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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 115,000 personnel.
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- | ==Aircraft==
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- | ===Fighters===
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- | *15 squadrons of F/A-18 Hornet multirole fighters
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- | *2 squadrons of F-22 Raptor stealth air superiority fighters
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- | *5 squadrons of JAS 39C Gripen multirole fighters
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- | *6 squadrons of Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters (being delivered)
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- | *10 squadrons of F-15D Eagle fighters
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- | *12 squadrons of F-16 fighters
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- | ===Ground attack===
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- | *6 squadrons of A-6E Intruder attack aircraft
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- | *4 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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- | *3 squadrons of A-10 ground attack aircraft
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- | *2 squadrons of B-1B bombers
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- | ===Transports===
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- | ====Strategic airlifts====
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- | *1 squadron of C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifts
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- | *1 squadron of C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifts
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- | ====Tanker transports====
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- | *1 squadron of Boeing KC-777 tanker transports
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- | *1 squadron of Boeing 747-100F tanker transports
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- | ====Tactical transports====
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- | *9 squadrons of C-130 Hercules STOL transports (Note: All C-130E/Hs are being phased out and replaced with the C-130J Super Hercules)
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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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- | *6 squadrons of Cessna 208 utility transports
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- | *6 squadrons of Pilatus PC-6 Porter utility transports
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- | *3 squadrons of Alenia C-27J Spartan tactical transports
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- | *3 squadrons of Antonov An-74 tactical transports
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- | ====VIP transports====
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- | *1 squadron of Dassault Falcon 20 VIP transport
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- | *1 squadron of Dassault Falcon 50 VIP transports
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- | *1 squadron of Lockheed JetStar VIP transports
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- | ===Helicopters===
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- | *14 squadrons of UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters
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- | **2 squadrons of UH-60C Black Hawk command and control helicopters
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- | **4 squadrons of EH-60C Black Hawk electronic warfare helicopters
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- | **2 squadron of HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopters
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- | **1 squadron of MH-60G Pave Hawk special operations helicopters
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- | **1 squadron of MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator special operations helicopters
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- | **4 squadrons of UH-60Q Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter
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- | *5 squadrons of AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters
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- | *3 squadrons of Bell ARH-70 armed reconnaissance helicopters
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- | *10 squadrons of Bell 212 Twin Huey light-lift transport helicopters
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- | *5 squadrons of NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters
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- | *5 squadrons of Bell 214 medium-lift helicopters
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- | *4 squadrons of CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
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- | *6 squadrons of UH-1 Iroquois multipurpose utility helicopters
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- | *2 squadrons of HH-43 Huskie rescue/firefighter helicopters
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- | ===Trainers===
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- | *160 Beechcraft Bonanza utility trainers
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- | *120 Embraer EMB 312 Tucano basic trainers
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- | *40 T-33 Shooting Star trainers
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- | *160 Pilatus PC-7 light trainers
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- | *184 Saab Safari primary trainers
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- | ===Other===
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- | *3 squadrons of O-2 Skymaster observation aircraft
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- | *3 squadrons of P-3F Orion maritime patrol aircraft
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- | *1 squadron of 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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- | *M1097 Avenger air defense missile system
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- | *M163 VADS self-propelled anti-aircraft 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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- | *CV9040 AAV
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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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- | {{IIA}}
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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.