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The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF; Persian: نیروی هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Nirū-ye Havāyi-ye Arteš-e Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān) is the aviation branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. The present air force came into being when the Imperial Iranian Air Force was renamed in ...
Sayyad-2 Advanced Missile created by Islamic Republic of Iran is the unique new addition of the World's Anti Aircraft Missile World. Sayyad-2 Missile used on missile control RADAR system named Talash-2. Talash-2 system range is 150 km and altitude 30 km Missile Specification: Range= 100–120 km Altitude= 27 km Speed= Mach 3.6–4. Wahead= 200 kg
The Iranian Air Force received 40 Su-20/22s from Iraq in 1991. [15] While non-operational for several years, Iran started in 2013 an overhauling program for these. [ 16 ] In March 2015, 10 of the Iranian Air Force Su-22 were transferred to the Syrian Arab Air Force to fight in the ongoing Civil War. [ 17 ]
Still, Iran was at the time unable to construct a nationwide, integrated air defense network, and continued to rely on point defense of key locations with surface-to-air missile batteries. The bulk of Iran's Air Force Air Defense holdings by the mid-1990s revolved around 30 Improved HAWK fire units (12 battalions/150+ launchers), 45-60 SA-2 and ...
Part of a series on Iran's regular military Administration Joint Staff Central Provost Commanders Intelligence Protection Organization Ideological-Political Organization Service branches Ground Force Air Defense Force Air Force Navy Academies University of Command and Staff University of Medical Sciences Officers' Academy Aeronautical Academy Air Defense Academy Naval Academy Equipment ...
Iran on Sunday began an annual air force drill in the central part of country, state media reported, as the U.S. sends more fighter planes to the region to deter the Islamic Republic from seizing ...
Those currently in service include 126,000 in the army, 9,500 in the navy and 34,000 in the air force. Meanwhile, Iran has 610,000 active personnel, which includes 350,000 in their army, 190,000 ...
On 16 May 2015, the Turkish Air Force shot down a Mohajer-4 that violated its airspace. [25] Mohajer-4s have also crashed, or been shot down, over Islamic State-held territories. [ 26 ] A Mohajer-4 in Iraqi markings was downed over Iraq, but it is not clear if the UAV was actually being operated by the Iraqi Armed Forces.