Iranian Ground Forces Equipment |
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| SYSTEMS | Inventory | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 | 2005 | 2008 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | ||
| MBT | 500 | 1,440 | 1,135 | 1,565 | 1,613 | 1,613 | ~1,800 | ~2,000 | ... | |
| T-72S | + | 200 | 120 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | ... | |
| T-62 | 100 | 150 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | ... | |
| T-54/-55 | 100 | 110 | 500 | 250? | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | ... | |
| Type-59 | - | + | 220 | ... | ||||||
| T-72Z | - | - | - | - | - | ... | ||||
| Chieftain Mk3/5 | 100 | 250 | 140 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 100? | 100? | ... | |
| M60A1 | 100 | 160 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | ... | |
| M47/M47M | 100 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | ... | |
| Zulfiqar | - | - | + | 10 | ~100 | ~100 | ~100 | ~100 | ... | |
| LIGHT TANK | 40 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | ... | |
| Scorpion | 40 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | ... | |
| Tosan [Towsan] | _ | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| RECCE / AIFV | 280 | 435 | 475 | 785 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 645 | ... | |
| EE-9 Cascavel | 130 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | ... | |
| BMP-1/WZ-501 | 150+ | 300 | 300 | 350 | 210* | 210 | 210 | 210 | ... | |
| BMP-2 | - | 100 | 140 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | ... | |
| APC | 500 | 550 | 590 | 590 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 640 | ... | |
| BTR-50/-60 | + | + | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | ... | |
| M113A1/A2 | + | + | 250 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ... | |
| Boragh | - | - | ~40 | ~40 | 140* | 140 | 140 | 140 | ... | |
| TOWED ARTY | 478 | 1,995 | 1,950 | 2,085 | 2,010 | 2,010 | 2,010 | 2,010 | ... | |
| 105mm | M101A1 | + | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | ... |
| M-56 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| 122mm | D-30 | + | 550 | 400 | 500 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | ... |
| Type-54 | - | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ... | |
| 130mm | M-46/Type-59-1 | 200 | 1,000 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 985 | ... |
| 152mm | D-20 | - | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ... |
| 155mm | WAC-21/Type 88 | - | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ... |
| GHN-45 | 130 | 80 | 80 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | ... | |
| M114 | + | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ... | |
| M-71 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | ||
| FH-77B | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | ||
| G-5 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | ||
| 203mm | M115 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ... |
| SELF-PROPELLED ARTY | 85 | 289 | 290 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 310 | ... | |
| 122mm | 2S1 | - | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ... |
| Raad 1 | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| 155mm | M109A1 | 45 | 160 | 160 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | ... |
| Raad 2 | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| 170mm | M-1978 | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ... |
| 175mm | M107 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ... |
| 203mm | M110 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ... |
| MRL | 65+ | 664+ | 664+ | 889+ | 889+ | 889+ | 889+ | 889+ | ... | |
| 107mm | Type-63 | - | 500 | 500 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | ... |
| Haseb | - | - | - | ... | ||||||
| Fadjir 1 | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| 122mm | Noor/Arash | - | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ... |
| BM-21 | 65 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ... | |
| BM-11 | + | 5 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ... | |
| Type 81 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| RM-70 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| 240mm | M-1985 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ... |
| Fadjir 3 | - | - | + | 10 | ~10 | ~10 | ~10 | ~10 | ... | |
| 320mm | Oghab | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... |
| 333mm | Fadjir 5 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... |
| Shahin-1/-2 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| 355mm | Nazeat | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... |
| SSM | ... | |||||||||
| Scud-B/-C** | + | 210 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | ... | |
| Shahab-1/Shahab-2** | - | - | - | - | ... | |||||
| Scud launchers** | + | 10 | 10 | 17 | ~12-18 | ~12-18 | ~12-18 | ~12-18 | ... | |
| Shahab-1/Shahab-2 Launchers** | - | - | - | - | ... | |||||
| Shahab-3 | - | - | + | + | ~24 | ~24 | ~24 | ~24 | ... | |
| Shahab-3 Launchers | - | - | + | + | ~6 | ~6 | ~6 | ~6 | ... | |
| CSS-8 | - | 150 | 150 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | ... | |
| CSS-8 Launchers | - | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ... | |
| Oghab | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| Shahin-1/-2 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| Nazeat | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| ATGW | ... | |||||||||
| AT-3 Sagger/Raad | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| AT-4 Spigot | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| AT-5 Spandrel/Saeqhe | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| Dragon | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | ... | |
| TOW/Toophan | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| SAM | ... | |||||||||
| HQ-7 / FM-80 / Shahab Thaqeb | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| I HAWK Launchers | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| RBS-70 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| SA-7 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| SA-14 | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| SA-16 | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| Aircraft | ... | |||||||||
| ATTACK HELICOPTERS | 454 | 523 | 558 | 212 | 230 | 230+ | 230+ | 320+ | ... | |
| AH-1J*** | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 45 | ... | |
| Shabaviz 209-1*** | - | - | - | - | - | ~5 | ~5 | ~5 | ... | |
| TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS | ... | |||||||||
| AB-205A | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | ... | |
| AB-206 | 50 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ... | |
| Bell 212/AB-212AS | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| Bell 214A | 200 | 130 | 130 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ... | |
| Bell 214C | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| CH-47C | 20 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ... | |
| Hughes 300C | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| Mi-8/Mi-17 | - | - | - | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 55 | ... | |
| RH-53D | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| SA-319 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| SH-3D | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| Shahed 274**** | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | 20 | ... | |
| Shavabiz 2-75**** | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | 15 | ... | |
| Shabaviz 206-1**** | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | 15 | ... | |
| FIXED WING | ... | |||||||||
| Cessna 150/180/185F/310/O-2A | 40+ | 50 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ... | |
| Da-20 Falcon | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| F-27 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| PC-6 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| Shrike/Rockwell Turbo Commander 690 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | |
| UAV | ... | |||||||||
| Mohajer II/III/IV | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | ... | |
Notes
* - The jump from the approximately 40 Boragh to 140 matches an unclear drop by that exact number in BMP-1/WZ-501 inventory. While the Boragh is based on this design, whether any were actually converted was not known as of 2008.
** - 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.
*** - Stated Iranian goals are to convert the entire AH-1J fleet to the Shabaviz 209-1 standard. The estimated date for these upgrades to be completed was unknown as of 2008.
**** - As with the Shabaviz 209-1 program, 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.
