List of aircraft of the Iranian Air Force
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This is a list of aircraft types operated by the Iranian Air Force, not including those operated by the air arm of the Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution prior to the foundation of the Air Force as a separate service in August 1955. (Updated as of 11 January 2015)
Contents
Combat types
Air Superiority Fighters
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grumman F-14 Tomcat | US | Interceptor | F-14A | 44 | 1974- | 80 examples ordered, 79 were originally delivered; the only plane to use the Phoenix missile.[1] |
Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum | Russia | Fighter
Trainer |
MiG-29A | 28 | 1990- | Global Security's number is incorrect. 28 received in total, of which 18 single-seat fighters and 6 two-seat trainers were received from the USSR. 4 additional aircraft (3 single-seaters and 1 two-seat trainer) are ex-Iraqi Air Force aircraft [2] |
Multirole Fighters
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dassault Mirage F1 | France | Fighter | F1EQ5
F1BQ |
24 | 1991- | {24 were evacuated from Iraq, during the 1991 Persian Gulf War} |
Chengdu F-7 Airguard | China | Fighter | F-7M | 20 | 1986- | According to Global Security Iran has 20 F-7's in service.[1] |
HESA Saeqeh | Iran | Fighter | Two versions have been observed | Unknown | January 2010 | Six serial numbers (3-7366 through 3-7371) have been identified via photographic evidence. |
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | US | Fighter-Bomber | F-4D/E
RF-4E |
64 | 1968- | According to Global Security 60 F-4D/E and 4 RF-4Es are in service.[1] F-4Ds/Es are currently undergoing an upgrade program which includes a new Chinese-built radar and other avionics (PL 7,PL12).(According to the aviationist (October 2013) the Qader cruise missile that went into mass production was successfully tested on an F-4)[1][2] |
Northrop F-5 Tiger II | US | Light fighter | F-5E
F-5F |
60 [1] | 1974- | According to Global Security 60 F-5's modernized[1] |
Ground attack
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
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HESA Azarakhsh | Iran | Light attack aircraft | First Generation (includes twin-seat version) | 6+ | 1997 | As of 2001 there were said to be six in the inventory, with a production schedule established for 30 aircraft over the following three years.[1][3] |
Sukhoi Su-24 | Russia | Strike/air-to-air refuelling "buddy" tanker | Su-24MK | 30 | 1991 | According to Global Security, 30 SU-24s are in service. [1] Upgraded with night vision. 24 examples formerly belonged to IQAF. |
Sukhoi Su-25 | Russia | Close Air Support | Su-25K/UBK | 13~6 | 1991 | 7 ex-Iraqi Air Force examples which were transferred back to Iraq to fight ISIL[citation needed] |
Future additions
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
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HESA Shafaq | Iran | Fighter | Trainer / Attack aircraft | 1 | Reportedly there are plans to produce three versions—one two-seat trainer/light strike version and two one-seat fighter-bomber versions. To-date, only a single mockup exists. | |
Saegheh 2 | Iran | Fighter | Fighter jet | 2 | The new generation of Saeqeh is a twin-seat fighter jet, which has more power, mobility, navigation equipment, fire power, pay load and operational range compared to its single-seat version.[4] | |
B92 | Iran | Fighter | Fighter jet | 1 | Iran’s Borhan fighter, which is also known as B92, has been completely manufactured by the Iranian military experts and has successfully passed wind tunnel tests.[5] | |
Qaher-313 | Iran | Fighter | Fighter Jet | 1 | An Iranian Fifth-generation jet fighter. To-date, only a single mockup exists; and the program has been dismissed by some aviation experts as a hoax. |
Reconnaissance, patrol, and EW
Maritime Patrol
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
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Lockheed P-3 Orion | US | maritime patrol | P-3F | 6 | 1974- | 3 in service |
Transport/AWACS/Maritime patrol
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HESA IrAn-140 | Iran | Transport/AWACS/Maritime patrol | 5+ | Global Security has reported that 5+ are in service in the Iranian Air Force.[1] |
Transport and utility
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
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Boeing 707 | US | VIP transport
transport air-to-air refuelling tanker |
707-368C
707-3J9C |
1
3 |
1974- | 1 tanker, 2 transports Global security reports that one 707 is a tanker and two are transports.[1] |
Boeing 747 | US | VIP transport/freighter | 747-100
747-100F 747-200F |
6 | 2 tanker, 4 transports.[1] | |
Dassault Falcon 20 | France | VIP transport | 3 | |||
Dassault Falcon 50 | France | VIP transport | ? | |||
Fokker F27 Friendship | Netherlands | tactical airlift/transport and target towing | F27-400M
F27-600 |
12 | 1972- | |
Ilyushin Il-76 Candid | Russia | transport | 4~12 | According to magazine "Airforce", only 4~5 of them are fully operational | ||
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | US | tactical airlift/transport | C-130E
C-130H |
19[1] | ||
Lockheed JetStar | US | VIP transport | JetStar 8 | 2 | 1 operational in 2008 | |
Pilatus PC-6 Porter | Switzerland | utility transport | 13 | |||
Antonov An-74 | Ukraine | utility transport | 12 | |||
Y-7 | China | utility transport | 14 | According to Global Security 14 Y-7's are in service. |
Trainers
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number | Years | Notes |
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Chengdu FT-7 | China | trainer | FT.7 | 5 | Dual-seat J-7 conversion trainer. Some reports indicates that 5 are in service.[1] | |
Beechcraft Bonanza | US | trainer | F.33 | 20 | ||
Fajr F.3 | Iran | trainer | F.3 | 2 | ||
HESA Dorna (Owj Tazarve) | Iran | trainer | 25 | One as of 2005. 25 planned for 2010.[1] | ||
IAMI Parastoo | Iran | trainer | 12 | 12 as of 2005.[1] | ||
HESA Simorgh | Iran | trainer | 7+ | F-5As converted domestically to F-5B standard. Twenty in total planned.[1] | ||
Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer | Switzerland | trainer | 35 | |||
TB-21 Tobago / TB-200 Trinidad | France | trainer | 12 | 12 traniers in service.[1] | ||
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak | Pakistan | trainer | 25 | 25 trainers in service.[1] | ||
Lockheed T-33A | US | Shooting Star trainer | 7 | Seven trainers in service.[1] | ||
Mikoyan MiG-29UB | USSR | MiG-29 fighter trainer | 5-7 | According to Global Security, five trainers in service.[1] |
Helicopters
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Years | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing CH-47 Chinook | US | Heavy-lift transport helicopter | CH-47C | At least 12[1] | ||
Bell 214 | US | Search and rescue/medium-lift transport helicopter | Bell 214C | 30[1] | ||
Agusta-Bell 212 | Italy | Light transport helicopter | AB-212 | Licence-built in Italy | ||
Agusta Bell 206 | Italy | Trainer/light transport helicopter | AB 206 | 4 | Licence-built in Italy. |
Other types
These types were also purchased by the Iranian government
- One Aero A.30 from Czechoslovakia in 1923
- One De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou in 1979
A number of other types have been in recent, or reported, Iranian service. Many may remain in reserve storage or are operated by the Army or Navy. Some recent types include:
- Mikoyan MiG-23 (formerly IQAF)
- Sukhoi Su-17/20/22 (formerly IQAF)
- Boeing 727 (Cargo/transport)
- Hughes 300C
- Shabaviz 2-75 (Iranian origin, operated by the Army)
- Bell 204 UH-1 (operated by the Army)
- AH-1 SeaCobra (Received 204, ~50 are operational and upgraded by HESA in Army)
- C-130 Hercules (Received 60 C-130, 48 are operational, overhauled and upgraded by Army)
- HESA Shahed 278
- Shahed 285
- Sukhoi Su-25 (11/8/12- Pentagon reported that on 11/1/12- a pair of Su-25UBK Frogfoot-B's(formerly IQAF) attempted to shoot down a Predator drone.)
Iran has a number of UAVs and UCAVs, currently under operation of the Iranian Army Aviation.
Iranian combat aircraft under development
Notes
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Further reading
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