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| - | The '''Imperial Iranian Air Force''' is the air arm of the [[Imperial Iranian Army]]. Its purpose is to conduct aerial combat operations including, but not limited to: Close air support; aerial reconnaissance; transportation; search and rescue; ground attack; and other operations, in support of the other branches of the armed forces. It operates a large variety of aircraft, both fixed-wing and rotary, of all types and sizes, to accomplish its missions. The air force also has an air defense element consisting of anti-aircraft guns and air defense vehicles, whose role is to defend airfields, bases, and airports.
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| - | In total, the air force has around 100,000 personnel.
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| - | ==Aircraft==
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| - | ===Fighters===
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| - | *9 squadrons of F/A-18 Hornet multirole fighters
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| - | *4 squadrons of F-14D Super Tomcat interceptors
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| - | *4 squadrons of Mirage F-1A/E ground attack fighters
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| - | *3 squadrons of F-22 Raptor stealth air superiority fighters
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| - | *3 squadrons of Azarakhsh strike fighters
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| - | *1 squadron of IAMI Saeqeh fighters
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| - | *1 squadron of IAMI Shafaq fighters
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| - | ===Ground attack===
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| - | *3 squadrons of F-4D/E Phantom II fighter-bombers
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| - | *4 squadrons of F-5E/F Tiger II fighter-bombers
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| - | ===Transports===
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| - | ====Strategic airlifts====
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| - | *2 flights of C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifts
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| - | *1 flight of C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifts
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| - | ====Tanker transports====
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| - | *10 Boeing KC-777 tanker transports
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| - | *5 Boeing 747-100F tanker transports
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| - | ====Tactical transports====
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| - | *9 squadrons of C-130 Hercules STOL transports
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| - | **5 squadrons of C-130E Hercules
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| - | **3 squadrons of C-130H Hercules
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| - | **1 squadron of C-130J Super Hercules
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| - | *2 squadrons of Aero Commander utility transports
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| - | *2 squadrons of Pilatus PC-6 Porter utility transports
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| - | *1 squadron of Antonov An-74 tactical transports
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| - | *1 squadrons of Fokker F-27 turboprop airliner
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| - | *4 squadrons of *Cessna 310 light transports
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| - | ====VIP transports====
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| - | *1 Dassault Falcon 20 VIP transport
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| - | *3 Dassault Falcon 50 VIP transports
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| - | *1 Lockheed JetStar VIP transport
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| - | ===Helicopters===
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| - | *3 squadrons of Panha 2091 attack helicopters (developed from the AH-1J Cobra)
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| - | *1 squadron of Panha Shabaviz 2-75 light-lift utility helicopters (developed from the Bell 205)
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| - | *1 squadron of Panha Shabviz 2061 light helicopters (developed from the Bell 206)
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| - | *10 squadrons of Bell 212 Twin Huey light-lift transport helicopters
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| - | *5 squadrons of Bell 214 medium-lift helicopters
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| - | *4 squadrons of CH-47C Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
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| - | *4 squadrons of Hughes 300C light utility and training helicopter
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| - | *7 squadrons of UH-1 Iroquois multipurpose utility helicopter
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| - | *2 squadrons of HH-43 Huskie rescue/firefighter helicopters
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| - | ===Trainers===
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| - | *40 Beechcraft Bonanza utility trainers
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| - | *30 Embraer EMB 312 Tucano basic trainers
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| - | *10 T-33 Shooting Star trainers
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| - | *40 Pilatus PC-7 light trainers
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| - | *46 Saab Safari primary trainers
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| - | =====Other=====
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| - | *8 squadrons of Cessna 185 light utility aircraft
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| - | *3 squadrons of O-2 Skymaster observation aircraft
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| - | *1 squadron of Socata TB utility aircraft
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| - | *1 squadron of P-3F Orion maritime patrol aircraft
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| - | *4 E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft
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| - | ==Weapons==
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| - | ===Missiles===
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| - | ====Surface-to-air====
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| - | *FIM-92 Stinger
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| - | *M1097 Avenger
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| - | *MIM-23 HAWK
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| - | *MIM-72 Chaparral
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| - | ====Air-to-surface====
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| - | *AGM-65 Maverick
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| - | *AGM-114 Hellfire
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| - | *AGM-130
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| - | ====Air-to-air====
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| - | *AIM-9 Sidewinder
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| - | *AIM-92 Stinger
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| - | *AIM-120 AMRAAM
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| - | *AIM-152 AAAM
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| - | ===Bombs===
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| - | * AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
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| - | * AGM-62 Walleye
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| - | * CBU-100 Cluster Bomb
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| - | * CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon
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| - | * CBU-24
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| - | * CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
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| - | * CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
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| - | * GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
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| - | * Mark 82 General-Purpose Bomb
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| - | * Mark 83 General-Purpose Bomb
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| - | * Mark 84 General-Purpose Bomb
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| - | * Paveway IV Laser-Guided Bomb
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| - | ===Artillery===
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| - | *M167 Vulcan anti-aircraft gun gun
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| - | *Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft gun
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| - | *Bofors 40mm L/70 anti-aircraft gun
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| - | *Bofors 40mm L/60 anti-aircraft gun
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| - | *Skysweeper 75mm anti-aircraft gun
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| - | ===Armored vehicles===
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| - | *M6 Linebacker
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| - | *Wiesel 2 BF/UF (LeFlaSys Command)
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| - | *Wiesel 2 AFF (LeFlaSys Radar)
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| - | *Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher)
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| - | *Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher Variant 1)
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| - | [[Category:Air forces]]
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| - | [[Category:Military of Iran|Air Force, Imperial Iranian]]
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4qjait There is perceptibly a lot to identify about this. I think you made certain nice points in features also.
