Naval Warships, submarines and helicopters/aircrafts used by Indian Navy

 Naval Warships, submarines and helicopters/aircrafts

Indian Navy

General Information

Type	Number
Aircraft carriers	1
Amphibious transport dock	1
Landing ship tanks	8
Destroyers	11
Frigates	12
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine	2
Conventionally powered attack submarines	16
Corvettes	22
Landing Craft Utility	8
Large offshore patrol vessels	10
Fleet tankers	5

List of known attack Submarines (Total 15 known submarines)

Source of power	Name	Year of commissioning	Manufactured by
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Kalvari	2017	India
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Khanderi	2019	India
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Karanj	2021	India
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Vela	2022	India
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Vagir	2022	India
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Shishumar	1986-1994	Germany
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Shankush	1986-1994	Germany
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Shalki	1986-1994	Germany
Diesel-electric submarines (SSKs)	INS Shankul	1986-1994	Germany
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)	INS Arihant	2016	India

SSBN: Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
SSK: Diesel-electric attack submarines

The Navy’s Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj, was decommissioned from service on Jul 17, 2022 at Visakhapatnam after 35 years in service. Further, more kilo-class submarines will be decommissioned after their long service to India.

List of Warship

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Type	Name	Uses
Aircraft carriers	INS Vikrant	Used for power projection and sea control
Amphibious transport dock	INS Jalashwa	Used for amphibious warfare
Landing ship tanks	INS Shardul, INS Magar, INS Kesari, INS Airavat, INS Jalashwa, INS Shardul (II), INS Airawat (II), INS Magar (II)	Used for amphibious warfare
Destroyers	INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, INS Chennai, INS Delhi, INS Mysore, INS Mumbai, INS Rana, INS Ranjit, INS Rajput	Used for anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare
Frigates	INS Shivalik, INS Satpura, INS Sahyadri, INS Talwar, INS Teg, INS Trikand	Used for anti-submarine warfare and escort duties
Corvettes	Kamorta-class corvette (INS Kamorta), Kora-class corvette (INS Kora), Khukri-class corvette (INS Khukri), Veer-class corvette (INS Veer), Abhay-class corvette (INS Abhay), Abhay-class corvette (INS Abhay)	Used for coastal patrol and anti-submarine warfare
Landing Craft Utility	LCU Mk IV-class utility landing craft (LCU 54)	Used for amphibious warfare
Large offshore patrol vessels	Saryu-class offshore patrol vessel (INS Saryu), Sukanya-class patrol vessel (INS Sukanya), Vishwast-class offshore patrol vessel (INS Vishwast), Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (INS Vikram)	Used for coastal patrol and anti-piracy operations
Fleet tankers	Jyoti-class fleet tanker (INS Jyoti), Aditya-class replenishment and repair ship (INS Aditya), Deepak-class fleet tanker (INS Deepak), Shakti-class fleet tanker (INS Shakti), Shardul-class tank landing ship (INS Shardul)	Used for replenishment at sea

List of aircrafts/helicopter

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Aircraft/Helicopter	Type	Use
Hawk Mk 132	Trainer	Training
SEAKING 42 (B/C), UH 3H	Helicopter	Search and Rescue
KAMOV-28, KAMOV-31	Helicopter	Anti-Submarine Warfare
ALH, Chetak	Helicopter	Utility
UAV Heron, UAV Searcher	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle	Reconnaissance
Dornier 228, IL 38, Boeing P-8I	Aircraft	Maritime Patrol
MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB fighters (single and twin seaters, respectively)	Fighter Jets	Air Defence (From aircraft carrier)