List of aircraft of the Iranian Air Force
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This is a list of aircraft types operated by the Iranian Air Force, including those operated by the air arm of the Iranian Army prior to the foundation of the Air Force as a separate service in August 1955. Coloured cells denote types that are still in active service. Updated as of Sept 22 2009
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[edit] Combat types
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu F-7 Airguard |  China |
Fighter (F-7M)/trainer (FT-7) | F-7M
FT-7 |
36
5 |
1986-
1986- |
20 operational in 2008[1]
Built by GAIC. 4 operational in 2008[1] |
| Curtiss Model 75 |  United States |
Fighter | H75A-9 | 10[2] | 1941-42 | |
| Dassault Mirage F1 |  France |
fighter | F1EQ5
F1BQ |
24 flew. Estimated 18 remain in operational service | 1991-present | Iraqi Air Force escape to Iran during the first 1991 Gulf War |
| De Havilland DH.4 |  USSR |
Bomber | 4[2] | 1924 | Built by Dux | |
| De Havilland DH.9A | USSR |
Bomber | DH.9A
R-1 |
5[2]
27[2] |
1924-26
1924-35 |
Built by Dux |
| Grumman F-14 Tomcat | USA |
Interceptor/multi-role fighter | F-14A | 79 | 1974-79 | 49 remain in service due to reverse engineering with the help of Chinese engineers[3] |
| Hawker Fury |  UK |
Fighter | Mk I
Mk II |
16[2]
6[2] |
1933-49 | |
| Hawker Hart | UK |
Bomber | 1933-39[2] | |||
| Hawker Hind | UK
 Iran |
Bomber | 35[2]
20[2] |
1938-51
1941- |
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| Hawker Hurricane | UK |
Fighter | Mk I
Mk II Mk IIC |
1[2]
36[2] 2[2] |
1939-46
1946-50 1947-51 |
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| HESA Azarakhsh | Iran |
fighter | First Generation (includes twin-seat version) | 11 | 1997 | First Generation: 6, 2nd Generation: 4, 3rd Generation: 1 |
| HESA Saeqeh | Iran |
fighter | Two Version has been showed up | 24[4] | January 2010 | |
| HESA Shafaq | Iran |
fighter | Trainer / Attack aircraft | 1 prototype built | Reportedly there are plans to produce three versions—one two-seat trainer/light strike version and two one-seat fighter-bomber versions. | |
| McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II | USA |
reconnaissance
fighter fighter reconnaissance |
RF-4C
F-4D F-4E RF-4E |
5[2]
32[2] 180[2] 32[2] |
1968
1968- 1968- 1971- |
5 operational in 2008[1] 29 operational in 2008[1] 3 operational in 2008[1] |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |  Russia, with local, Russian [5] and Indian[6] upgrades. |
fighter
trainer |
MiG-29A
MiG-29UB |
88[2]
10[2] |
1990-
1990- |
86 operational in 2008[1]
5 operational in 2008[1] |
| North American F-86 Sabre | USA
 Canada |
Fighter | F-86F
CL-13B |
20[2]
90[2] |
1959-73
1966 |
CL-13Bs purchased from Germany and sold on to Pakistan soon afterwards |
| Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger | USA |
fighter | F-5A
RF-5A F-5B F-5E RF-5E F-5F |
104[2]
16[2] 24[2] 141[2] 28[2] |
1965-
1969- 1965- 1974- 1976- |
75 out of all variants operational in 2008[1] |
| Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
USA |
Fighter
Reconnaissance Fighter |
F-84F
RF-84F F-84G |
30[1] 75[1] |
1972 1956-66 |
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| Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | USA |
Fighter | P-47D | 160[2] | 1948-1959 | |
| Shenyang F-6 | China |
fighter | F-6 | 18[1] | ||
| Sukhoi Su-24 | Russia |
strike/air-to-air refuelling tanker | SU-24MK | 24[1] | upgraded by Russia [5] | |
| Sukhoi Su-25 | Russia |
strike/close air support
trainer |
Su-25K
Su-25T Su-25UBK Su-25UBT |
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3[1] - 3[1] |
7 Su-25K/UBK impounded from Iraq
6 Su-25T/UBT purchased from Russia[7] |
[edit] Reconnaissance, patrol, and AEW
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avro Anson | UK |
Reconnaissance, trainer | Mk I | 48[2] | 1943-51 | |
| Breguet 14 | France |
Reconnaissance | 2[2] | 1924-25 | ||
| Breguet 19 | France |
Reconnaissance | A2 | 1[2] | 1925-26 | |
| Hawker Audax | UK
Iran |
Army Co-operation | 56[2]
10[2] |
1934-51 |
Built by Shahbaz |
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| Ilyushin Il-76 AEW | Russia |
Airborne Early Warning (AWACS) | Adnan-1 | 2[1] | In 1991 Gulf War two IL-76AEW fled from Iraq to Iran where they remain in service at Shiraz and Mehrabad Intl. Only one remained operational for transport purposes, as the AWACS systems on board were no longer operational.[8] | |
| Lockheed P-3 Orion | USA |
maritime patrol | P-3F | 6[2] | 1974- | 3 operational in 2008[1] |
| Polikarpov R-5 | USSR |
Reconnaissance | 10[2] | 1933-43 | ||
| HESA IrAn-140 | Iran |
Transport/AWACS/Maritime patrol | 20 planned | 2003- |
[edit] Transport and utility
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Rockwell) Aero Commander 500 family | USA |
utility transport | 681
690A |
6[2]
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1970-99
1973- |
4 operational in 2008[1] |
| Airspeed Oxford | UK |
Utility transport | 3[2] | 1940-44 | ||
| Antonov An-74 | USSR |
Transport | An-74TK-200 | 12[2] | 1997-98 | |
| Auster Aiglet | UK |
Utility transport | J5FL | 15[2] | 1957-59 | |
| Beech 18 | USA |
Utility transport | 10[2] | 1950-72 | ||
| Boeing 707 | USA |
VIP transport
transport/air-to-air refuelling tanker |
707-368C
707-3J9C |
1
13[9] |
1974- | many modified for special missions - 10 current[1] |
| Boeing 727 | USA |
Transport | 727-81 | 1[2] | 1974-97 | |
| Boeing 747 | USA |
VIP transport/freighter | 747-100
747-100F 747-200F |
9[10]
3[10] 4[10] |
5 operational in 2008[1] | |
| Cessna 185 | USA |
Utility transport | 3+[2] | 1994 | ||
| Cessna 337 | USA |
Utility transport | 337IR | 12[2] | 1970-94 | |
| Dassault Falcon 20 | France |
VIP transport | 20F | 3[10] | 1976- | 1 operation in 2008[1] |
| Dassault Falcon 50 | France |
VIP transport | 3[1] | |||
| De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | Canada |
Transport | 7[2] | 1955-87 | ||
| Dornier 228 |  Germany |
Transport | 228-100 | 4[2] | 1992-98 | |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | USA |
Transport | 23[2] | 1948-76 | ||
| Douglas C-54 Skymaster | USA |
Transport | 6[2] | ?-76 | ||
| Fokker F27 Friendship |  Netherlands |
tactical airlift/transport and target towing | F27-400M
F27-600 |
15[11]
4[11] |
1972- | 11 operational in 2008[1]
3 operational in 2008[1] |
| Harbin Y-12 | China |
utility transport | 8[1] | |||
| Ilyushin Il-76 | Russia |
transport | 14*[1] | |||
| Junkers A.20 | Germany |
Transport | 2[2] | 1925-35 | ||
| Junkers F.13 | Germany |
Transport | 3[2] | 1924-29 | ||
| Junkers H.21 | Germany |
Transport | 1[2] | 1924-25 | ||
| Junkers W.33 | Germany |
Transport | W.33d | 3[2] | 1929-43 | |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | USA |
tactical airlift/transport | C-130E
C-130H |
17[11]
43[11] |
5 operational in 2008[1]
4 operational in 2008[1] |
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| Lockheed JetStar | USA |
VIP transport | JetStar 8 | 2[11] | 1 operational in 2008[1] | |
| Pilatus PC-6 Porter |  Switzerland |
utility transport | 12[1] | |||
| Potez VII | France |
Utility aircraft | 3[2] | 1924-26 | ||
| Praga E.114 |  Czechoslovakia |
1[2] | 1943 | |||
| RWD-13 |  Poland |
1[2] | 1939-1943 | |||
| Socata TB | France |
utility | TB 20
TB 200 |
6[1]
6[1] |
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| Xian Y-7 | China |
tactical transport | Y-7 | 14[1] |
- one lost at airshow near Tehran on Sept22 2009
[edit] Trainers
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avro 504 | USSR |
Trainer | 8[2] | 1924-28 | Built by Dux | |
| Beechcraft Bonanza | USA |
trainer | F33A
F33C |
57 | 1972- | 20 operational in 2008[1] |
| Blériot-SPAD S.42 | France |
Trainer | 2[2] | 1924-26 | ||
| Boeing-Stearman Model 75 | USA |
Trainer | PT-13 | 1+[2] | 1951-63 | |
| Cessna 172 | USA |
Trainer | 30[2] | 1974-76 | ||
| Curtiss Fledgling | USA |
Trainer | 1[2] | 1934-43 | ||
| De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth | UK
Iran |
Trainer | 20[2]
79[2] 10[2] |
1932-58 |
Built by Shahbaz Built by Morris |
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| Embraer EMB 312 Tucano |  Brazil |
Basic trainer | 15[1] | |||
| Fajr-3 | Iran |
trainer | F.3 | ? | ||
| Dorna/Tazarv | Iran |
trainer | ? | 2 | 1 as of 2005, 25 planned for 2010[12] | |
| IAMI Parastoo | Iran |
trainer | 12 | 12 as of 2005 [12] | ||
| HESA Simorgh | Iran |
trainer | ||||
| Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star | USA |
trainer | T-33A | 5[1] | ||
| North American T-6 | USA |
Trainer | AT-6G | 20[2] | 1949-76 | |
| PAC Mushshak |  Pakistan |
trainer | Mushshak | 23[1] | ||
| Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer | Switzerland |
trainer | 20[1] | |||
| Piper Cub | USA |
Trainer | L-4 | 6[2] | late 1940s/early 1950s | |
| Piper PA-18 Super Cub | USA |
Trainer | L-18C | 12[2] | 1952-1975 |
[edit] Helicopters
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Super Frelon | France |
Utility helicopter | SA321 | 16[2] | 1971-1994 | |
| Agusta-Bell 205 | USA Italy |
Utility helicopter | 45[2] | 1965-98 | ||
| Agusta-Bell 206 | Italy
Iran |
utility helicopter | AB 206A
Panha Shabviz 2061 |
3[1]
- |
AB 206A built by Agusta
unknown numbers of 2061 in service |
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| Agusta-Bell 212 | Italy |
Light-lift transport helicopter | AB 212 | 5[1] | built by Agusta | |
| Agusta-Sikorsky AS-61 | Italy |
helicopter | AS-61A4 | 2[1] | built by Agusta | |
| Bell 214 | USA |
Medium-lift transport helicopter | Bell 214C | 25[1] | built by Elicotteri Meridionali | |
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook | USA |
Heavy-lift transport helicopter | CH-47C | 96[11] | 4 operational in 2008[1] | |
| Cessna UH-41 | USA |
Utility helicopter | 5[2] | late 1950s/early 1960s | ||
| Kaman HH-43 Huskie | USA |
rescue helicopter | HH-43F | 8[1] | ||
| Mil Mi-8 | Russia |
Medium-lift transport helicopter | Mi-8MTW | 4[1] | ||
| Sikorsky S-58 | USA |
Utility helicopter | HH-34F | 10[2] | 1948-1959 | |
| Westland Whirlwind | UK |
Utility helicopter | Mk 2 | 2[2] | 1979-1982 | |
| Panha Shabaviz 2-75 | Iran |
Multipurpose utility helicopter | Shabaviz 2-75 | ? | 1998 | claimed that it can be modified to carry light weaponry. |
| Panha Shabaviz 2061 | Iran |
Multi-role Light helicopter | Shabviz 2061 | ? | 1998 | |
| Panha 2091 | Iran |
Attack helicopter | project number 2091 | ? | 1998 | |
| Shahed 278 | Iran |
Light utility helicopter | 3 | 2002 or 2005 | ||
| Shahed 285 | Iran |
Light attack helicopter | light attack/recon version and a maritime patrol/anti-ship version | ? | 2009 |
[edit] Other types
These types were also purchased by the Iranian government
- One Aero A.30 from Czechoslovakia in 1923
- One De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou in 1979
A number of other types have been in recent, or reported, Iranian service. Many may remain in reserve storage or are operated by the Army or Navy. Some recent types include:
- Mikoyan Mig-23/27
- Mikoyan MiG-27
- Sukhoi Su-17/20/22
- Boeing 727 (Cargo/transport)
- Hughes 300C
- Shabaviz 2-75 (Iranian Origin) (operated by the Army)
- Bell 204 UH-1 (operated by the Army)
- AH-1 SeaCobra (operated by the Army)
- Sukhoi Su-17
- C-130 Hercules
[edit] Iranian combat aircraft under development
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
- Andrade, John (1982). Militair 1982. London: Aviation Press Limited. ISBN 0 907898 01 07.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2008, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 28, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp World Air Forces - Historical Listings: Iran (archived version at http://web.archive.org/web/20070219113849/www.worldairforces.com/Countries/iran/irn.html)
- ^ http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/sourcebook/content.jsp?channelName=pro&story=xml/sourcebook_xml/2009/01/26/AW_01_26_2009_p0240-112924-71.xml&headline=World%20Military%20Aircraft%20Inventory%20-%20Iran
- ^ http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=119463§ionid=351020101
- ^ a b WorldwideStandard.com: Enabling Iran
- ^ JCSS
- ^ "Iran Bolsters Su-25 Fleet, Jane's.
- ^ globalsecurity.org
- ^ Tony Pither, The Boeing 707 720 and C135, Air-Britain Publications, 1998, ISBN 0 85130 236 X
- ^ a b c d Andrade 1982, page 107
- ^ a b c d e f Andrade 1982, page 108
- ^ a b Iranian Air Force Equipment
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