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The post-revolution sanctions and the Iran–Iraq War had a dramatic effect on Iran's inventory of Western equipment. Under the pressures of war, supplies were quickly exhausted and replacements became difficult to come by. The war forced Iran to turn towards Syria, Brazil and China to meet its short-term military needs. Initial developments in ...
The Iranian Armed Forces, [a] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, [b] are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah) and the Law Enforcement Command (Faraja). Iranian Armed Forces are the largest in the Middle East in terms of ...
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]
Iran test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile inside its borders, U.S. officials said Friday, defying Trump administration demands.
A Shahab-3 on a launcher at Iran's Great Prophet IV military exercise. On 8 July 2008, [29] Iran test fired a non-upgraded version of the Shahab-3, as one of 9 medium- and long-range missiles launched as part of the Great Prophet III exercise. Other missiles fired include the surface-to-surface Fateh-110 and Zelzal missiles. [30]
The main attack helicopter of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the AH-1J Sea Cobra. The number of AH-1Js in service was estimated by the IISS in 2009 as 50, [30] though 202 were delivered before the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Iran also operates an unknown number of the Panha 2091, which is an unlicensed, locally-made upgrade of the AH-1J. [31]
On 8 and 9 March 2016, Iran test fired several missiles, including the Qiam 1. On 29 January 2017, Iran tested the medium-range Khorramshahr ballistic missile that flew 600 miles before exploding, in a failed test of a reentry vehicle. [4] On 23 September 2017, Iran tested another ballistic missile after showing it off at a military parade in ...
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 ...