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From 1925 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran was 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 towards the Soviet Union, North Korea, Brazil, and China to meet its short term military requirements. Initial developments in every field of military technology were carried out with the technical support of Russia, China, and North Korea to lay the foundations for future industries. Iranian reliance on these countries has rapidly decreased over the last decade in most sectors where Iran sought to gain total independence; however, in some sectors such as the Aerospace sector and missile technology Iran is still greatly reliant on external help. Iran has, at present, developed an uncanny ability to reverse engineer existing foreign hardware, improve it to its own requirements and then manufacture the finished product. Examples of this are 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.

Armored vehicles

Armored personnel carriers

[1]

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Tanks

[2]

Artillery

Towed artillery

105 mm

122 mm

152 mm

155 mm

203 mm

Self-propelled artillery

122 mm

155 mm

170 mm

175 mm

203 mm

Surface-to-surface missiles

This refers to ballistic missiles and not battlefield systems. Iran's missile forces are under the command of the Revolutionary Guards, under the Army's authority.
Additional information is available at Air Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution who operate Iran's long-range missiles. Iran was reported to have purchased 18 mobile 3,200-4,000 km Musudan missiles (the extended range version of Soviet R-27 Zyb) in 2005.[3]

Cruise missiles

  • AS-15 Kent / Kh-55 Granat-Soviet era missiles illegally purchased from Ukraine

Battlefield missile systems

Short Range (Iranian origin)

Anti-tank missiles

Air defence Missile Systems

Shoulder-launched missiles

Radar systems

Army aviation

The Army operates 188 airplanes, and 527 helicopters although it is not known how much of this inventory is actually operational.

Template:Standard table ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Origin ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Type ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Versions ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|In service[5] ! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Notes |- | Aero Commander ||  United States || utility transport || 690 || 4 || |-

| Bell 205 ||  Italy || light-lift utility helicopter || AB 205

Shabaviz 2-75 || 100 || built by Agusta and Panha

|-

| Bell 206 JetRanger ||  Italy

 Iran || utility helicopter || AB 206A

Shabaviz 2061 || 40 || built by Agusta and Panha

|- | Bell 214 ||  United States || medium-lift transport helicopter || 214A || 56 || |-

| Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra ||  United States || attack helicopter || AH-1J

Panha 2091 || 150 || Model 2091 upgrade by Panha

|- | Boeing CH-47 Chinook ||  United States || Heavy-lift transport helicopter || CH-47C || 300 || built by Agusta |- | Cessna 185 ||  United States || utility || || 10 || |- | Dassault Falcon 20 ||  France || VIP transport || Falcon 20E || 1 || |-

| Fokker F27 Friendship ||  Netherlands || tactical transport || F27-400M

F27-600 || 8

6 ||

|}

Aircraft which have served recently and of which numbers may remain in reserve storage or second-line use include:

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Small arms and personal equipment

Small arms

Other equipment

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ground-equipment.htm
  2. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ground-equipment.htm
  3. ^ "Iran acquires ballistic missiles from DPRK, 29 December 2005" (html). Janes Defence Weekly. Retrieved 12 November. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://www.janes.co.uk/defence/news/jdw/jdw060922_1_n.shtml
  5. ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
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