Iran Air force

Islamic Republic of Iran 🇮🇷

SMR Grade C

Air Force Rank N/A

Total Air Force Assets

Technology Generations 

Combat Aircraft 

3rd Gen Fighters 174

4th Gen Fighters 93

4+ Gen Fighters 32

5th Gen Attack Aircraft 61

4th Gen Attack Aircraft 210

3rd Gen Attack Aircraft 25

 

Special Type Aircraft 

Recon Aircraft 6

ASW Aircraft 32

Minesweeping Helis 12

2nd Gen EW Aircraft 1

Logistical Aircraft 

2nd Gen Helicopters 19

3rd Gen Helicopters 127

2nd Gen Transports 48

3rd Gen Transports 19

4th Gen Transports 51

5th Gen Transports 10

Tankers 3

Trainers 140

Drones

Unmanned EW Drones 3

UCAVs 256

Recon UAVs 491

Small Drones

Small Recom UAVs 216

Stocks

3rd Generation Fighter Jets

F-5B 9x

F-4E 40x

F-5E 60x

F-5F 12x

F-4D 10x

FT-7 12x

J-7MB 38x

4th Generation Fighter Jets

F-14A 38x

F-4E-U 20x

Azarakhsh 6x

MiG-29A-12B-U 24x

MiG-29UB-12B-U 5x

4+ Generation Fighter Jets

Saeqeh 10x

Kowsar 6x

Qaher-313 1x

F-14M 2x

Yasin 2x

5th Generation Attack Aircraft 

Mi-171Sh 40x

Su-22M4-3K 15x

Yak-130E 6x 

4th Generation Attack Aircraft

Mirage F1BQ 21x

Su-22M4 15x

Su-24MK 33x

Su-25K 7x

Su-25UBK 3x

Toufan 20x

Toufan-II 70x

AH-85A 40x

AH-85C 1x

3rd Generation Attack Aircraft 

EMB 312 25x

Reconnaissance Aircraft

IrAn-140MP 14x

Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft 

P-3F 3x

ASH-3D 8x

AB-212-ASW 21x

2nd Generation Electronic Warfare Aircraft

Shahin 1x

Aerial Minesweeping Helicopters

RH-53D 12x

Aerial Refuelling Tankers

707-368C 1x

747-100 2x

Trainer Aircraft

Parastu-14 12x

PC-6 15x

PC-7 45x

TB-21 12x

Dorna 2x

F.3 1x

MFI-17 25x

Bonanza 28x

2nd Generation Transport Planes

An-140 7x

C-130 27x

C185 10x

C500 4x

3rd Generation Transport Planes

Il-76 15x

B707 2x

JetStar 2x

4th Generation Transport Planes

An-74TK-200 7x

An-74 12x

Il-76TD 2x

B747 4x

F20 5x

F20E 3x

F50 1x

Y-12 12x

Do-228 5x

5th Generation Transport Planes

F27-400M 10x

2nd Generation Helicopters

B-206 15x

B-212 4x

3rd Generation Helicopters

CH-47C 20x

Mi-17 67x

Shahed-278 7x

Shahed-274 20x

Shabaviz-2061 2x

Shabaviz-275 1x

Sorena 10x

Unmanned Electronic Warfare Drones

Kaman-19 3x

Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles

Ababil-5 10x

Fotros 6x

Gaza 3x

Oghab 5x

Karrar 68x

Kian-2 1x

Khodkar 2x

Sadegh-1 15x

Simorgh 6x

Shahed-129 40x

Shahed-133 3x

Shahed-147 5x

Saegheh-2 40x

Mohajer-6 50x

Mohajer-10 2x

Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicles

Ababil-S 40x

Hamaseh 40x

Kaman-12 30x

Kian 2x

Kaman-22 2x

Mohajer-1 30x

Mohajer-2 170x

Mohajer-2N 5x

Mohajer-4 40x

Mohajer-4B 30x

Meraj 17x

Nazir 10x

Pelican-2 5x

Saegheh-1 10x

Shahed-121 30x

Shaparak 15x

Shahin 5x

Sarir 10x

Small Unmanned Aerial Recon Vehicles

Sayed-2 16x

Farpad 200x

Loitering Munition Drones

Ababil-1 80x

Qasef-1 200x

Qasef-2K 100x

Meraj-504 20x

Meraj-521 60x

Meraj-532 10x

Raad-85 450x

Sanjar 150x

Sina 200x

Shahed 131 2,000x

Shahed 136 1,600x

Shahed 238 2x

Fateh 50x

Logistics

Transports 128 

Tankers 3

Trainers 140

Helicopters 148

Airports 319

Heliports 90

Flight Schools 7

Maintenance Capabilities

Air Bases 25

Air Force Engineers ~5,000

Aircraft Technicians ~2,000

Production Capabilities

Producers

Aircraft Producers 12

Global Aircraft Production 0.12%

Capacity per Year

Fighters 5-20 4+

Planes 2-4

Rotorcraft 5-10

Number and Variety of Aircraft and Drones

Aircraft 

Multi Role Fighters 74

Air Superiority Fighters 66

Strike Aircraft 59

Interdictors 33

Interceptors 40

Light Combat Aircraft 108

CAS Aircraft 206

Recon Aircraft 6

ASW Aircraft 35

EW Aircraft 4

Minesweeping Helicopters 9

Drones

Unmanned EW Drones 3

Stealth UCAVs 6

UCAVs 250

Recon UAVs 491

Small Drones

Small UAVs 216

Personnel 

Air Force 42,000

Total Number of Aircraft 627

Total Number of Drones 747

Total Number of Small Drones 216

Total Variety 23

Total Personnel 42,000

Capabilities of Aircraft 

30mm Guns 241

20mm+ Guns 384

Hardpoints 3,870

Ordinance Capacity 1,984,770 kg

3rd Gen Fighter Radars 2

2nd Gen Fighter Radars 277

1st Gen Fighter Radars 104

Munition Drones 4,722

3rd Gen WVR Missiles 

1st Gen BVR Missiles