Air Force Equipment
| Air Force | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTEM | Mission Capable | Inventory | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2020 | ||
| FIGHTER / ATTACK | 196 | 281 | 254 | 266 | 266 | 280 | 280 | 280 | - | |
| VTOL Fighter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Shafaq | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Saeqeh | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Azarakhsh | 50% | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Mirage F-1 | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | 10 | 5 | - | - | |
| Su-25K | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | - | |
| Su-24MK | - | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | |
| MiG-29A1 | - | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | |
| F-7M (China J-7) | - | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | |
| F-6 (China J-6) | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F-14A Tomcat | 25% | 60 | 60 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 442 | 44 | 44 | - |
| F-4D/E Phantom II | 40% | 60 | 60 | 50 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | - |
| F-5E/F Tiger II | 50% | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60+ | 60+ | 60+ | - |
| MARITIME RECON | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| C-130H-MP | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| P-3F3 | 40% | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| AEW | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||
| IL-76 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| RECON | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6+ | 6+ | 6+ | - | |
| RF-4E | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6+ | 6+ | 6+ | - | |
| RF-5E | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TANKER / TRANSPORT | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Boeing 707 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| Boeing 747 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| CARGO / TRANSPORT | 55 | 74 | 75 | 59 | 58 | 103 | 123 | 142 | - | |
| TRANSPORT - Large Jet | - | |||||||||
| IL-76 | - | - | - | + | 1+ | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | |
| Boeing 747F | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | |
| Boeing 707F | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Boeing 727 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| TRANSPORT - Small Jet | - | |||||||||
| An-72 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | 11 | - | |
| Jetstar | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Shrike Commander 680 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Da-20 Falcon | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| TRANSPORT - Large Prop | - | |||||||||
| Iran 140 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 25 | 45 | - | |
| Y-7 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | |
| C-130E/H | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | |
| F-27 Friendship | 9 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | |
| TRANSPORT - Small Prop | - | |||||||||
| PC-6B | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | |
| Y-12 | - | - | 10 | - | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | |
| UTILITY | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | ||||||
| TB-21 Trinidad | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | |
| TB-200 Tobago | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | |
| TRAINING | 118 | 118 | 142 | 166 | 166 | 184 | 189 | 219 | - | |
| TRAINING - Jet | - | |||||||||
| Tazarv / Tondar / Dorna | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 25 | - | |
| Mig-29UB1 | - | 5 | 5 | + | + | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | |
| F-5B / Simorgh | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | |
| FT-7 (China JJ-7) | - | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | |
| T-33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | |
| TRAINING - Piston | - | |||||||||
| MFI-17 Mushshaq | - | - | - | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | |
| Parastu | - | - | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | |
| TB-21 Trinidad | - | - | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| TB-200 Tobago | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| EMB-312 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | - | |
| Beech F-33A/C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | |
| PC-7 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | - | |
| HELICOPTERS | 44 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | - | |
| AB-206 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Bell 214C | 39 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | |
| CH-47C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | + | + | + | - | |
| Shavabiz 2-754 | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| Shabaviz 206-14 | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| MISSILES | - | |||||||||
| ASM | - | |||||||||
| AGM-65A | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AS-10 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AS-11 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AS-14 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| C-801K | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| GBU-67/9A / AGM-379/20 | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AAM | - | |||||||||
| AIM-7 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AIM-9 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AIM-54 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AA-8 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AA-10 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| AA-11 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| PL-2A | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| PL-7 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| SAM | - | |||||||||
| FIM-92 Stinger | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| HQ-7 / FM-80 / Shahab Thaqeb | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | - | |
| MIM-23B I HAWK Launchers | - | 150 | 100 | 150 | 150 | ~150+ | ~150+ | ~150+ | - | |
| Rapier Launchers | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | |
| SA-2 / HQ-2J / Sayyad-1 Launchers | 35 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | - | |
| SA-5 | - | + | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | |
| SA-7 | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | |
| SA-15 / Tor-M1 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 29 | 29 | - | |
| Tigercat Launchers | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | |
| Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force | - | |||||||||
| MISSILES | - | |||||||||
| SSM | - | |||||||||
| Shahab-1/Shahab-25 | - | - | - | - | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | - | |
| Shahab-1/Shahab-2 Launchers5 | - | - | - | - | ~12-18 | ~12-18 | ~12-18 | ~12-18 | - | |
| Shahab-3 | - | - | + | + | ~24 | ~24 | ~24 | ~24 | - | |
| Shahab-3 Launchers | - | - | + | + | ~6 | ~6 | ~6 | ~6 | - | |
Notes
1 - After 2002, the Mig-29A Fighter numbers account for Mig-29A fighters and Mig-29UB trainers.
2 - The number of F-14As as of 2010 represent a dramatic jump from the numbers in 2005, and suggest the new reporting includes airframes in storage.
3 - The role of Maritime Reconaissance continually shifted between the Air Force and the Navy. By 2008, reporting suggested that the remaining P-3F fleet were operated by both services.
4 - Iran had stated a desire to overhaul their remaining Bell and Agusta-Bell 214 and 206 types to the Shabaviz 2-75 and 206-1 standards. How much production of those indigenous helicopters would affect existing stocks was unclear and the estimated date for completion was unknown as of 2008.
5 - The identical nature of assumed numbers for Iranian Scud-type missiles and Iranian Shahab-1/-2 Scud copies suggest there is some or total overlap (Tactical Scud types are said to be controlled by Iranian ground forces, and noted in Iranian Ground Forces equipment table).
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