram SDB Mk5)Frigate · India6confirmedRajshree (Flight II)Frigate · India5confirmedRani AbbakkaPatrol Vessel · India5confirmedSandhayakDestroyer · India1 hel landing platformconfirmedSarojini NaiduPatrol Vessel · India5confirmed

GSL 1,000T Fuel BargeAuxiliary Ship · India4confirmed

LCM 8Landing Craft · United Statesfor use in JalashwaconfirmedBhim-class tugboatOcean Tug3confirmedManoram-class ferryAuxiliary Ship3confirmedSamudra PrahariPatrol Craft · India1 hel landing platformconfirmedShalimar-class ferry (50 men)Auxiliary Ship3confirmedShardul (Magar mod)Landing Ship · India2 MS-227 Ogon’ MRL with 1 hel landing platform (capacity 11 MBT or 8 APC or 10 trucks; 500 troops)confirmedSuper DvoraFrigate · Israel3confirmedTarmugli (Car Nicobar mod)Frigate · India3confirmedVishwastPatrol Craft · Indiacapacity 1 Chetak/Dhruv helconfirmed

Amrit-class victualling bargeAuxiliary Ship2confirmed

Arihant-class SSBNSubmarine · IndiaINS Arihant + INS Arighaat operationalconfirmedDeepakReplenishment Oiler · Italy4 AK630M CIWS (capacity 1 Sea King Mk42B)confirmedH-181 (Griffon 8000TD)Hovercraft · United Kingdom2confirmedIRS-class bargeAuxiliary Ship2confirmedMhadeiSail Training Ship · India2confirmedMhadei-class sailing vesselsAuxiliary Ship2confirmedNicobarNaval Vessel · India1 hel landing platformconfirmedNikaraksha-class bucket dredgerAuxiliary Ship2confirmedNistar-class diving support vesselAuxiliary Ship2confirmed

PoshakAuxiliary Ship · India2confirmed

Sahayak-class hopper bargeAuxiliary Ship2confirmed

SamarOffshore Patrol Vessel · India1 76mm gun (capacity 1 Chetak/Dhruv hel)confirmed

Sandhayak IIDestroyer · Indiacapacity 1 med helconfirmedSankalpOffshore Patrol Vessel · Indiacapacity 1 Chetak/Dhruv helconfirmedTaranginiTraining Ship · India2confirmedAbhay (FSU Pauk II)Frigate · Soviet Union1 quad lnchr (manual aiming) with 9K32M Strela-2M (RS-SA-N-5 Grail) SAM, 2 twin 533mm DTA-53 ASTT with SET-65E, 2 RBU 1200 Uragan A/S mor, 1 AK630M CIWS, 1 76mm gunconfirmedAdityaReplenishment Oiler · Indiacapacity 1 med helconfirmedAmbikaAuxiliary Ship1confirmedAmbika-class replenishment shipReplenishment Oiler1confirmedAnveshTracking Ship · India1confirmedGajOcean Tug · Croatia1confirmedINS Vikrant (IAC-1)Aircraft Carrier · India1confirmedJyotiReplenishment Oiler · Russia1 hel landing platformconfirmedKiev-class aircraft carrierAircraft Carrier1confirmedKomandarm Fedko-class oilerReplenishment Oiler1confirmedMagarLanding Ship · India2 MS-227 Ogon’ MRL with 1 hel landing platform (capacity 15 MBT or 8 APC or 10 trucks; 500 troops)confirmedMakarSurvey Ship · India1 hel landing platformconfirmedSagardhwaniSurvey Ship · India1 hel landing platformconfirmedTirTraining Ship · India1 hel landing platformconfirmedAnti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water CraftSubmarine—confirmed

Atom Mk 1Unmanned Maritime Vessel—confirmed

Bangaram-class fast attack craftPatrol Boat—confirmedBrahmaputra-class frigateFrigate—confirmedBurevestnik M (Project 1135M (Krivak II))Frigate · Soviet Union—confirmed

Diving Support CraftAuxiliary Ship—confirmed

Dredger 1Auxiliary Ship—confirmedHuginAutonomous Underwater Vehicle · Norway—confirmedINS AstradhariniSurvey Ship—confirmedINS BalshilOcean Tug—confirmedINS BangaramPatrol Boat—confirmedINS BitraPatrol Boat—confirmedINS BulandOcean Tug—confirmed

INS DarshakSurvey Ship—confirmed

INS DhruvAuxiliary Ship—confirmedINS Jamuna (J16)Survey Ship—confirmedINS KhadanAuxiliary Ship—confirmedINS PuranAuxiliary Ship—confirmedINS SudarshiniTraining Ship—confirmedINS VarunaTraining Ship—confirmedINSV KaundinyaAuxiliary Ship—confirmedINSV TariniAuxiliary Ship—confirmedKamorta-class corvetteCorvette—confirmedKhukri-class corvetteCorvette—confirmedKora-class corvetteCorvette—confirmedPetya-class frigateFrigate—confirmedShivalik-class frigateFrigate—confirmed

Trinkat-class fast attack craftPatrol Boat—confirmed

Vikrant-class aircraft carrierAircraft Carrier—confirmed

India: Missile (70)

L40/70Air Defence System · Sweden40mmconfirmedNagastra-1Loitering Munition · India480confirmed9k35 strela-10 (rs-sa-13 gopher)Air Defence System · Soviet UnionPoint-defenceconfirmedBrahMos Supersonic Cruise MissileMissile System · India~250 launchers across servicesconfirmed9K31 Strela-1 (RS-SA-9 Gaskin)Air Defence System · Soviet UnionPoint-defenceconfirmed2K12 Kub (RS-SA-6 Gainful)Air Defence System · Soviet UnionShort-rangeconfirmedWB Electronics WarmateLoitering Munition · Poland100confirmedZSU-23-4Air Defence System · Soviet Union23mmconfirmedAgni-I SRBMMissile System · IndiaFewer than 75 launchers (2017 estimate)estimatedS-125-2M Pechora-2M (RS-SA-26)Air Defence System · Soviet Union25confirmedS-400 TriumfMissile System · RussiaLong-rangeconfirmedAgni-V ICBMMissile System · India~20 launchers, operational with SFCconfirmedAgni-II MRBMMissile System · India2017 estimateestimatedBarak-8 (MRSAM)Air Defence System · IsraelMedium-rangeconfirmedK-4 SLBMMissile System · IndiaCapacity of 8 missiles on Arihant-class submarines (September 2024)estimatedAnant ShastraAir Defence System · India5confirmedS-400 TriumfMissile System · Russia5 regiment sets ordered (deliveries ongoing)confirmed2K22 Tunguska (RS-SA-19 Grison)Air Defence System · Soviet Unionup to 80confirmed9K113-1 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmed9K310 Igla-1 (RS-SA-16 Gimlet)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmed9K38 Igla (RS-SA-18 Grouse)Air Defence System · Soviet Union—confirmed9M119 Svir/RefleksMissile System · Soviet Union—confirmedAASMMissile System · France—confirmedAGM-114K/L/M/N/R Hellfire IIMissile System · United States—confirmedAGM-84D HarpoonMissile System · United States—confirmedAM39 ExocetMissile System · France—confirmedAS-30LMissile System · France—confirmedAgni-III IRBMMissile System · IndiaFewer than 10 launchers (US NASIC, June 2017)estimatedAgni-IV IRBMMissile System · IndiaNumber not publishedestimatedAkashAir Defence System · Indiaε64confirmedBrahMos Supersonic Cruise MissileMissile System · India—confirmedFGM-148 JavelinMissile System · United States—confirmedGriffinMissile System · United States—confirmed

HarpyLoitering Munition · Israel—confirmed

K-15 Sagarika SLBMMissile System · IndiaCarried by INS Arihant; number not publishedestimatedKAB-500KRMissile System · Russia—confirmedKAB-500LMissile System · Russia—confirmedKh-25MP (RS-AS-12A Kegler)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmedKh-29 (RS-AS-14 Kedge)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmedKh-31A (RS-AS-17B Krypton)Missile System · Russia—confirmedKh-31P (RS-AS-17A Krypton)Missile System · Russia—confirmedKh-59 (RS-AS-13 Kingbolt)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmedKh-59M (RS-AS-18 Kazoo)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmedMeteorMissile System · United Kingdom—confirmedMica IRMissile System · France—confirmedMica RFMissile System · France—confirmedNLAWMissile System · United Kingdom—confirmedNag (missile)Missile System · India—confirmedOsa-AKMAir Defence System · Russia—confirmedPaveway IIMissile System · United States—confirmedPereh (Spike-NLOS)Missile System · Israel—confirmedPopeye I/IIMissile System · Israel—confirmedPrahaar (missile)Missile System · India—confirmedPralay (missile)Missile System · India—confirmedPrithvi (missile)Missile System—confirmedR-27 (RS-AA-10 Alamo)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmedR-550 MagicMissile System · France—confirmedR-60 (RS-AA-8 Aphid)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmedR-73 (RS-AA-11A Archer)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmedR-77 (RS-AA-12A Adder)Missile System · Russia—confirmedRampageMissile System · Israel—confirmedS-125M Pechora-M (RS-SA-3B Goa)Air Defence System · Soviet Union—confirmedSAMHOMissile System · India—confirmedSCALP-EGMissile System · France—confirmedShaurya (missile)Missile System · India—confirmedSpiceMissile System · Israel—confirmedSpice 2000Missile System · Israel—confirmedSpyder-SRAir Defence System · Israel—confirmedSuper 530DMissile System · France—confirmedZU-23-2Air Defence System · Soviet Union—confirmed

India: Nuclear (9)

Agni-I SRBMMissile System · IndiaFewer than 75 launchers (2017 estimate)estimatedAgni-V ICBMMissile System · India~20 launchers, operational with SFCconfirmedAgni-II MRBMMissile System · India2017 estimateestimatedK-4 SLBMMissile System · IndiaCapacity of 8 missiles on Arihant-class submarines (September 2024)estimatedArihant-class SSBNSubmarine · IndiaINS Arihant + INS Arighaat operationalconfirmedAgni Prime (Agni-P) MRBMMissile System · Indianearing production clearance 2026confirmedAgni-III IRBMMissile System · IndiaFewer than 10 launchers (US NASIC, June 2017)estimatedAgni-IV IRBMMissile System · IndiaNumber not publishedestimatedK-15 Sagarika SLBMMissile System · IndiaCarried by INS Arihant; number not publishedestimated

India: In development (2)

Agni Prime (Agni-P) MRBMMissile System · Indianearing production clearance 2026confirmedHAL AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)Fighter Jet · Indiadevelopment, first flight ~2028confirmed

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