Imperial Iranian Air Force

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	*5 squadrons of JAS 39C Gripen multirole fighters		*5 squadrons of JAS 39C Gripen multirole fighters
	*6 squadrons of Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters (being delivered)		*6 squadrons of Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters (being delivered)
-	*10 squadrons of F-15D Eagle fighters	+	*10 squadrons of F-15C Eagle fighters
	*12 squadrons of F-16 fighters		*12 squadrons of F-16 fighters

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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.

In total, the air force has around 115,000 personnel.

Contents 1 Aircraft 1.1 Fighters 1.2 Ground attack 1.3 Transports 1.3.1 Strategic airlifts 1.3.2 Tanker transports 1.3.3 Tactical transports 1.3.4 VIP transports 1.4 Helicopters 1.5 Trainers 1.6 Other 2 Weapons 2.1 Missiles 2.1.1 Surface-to-air 2.1.2 Air-to-surface 2.1.3 Air-to-air 2.2 Bombs 2.3 Artillery 2.4 Armored vehicles

Aircraft

Fighters

• 15 squadrons of F/A-18 Hornet multirole fighters
• 2 squadrons of F-22 Raptor stealth air superiority fighters
• 5 squadrons of JAS 39C Gripen multirole fighters
• 6 squadrons of Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters (being delivered)
• 10 squadrons of F-15C Eagle fighters
• 12 squadrons of F-16 fighters

Ground attack

• 6 squadrons of A-6E Intruder attack aircraft
• 5 squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle strike fighters
• 4 squadrons of F-4D/E Phantom II fighter-bombers
• 4 squadrons of F-5E/F Tiger II fighter-bombers
• 3 squadrons of A-10 ground attack aircraft
• 2 squadrons of B-1B bombers

Transports

Strategic airlifts

• 1 squadron of C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifts
• 1 squadron of C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifts

Tanker transports

• 1 squadron of Boeing KC-777 tanker transports
• 1 squadron of Boeing 747-100F tanker transports

Tactical transports

• 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)
  • 5 squadrons of C-130E Hercules
  • 3 squadrons of C-130H Hercules
  • 1 squadron of C-130J Super Hercules
• 6 squadrons of Cessna 208 utility transports
• 6 squadrons of Pilatus PC-6 Porter utility transports
• 3 squadrons of Alenia C-27J Spartan tactical transports
• 3 squadrons of Antonov An-74 tactical transports

VIP transports

• 1 squadron of Dassault Falcon 20 VIP transport
• 1 squadron of Dassault Falcon 50 VIP transports
• 1 squadron of Lockheed JetStar VIP transports

Helicopters

• 14 squadrons of UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters
  • 2 squadrons of UH-60C Black Hawk command and control helicopters
  • 4 squadrons of EH-60C Black Hawk electronic warfare helicopters
  • 2 squadron of HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopters
  • 1 squadron of MH-60G Pave Hawk special operations helicopters
  • 1 squadron of MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator special operations helicopters
  • 4 squadrons of UH-60Q Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter
• 5 squadrons of AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters
• 3 squadrons of Bell ARH-70 armed reconnaissance helicopters
• 10 squadrons of Bell 212 Twin Huey light-lift transport helicopters
• 5 squadrons of NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters
• 5 squadrons of Bell 214 medium-lift helicopters
• 4 squadrons of CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
• 6 squadrons of UH-1 Iroquois multipurpose utility helicopters
• 2 squadrons of HH-43 Huskie rescue/firefighter helicopters

Trainers

• 160 Beechcraft Bonanza utility trainers
• 120 Embraer EMB 312 Tucano basic trainers
• 40 T-33 Shooting Star trainers
• 160 Pilatus PC-7 light trainers
• 184 Saab Safari primary trainers

Other

• 3 squadrons of O-2 Skymaster observation aircraft
• 3 squadrons of P-3F Orion maritime patrol aircraft
• 1 squadron of E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft

Weapons

Missiles

Surface-to-air

• FIM-92 Stinger
• M1097 Avenger
• MIM-23 HAWK
• MIM-72 Chaparral

Air-to-surface

• AGM-65 Maverick
• AGM-114 Hellfire
• AGM-130

Air-to-air

• AIM-9 Sidewinder
• AIM-92 Stinger
• AIM-120 AMRAAM
• AIM-152 AAAM

Bombs

• AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
• AGM-62 Walleye
• CBU-100 Cluster Bomb
• CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon
• CBU-24
• CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
• CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
• GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
• Mark 82 General-Purpose Bomb
• Mark 83 General-Purpose Bomb
• Mark 84 General-Purpose Bomb
• Paveway IV Laser-Guided Bomb

Artillery

• M1097 Avenger air defense missile system
• M163 VADS self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
• Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft gun
• Bofors 40mm L/70 anti-aircraft gun
• Bofors 40mm L/60 anti-aircraft gun
• Skysweeper 75mm anti-aircraft gun

Armored vehicles

• CV9040 AAV
• Wiesel 2 BF/UF (LeFlaSys Command)
• Wiesel 2 AFF (LeFlaSys Radar)
• Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher)
• Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher Variant 1)

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