Iranian Ground Forces Equipment |
Modernization |
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| System | Source | Inventory | |||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | ||||
| Personnel (In Thousands) - Active | 500 | 520 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 950 | 450 | 450 | |||
| Personnel (In Thousands) - Reserve | 850 | ||||||||||||
| Army - Active | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |||
| Army - Reserve | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |||
| IRGC Land Forces | ~150 | ~120 | ~100 | 100+ | 100+ | 100+ | 100+ | 100+ | 100+ | 100+ | |||
| IRGC Qods Proxy Groups | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 500 ? | + | + | |||
| Basij - Active | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 100 ? | + | + | |||
| Basij - Reserve | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 500 ? | + | + | |||
| Armor | 1,338 | 1,538 | 1,623 | 1,723 | 1,723 | 1,773 | 1,783 | 1,815 | 1,440 | 1,440 | |||
| Medium / Main Battle Tanks | 1,258 | 1,458 | 1,543 | 1,643 | 1,643 | 1,693 | 1,703 | 1,755 | 1,380 | 1,380 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125mm | T-90 Karrar | IR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | 100 | 250 | |
| 125mm | T-72S | RU / IR | + | 200 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | |
| 120mm | Chieftain Mk 3/5 | UK | 250 | 250 | 140 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | - | |
| 115mm | T-62 / Chonma-Ho | Various | 150 | 150 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | - | - | |
| 120mm | M60 2024 | IR / US | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 50 | 150 | |
| 125mm | M60 Zulfiqar | US / IR | - | - | - | 100 | 100 | 150 | 150 | 250 | 300 | 350 | |
| 105mm | M60A1 | US | 160 | 160 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | - | - | |
| 105mm | T-72Z | IR | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10? | 10? | 10+ | 200 | 250 | 300 | |
| 105mm | Type 69 | PRC / NK | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 125 | -- | |
| 100mm | Type 59 | PRC | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 200 | 200 | 125 | -- | |
| 100mm | T-54/-55 | LIB / SYR | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 100 | - | - | 105mm | M47 Sabalan | IR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | ? | ? |
| 105mm | M47 Tiam | IR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | ? | ? | |
| 90mm | M47 / M47M | US | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | - | - | |
| Light Tanks ( > 20 tons) | 80 | 80 | 80 | ~80+ | ~80+ | ~80+ | ~80+ | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | |||
| 76mm | Tosan | UK / IR | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | |
| 76mm | Scorpion | UK | 80 | 80 | 80 | ~80 | ~80 | ~80 | ~80 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles | 150+ | 400 | 440 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 740 | 750 | 700 | |||
| 73mm | BMP-1 / WZ-501 | Various | 150+ | 300 | 300 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 100 | 50 | -- | |
| 30mm | BMP-2 / BMT-2 | RU / IR | -- | 100 | 140 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | |
| 12.7mm | Boragh | PRC / IR | -- | -- | -- | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 240 | 300 | 300 | |
| Armored Personnel Carriers | 550 | 550 | 550 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |||
| Tracked | 250+ | 250+ | 250+ | 200+ | 200+ | 200+ | 200+ | 200+ | 200+ | 200+ | |||
| 30mm | BTR-50 Makran | IR | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 12.7mm | M113A1 | US | 250 | 250 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
| 7.62mm | BTR-50P | USSR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Wheeled | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| 23mm | Heydar-7 BTR-60+ ERA | IR | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 14.5mm | BTR-60PB | USSR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Light AFV | 130 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35+ | 35+ | 35+ | 35+ | 35+ | 35+ | |||
| 90mm | EE-9 Cascavel | LIB | 130 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 12.7mm | Rakhsh 4x4 | IR | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Artillery, Self-Propelled | 260 | 320 | 320 | ~320+ | ~320+ | ~312+ | ~312+ | 260 | 260 | 260 | |||
| 203mm | M110 | US | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| 175mm | M107 | US | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 170mm | M-1978 | DPRK | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| 155mm | Raad 2 | US / IR | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | 160 | 160 | 160 | |
| 155mm | M109A1 | US | 180 | 180 | 180 | ~180 | ~180 | ~180 | ~180 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 122mm | Raad 1 | RU / IR | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| 122mm | 2S1 | RU | -- | 60 | 60 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Artillery, Towed | 1,328+ | 2,035 | 2,125 | 2,010 | 2,010 | 2,010 | 2,010 | 2,010 | 2,010 | 2,010 | |||
| 203mm | M115 | US | ~30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| 155mm | WAC-21 / Type 88 | PRC | -- | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| 155mm | M-71 | ? | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 155mm | FH-77B | ? | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 155mm | GHN-45 | AUS / LIB | ~130 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | |
| 155mm | G-5 | IRQ | ~50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 155mm | M114 | US | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | |
| 152mm | D-20 | USSR / PRC | -- | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| 130mm | M-46 / Type 59-1 | USSR / PRC | 200 | 1,000 | 1,100 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 985 | |
| 122mm | D-30 | RU | 550 | 550 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | |
| 122mm | Type 60 | PRC | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| 105mm | M101A1 | US | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | |
| 105mm | M-56 | ITA | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Artillery, Rocket | 174 | 564 | 664 | 774 | 774 | 1,474 | 1,474 | 1,474 | 1,474 | 1,474 | |||
| 333mm | Fajr-5 | IR | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 333mm | Shahin-1 / -2 | IR | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 240mm | M-1985 / Fajr-3 | DPRK / IR | 9 | 9 | 9 | ~19 | ~19 | ~19 | ~19 | ~19 | ~19 | ~19 | |
| 230mm | Oghab | IR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 122mm | BM-21 / BM-11 / Noor / Arash | Various / IR | 165 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | |
| 107mm | Type 63 / Haseb / Fajr-1 | PRC / IR | + | 500 | 600 | 700 | 700 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | |
| Artillery, Anti-Aircraft | 1,500 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | |||
| 100mm | Saer | IR | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | |
| 57mm | Bahman SPAAG | IR | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | |
| 57mm | ZSU-57-2 | USSR | + | + | + | + | + | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
| 57mm | S-60 | USSR | + | + | + | + | + | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
| 37mm | M-39 / Type 55 | USSR / PRC | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 23mm | ZSU-23-4 | USSR | + | + | + | + | + | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| 23mm | ZU-23 | USSR | + | + | + | + | + | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |
| 14.5mm | ZPU-2 / -4 | RU | -- | + | + | + | + | 942 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 942 | |
| Anti-Tank Missiles | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| TOW / Toophan | US / IR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| AT-5 Spandrel / Saeqhe | RU / IR | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| Dragon | US | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| AT-4 Spigot | RU / IR | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| AT-3 Sagger / HJ-73 / Ra'ad | Various | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| ENTAC | FRA | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SS-12 / AS-12 | FRA | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SS-11 / AS-11 | FRA | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Anti-Aircraft Missiles | ~200+ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| QW-11 / Misagh-2 | PRC | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| QW-1 / Misagh-1 | PRC | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| SA-15 | RU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| SA-14 | RU | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| HQ-7 | PRC | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| RBS-70 | Various | ~200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SA-7 | USSR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| SSM | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| Shabab-1 / -2 (Missile)1 | Various / IR | 210 | 210 | 210 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Shabab-1 / -2 (TEL)1 | Various / IR | 10 | 10 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Tondar-69 (Missile) | PRC / IR | 200 | 200 | 200 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | ||
| Tondar-69 (TEL) | PRC / IR | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Mushak-120 / Nazeat 10 | IR | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Helicopter |
498 | 463 | 463 | 223 | 2223+ | 223+ | 223+ | 223 | 223 | 223 | |||
| Attack | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50+ | 50+ | 50+ | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Shabaviz 209-1 | US / IR | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
| AH-1J International Cobra | US / IR | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Transport - Intermediate | 10-ton | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | ||
| Mi-8MT / Mi-17 / Mi-171Sh | RU | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||
| CH-47C Chinook | US | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Transport - Medium | 5-ton | 268 | 233 | 233 | 118 | 118+ | 118+ | 118+ | 118 | 118 | 118 | ||
| Shabaviz 2-75 | US / IR | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
| Bell 214A/C Isfahan | US / IR | 200 | 165 | 165 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| AB-205A Iroquois | IT | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | ||
| Light / Utility | 90 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 10+ | 10+ | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Shabaviz 206-1 | IT / IR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| AB-206 JetRanger | IT | 90 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Fixed Wing | -- | 87+ | 77 | 77 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||
| Falcon 20 | FR | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| F-27 Friendship | NL | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Shrike Commander 690 | US | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| PC-6 Porter | SWI | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Cessna 337 Skymaster | US | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Cessna 310 Blue Canoe | US | + | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Cessna 185F Skywagon | US | + | + | + | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Cessna 180 Skywagon | US | -- | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Cessna 150 Commuter | US | -- | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| UAV | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| Mohajer II / III / IV | IR | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Notes
* - Indigenous designs or designs claimed to be indigenously developed are in bold.
1 - These missiles were reportedly transfered to from the control of the Iranian Army to that of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Air Force between 2000 and 2001.
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