List of military equipment manufactured in Iran

From 1925 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran used to be equipped with the very latest Western hardware. Cases exist where Iran was supplied with equipment even before it was made standard in the countries that developed it (for example the US F-14 Tomcat, or the British Chieftain Tank). Primary suppliers included the United States, Britain, France, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), Italy, Israel, and the Soviet Union.

The Iran-Iraq War, and post revolutionary sanctions at the time had a dramatic effect on Iran's inventory of western equipment. Under the pressures of war, all supplies were quickly exhausted and replacements became increasingly difficult to come by. The war eventually forced Iran to turn to the Soviet Union, North Korea, Brazil, and China to meet its short term military requirements. Nevertheless, the experience of using advanced and high quality equipment was not lost on any of the branches of the Iranian armed forces. Severely disappointed by older, inferior, Warsaw Pact equipment, Iran sought to develop its own ability to mirror the high technology of its likely enemies, the West and to provide a totally reliable source of equipment for the future.

After the Iranian revolution, developments in military technology were carried out with the technical support of Russia, China, and North Korea; building upon the foundations established by western contractors. Iranian reliance on these countries has rapidly decreased over the last decade in most sectors as Iran sought to gain total independence; A major exception however, is the aerospace sector, where Iran is still dependant on external help. Iran has, at present, reverse engineered existing foreign hardware, adapted it to their own requirements and then mass produced the finished product. Examples of this abound, such as the Boragh and the IAMI Azarakhsh. In an attempt to make its military industries more sustainable Iran has also sought to export its military products, see Iranian Military Exports.

Defense production

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Boragh Armored Personel carrier

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Zulfiqar Main Battle Tank

The following list consists of weapons systems that Iran manufactures domestically.

Aircraft

Azarakhsh - modified copy of U.S. F-5 Freedom Fighter, one-seat fighter aircraft, and combat capable trainer. ^[1]^[2]^[3]
Saegheh 80 - fighter aircraft. ^[4] F-5e modified with twin vertical tail surface. An alternative designation for this aircraft is 'Owaz'.^[5] Still in prototype stage.
Shafaq - advanced light fighter/trainer (copy of U.S. YF-17 Cobra), still in development. ^[6]
Iran 140 - copy of Soviet Antonov An-140 ^[7]
Parasto - propeller-driven training aircraft. Reverse engineered Beech F33 Bonanza. ^[8]^[9]^[10]
Dorna - training aircraft ^[11]^[12]
JT2-2 Tazarv - third generation of the Dorna mentioned above. ^[13] Still in prototype stage.
Panha 2091 - a reverse engineered and upgraded copy of U.S. AH-1 Cobra. ^[14]
Shabaviz 2061 - a reverse-engineered and upgraded copy of U.S. Bell 206 JetRanger. ^[15]
Shabaviz 275 - a reverse-engineered and upgraded copy of U.S. Bell 205. ^[16]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Ababil ^[17]
Mohajer I/II/III/IV ^[18]

Aircraft upgrades and components

Iran claims to have upgraded its US-made F-4, F-5, and F-14 fighter jets, and produced spare parts including tires, avionics, and engine components.^[19]^[20]

Missiles

Medium range (MRBM)

Medium range missiles are considered to have a range between 1000 and 3000 kilometers.

Shahab-3 - strategic MRBM with a range of 2,100 km. copy of DPRK Nodong-1 ^[21]^[22]

Short range (SRBM)

Short range missiles are considered to have a range up to 1000 kilometers.

Shahab-2 - tactical SRBM with a range of 750 km copy of Soviet SS-1d/Scud-C ^[23]
Shahab-1 - tactical SRBM with a range of 350 km. copy of Soviet SS-1c/Scud-B ^[24]
Fateh-110 - single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km
Zelzal-2 - single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km ^[25]^[26]^[27]
Fajr-5 - artillery rocket ^[28]
Fajr-3 - artillery rocket^[29]^[30]

Anti-tank missiles

Raad - copy of Soviet AT-3 Sagger ^[31]
RPG-7 copy of Soviet RPG-7. Iran is forecast to manufacture 2.88 percent of the worlds RPG-7's by 2014. ^[32]
Saegheh - improved version of the RPG-7 ^[33]
Toophan Copy of American TOW missile
Toophan 2 Improved Toophan

Air-Defence

Misagh-2 - copy of Chinese QW-1 Vanguard with some Chinese upgrades^[34]
Misagh-1 - copy of Chinese QW-1 Vanguard ^[35]
Sayyad-1 - copy of Chinese SA-2^[36]
Fajr-27 - rapid fire cannon ^[37]^[38]

Bombs

Qadr - copy of U.S. Mk 84 electro-optically guided glide-bomb ^[39]
Zoobin - copy of U.S. M-117 bomb electro-optically guided glide-bomb ^[40]

Air-to-air missiles

Fatter - copy of U.S. AIM-9 Sidewinder ^[41]^[42]
Sedjil - copy of U.S. MIM-23 Hawk converted to be carried by aircraft ^[43]

Naval missiles

Noor - copy of Chinese C-802.^[44]
Tondar - copy of Chinese C-801. Exact production status is unclear and the designation may refer to more than one missile. According to some sources ^[45] Iran received blueprints from China in compensation for a scrapped deal to sell the missile under US pressure in the tanker wars. ^[46] ^[47]

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Thaqeb (missile) ^[49]^[50]
Kowsar ^[51]^[52]

Torpedo

Hoot - A supercavitation torpedo. Some sources have said this is a copy of the Russian VA-111 Shkval. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has denied transferring technology of the Shkval to Iran. Iranian sources claim it to be indigenously developed [1] [2] [3]

Armored Vehicles

Zulfiqar MBT hybrid of Soviet T-72 and U.S. M-60 [4]
Safir-74 - copy of Soviet T-55 with indigenous upgrades [5]
T-72S - copy of Soviet T-72 [6]
Cobra BMT-2
Boragh - copy of Soviet BMP-1 with indigenous upgrades [7]
Rakhsh - copy of Soviet BRDM [8]

Artillery

Raad 1 - SP gun Chinese Type WZ 501/503 armored infantry fighting vehicle with Russian 122mm gun mounted on top.
Raad 2 - SP gun copy of U.S. M109 howitzer^[53]

Small Arms

MPT-9 - Tondar submachine gun - copy of MP5 (H & K licenced production)^[54]
KH-2002 - 5.56mm bullpup conversion kit for the M-16 ^[55]^[56]
S-5.56 - copy of M-16 ^[57]
KL-7.62 - copy of AKM (unlicensed knockoff) ^[58]
G3A6 - copy of G3 7.62 mm (H & K licenced production)^[59]
MGA3 - copy of MG3 7.62 mm (Rheinmetal licenced production) ^[60] ^[61]
PKM-T80 - copy of Soviet PKM ^[62]
MGD-12.7mm - copy of Soviet DShK ^[63]
Nakhjir - copy of Soviet SVD ^[64]

Submarines

Ghadir - ^[65]
Nahang 1^[66]

^ GlobalSecurity.org Azarakhsh (Lightning)
^ [9] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh
^ [10] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped
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^ http://www.defence.pk/forums/
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^ [14] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh
^ [15] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped
^ [16] GlobalSecurity.org - Parastu
^ [17] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh
^ [18] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped
^ [19] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh
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^ http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-2.htm] FAS: Shahab-2
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^ Janes Defence - Fadjr-5 artillery rocket ystem gets new chassis
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^ "Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems." GlobalSecurity.org (2006), "Iranian Artillery Rockets". URL accessed 2006-08-02.
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[2] [9] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh

[3] [10] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped

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[5] ttp://www.defence.pk/forums/

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[10] [16] GlobalSecurity.org - Parastu

[11] [17] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh

[12] [18] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped

[13] [19] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh

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[19] ttp://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422

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[23] ttp://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-2.htm] FAS: Shahab-2

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[28] Janes Defence - Fadjr-5 artillery rocket ystem gets new chassis

[Vital_Perspective-Hezbollah-missiles-29] "In the late 1980s, the North Korean-produced 240mm M-1985 multiple rocket launcher (MRL) was exported to Iran and subsequently produced under license (with minor changes) by Shahid Bagheri Industries as the Fajr-3 (a.k.a., Fadjr-3)." Vital Perspective (2006), "Military Briefing on Hezbollah's Missile Capabilities: Examining the Fajr, Zelzal". URL accessed 2006-08-02.

[GlobalSecurity-mrl-iran-30] "Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems." GlobalSecurity.org (2006), "Iranian Artillery Rockets". URL accessed 2006-08-02.

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