Imperial Iranian Air Force
From Worldatplay
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 (with 20,000 personnel) 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 145,000 personnel. Its main headquarters is in Tehran, although it also operates other bases in each of the provincial capitals.
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Aircraft
Fighters
- 15 squadrons of Dassault Mirage 2000 multirole fighters
- 5 squadrons of Mirage 2000C interceptors
- 8 squadrons of Mirage 2000D ground attack aircraft
- 2 squadrons of Mirage 2000-5 Mark 2 multirole fighters
- 6 squadrons of JAS 39C Gripen multirole fighters
- 6 squadrons of Eurofighter Typhoon Block 5 multirole fighters
- 6 squadrons of Dassault Rafale C multirole fighters
- 12 squadrons of BAE Harrier II GR9A STOVL strike aircraft
Ground attack
- 10 squadrons of AMX International AMX-ATA attack aircraft
- 8 Aermacchi MB-339 light attack aircraft
- 3 squadrons of Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano light attack/counterinsurgency aircraft
Transports
- 1 squadron of Airbus A310 MRTT tanker transports
- 1 squadron of Airbus A330 MRTT tanker transports
- 2 squadrons of Airbus A400M long-range transports
- 9 squadrons of Embraer C-390 medium transports
- 3 squadrons of Britten-Norman Islander utility transports
- 3 squadrons of Pilatus PC-6 Porter utility transports
- 9 squadrons of Alenia C-27J Spartan medium transports
- 5 squadrons of Transall C-160 transports
- 2 squadrons of EADS CASA C-295 transports
- 1 squadron of Dassault Falcon 20 VIP transports
- 1 squadron of Dassault Falcon 50 VIP transports
Helicopters
- 12 squadrons of Aérospatiale Puma utility helicopters
- 3 squadrons of NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters
- 10 squadrons of Eurocopter AS 532 medium utility helicopters
- 15 squadrons of Eurocopter Fennec light multipurpose helicopters
- 5 squadrons of Aérospatiale Gazelle utility/attack helicopters
- 5 squadrons of Westland Lynx utility/attack helicopters
- 8 squadrons of Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters
- 4 squadrons of Tiger HAD
- 4 squadrons of Tiger ARH
- 10 squadrons of Bell 212 Twin Huey light-lift transport helicopters
Trainers
- AMX International AMX-T
- CASA C-101 Aviojet
- Embraer AT-26 Xavante
- Embraer EMB 312 Tucano
- Pilatus PC-7
- Pilatus PC-9 Advanced Turbo Trainer
- Pilatus PC-12 Spectre
- Saab Safari
Other
- 3 squadrons of Neiva Regente 420L Air Observation Posts
- 3 squadrons of Embraer P-99 maritime patrol aircraft
- 1 squadron of Embraer R-99A AEW&C 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 77 Incindiary 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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