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The Islamic Republic of Iran Army [9] (Persian: ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed AJA (Persian: آجا), simply known as the Iranian Army or the Artesh (Persian: ارتش, romanized: Arteš,(Ərtēš)), is the conventional military of Iran and part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. [10]
Its membership is a matter of controversy. Iranian sources claim a membership of 12.6 million, including women, of which perhaps 600,000 are combat capable. [1] There are a claimed 2,500 battalions of which some are composed of full-time personnel. [1] Joint morning call of Iranian Armed Forces in 2019
The main transport helicopter of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the CH-47C Chinook. The number of CH-47Cs in service was estimated as 20 though 57 were delivered before the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Islamic Republic of Iran Army lost one of them in 2011.
Military units and formations of Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Setad-e Kol-e Niruha-ye Mosallah-e Jomhuri-ye Islami-ye Iran) is the most senior military body in Iran, to implement policy, monitor and coordinate activities within the Armed Forces. [5]
Sabokbal – First Iranian lightweight drone, capable of recording and dispatching films and can be prepared for flight in five minutes. Sadeq – a newer version of Mohajer-4 [59] Saeghe – Target drone; Saegheh; H-110 Sarir – capable of carrying air-to-air missiles. Sepeher, Shahab-2 and Hodhod-4 – vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL ...
The military ranks of Iran are the ranks used by the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. The armed forces are split into the Islamic Republic of Iran Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The ranks used by the Law Enforcement Forces share a similar structure to the military.
As all 148 Iranian F-4s and F-5s had been sent for a bombing raid on Iraq, 60 F-14 Tomcats were scrambled to defend Iranian airspace against a possible Iraqi retaliation. Iranian F-14s managed to down 2 Iraqi MiG-21s (1 MiG-21RF and 1 MiG-21MF) and 3 Iraqi MiG-23s (MiG-23MS); an Iranian F-5E also shot down an Iraqi Su-20 during the operation.