Military


Air Force Equipment

Air Force
SYSTEMMission
Capable		Inventory
1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 2010 2015 2020
FIGHTER / ATTACK 196 281 254 266 266 280 280 280
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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