Military


Air Force Equipment

AIRFORCE
SYSTEMMission
Capable		Inventory
1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 2008 2010 2015
FIGHTER / ATTACK 196 281 254 266 266 273 273 273
Azarakhsh 50% - - - 6 6 6 6 6
F-4D/E Phantom II 41% 60 60 50 65 65 65 65 65
F-5E/F Tiger II 50% 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
F-14A Tomcat 25% 60 60 60 25 25 25 25 25
F-6 (China J-6) 16 16 - - - - - -
F-7M (China J-7)   - 25 24 24 24 24 24 24
MiG-29A*   - 30 30 25 25 25 25 25
Mirage F-1   - - - 24 24 24 24 24
Saeqeh   - - - - - 3 3 3
Su-25K   - - - 7 7 13 13 13
Su-24MK   - 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
Shafaq   - - - - - ~1 ~1 1+
MARITIME RECON 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
C-130H-MP   - 1 5 5 - - - -
P-3F** 40% 5 5 - - 5 5 5 5
AEW 1 1 1 1 1
IL-76 - - - 1 1 1 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 4 4 4
Boeing 707 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Boeing 747 - - 1 1 1 1 1 1
CARGO / TRANSPORT 55 74 75 59 58 65 65 65
Boeing 707F 11 11 5 5 3 5 5 5
Boeing 727 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Boeing 747F 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 4
C-130E/H 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 17
Da-20 Falcon 2 5 4 1 1 1 1 1
F-27 9 15 15 10 10 10 10 10
IL-76 - - - + 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+
Iran 140 - - - - 5 5 5 40
PC-6B - 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Shrike/Rockwell Commander 690 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Jetstar - 1 1 5 2 2 2 2
Y-7 - - 2 2 2 2 2 2
Y-12 - - 10 - 3 9 9 9
TRAINING 118 118 142 166 166 166 171 191
Beech F-33A/C 26 26 26 20 20 20 20 20
Dorna / Dorneh - - - - - - 5 25
EMB-312 40 10 15 15 15 15 15 15
F-5B / Simorgh - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
FT-7 (China JJ-7) - 5 5 15 15 15 15 15
MFI-17 Mushshaq - - - 25 22 22 22 22
Mig-29UB* - 5 5 + + + + +
Parastu - - 12 12 12 12 12 12
PC-7 45 45 40 40 40 40 40 40
T-33 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
TB-21 - - 8 8 8 8 8 8
TB-200 - - 4 4 4 4 4 4
HELICOPTERS 44 46 46 34 34 34 34 34
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 2 2 2
Shavabiz 2-75*** - - - + + + + +
Shabaviz 206-1*** - - - + + + + +
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 - - - - - 29 29 29
Tigercat Launchers 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

Notes

    * - After 2002, the Mig-29A Fighter numbers account for Mig-29A fighters and Mig-29UB trainers.

    ** - The role of Maritime Reconaissance continually shifted between the Air Force and the Navy, and distribution of the remaining P-3F fleet was effectively split between the two services by 2008.

    *** - 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.