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List of aircraft of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force

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This is a list of aircraft of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Fixed-wing aircraft[]

Aircraft Picture Type In Service Notes
Combat aircraft
Sukhoi Su-22 Fighter-bomber 10[1] In July 2018, ten overhauled and modernized Su-22 fighter jets were unveiled.[2] Combat Aircraft Monthly quoted a spokesman for Iranian Aviation Industries stating "the PARS and IACI companies have been able to overhaul some 15 Su-22s, including two that were returned to Iraq".[3] Three more were planned for overhaul as of February 2019.[3] The 2020 edition of The Military Balance published by the IISS wrote that up to seven Su-22M4 Fitter K, and at least three Su22UM-3K Fitter G were operational.[4]
Sukhoi Su-25 Attack aircraft Unknown In 2004, three newly built Su-25UBKs were purchased, marking the last known export of this aircraft (as of 2013).[5] The fleet was reinforced with seven Iraqi Air Force aircraft that took refuge to Iran in 1991 as a result of the Gulf War (two others were shot down on 6 February 1991 by USAF F-15Cs before they reach Iran), summing up to a total of 10 aircraft in the inventory.[5] In July 2014, three were returned to Iraq to counter ISIL,[6] and three more were reportedly planned for return.[7] The 2020 edition of The Military Balance published by the IISS suggests that status of the ten remaining aircraft (seven Su-25K and three Su-25UBK) is unknown.[4]
Transport aircraft
Ilyushin Il-76TD Strategic airlift 3[1] One crashed on 19 February 2003.[8]
Antonov An-74TK-200 Tactical airlift 7[1]
Dassault Falcon 20F Utility transport 2[1]
Harbin Y-12-II Transport 12[1]
Trainer aircraft
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano Trainer
Light attack 		15[1]
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak Trainer 25[1] Assembled at Kamra, Pakistan. Delivered between 1988 and 1991 to IRIAF.[9]

Helicopters[]

Aircraft Picture Type In Service Notes
Toufan II Attack helicopter Unknown Domestically-built
HESA Shahed 285 Attack Helicopter Unknown Domestically-built. On 24 September 2019, one helicopter was delivered.[10]
Mil Mi-17 Transport helicopter 18[11] One crashed in November 2016 in the Caspian Sea.[12]
HESA Shahed 278 Light utility helicopter Unknown Domestically-built. On 24 September 2019, three helicopters of this type were delivered.[10]
HESA Shahed 274 Light utility helicopter Unknown Domestically-built. On 16 September 1999, the first was delivered and as of 2002 it was in service with two more. A total of 20 (30 according to some sources) were planned by the end of 2004. Status unknown as of 2006.[13]

Unmanned aerial vehicles[]

Aircraft Picture Type In Service Notes
Ababil[4] Reconnaissance, combat, anti-radar operations Unknown Domestically-built
Mohajer I/II/III/VI[4] Strategic reconnaissance Unknown Domestically-built
Karrar Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Unknown Domestically-built
Shahed 129[4] Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Unknown Domestically-built
Yasir Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown Domestically-built
Saegheh Unmanned aerial vehicle 7≥ Domestically-built. Seven units were reportedly used in Operation Strike of Muharram (2018).[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210210005436/https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345. 
  2. ↑ "Ten Grounded Sukhoi Fighter Jets Repaired". Financial Tribune. 25 July 2018. https://financialtribune.com/node/90514. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 de Bruijn, Stephan (February 2019). "Kish Delights". pp. 24–27. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. 120. Routledge. pp. 348–352. Digital object identifier:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mladenov, Alexander (2013). "Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot". Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 12, 59. ISBN 978-1-4728-0478-5. 
  6. ↑ Gordon, Michael R.; Schmitt, Eric (8 July 2014). "Iran Sends 3 Attack Planes to Iraqi Government". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/world/middleeast/iran-sends-3-attack-planes-to-iraqi-government.html/. 
  7. ↑ Taghvaee, Babak (September 2014). "Guardians of Babylon: Su-25s Return to Iraqi Skies". pp. 18–19. 
  8. ↑ Fathi, Nazila (20 February 2003). "302 Killed in Crash of Iranian Military Plane". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/20/world/302-killed-in-crash-of-iranian-military-plane.html. 
  9. ↑ Jackson, Paul, ed (2008). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2007–08. London: Jane's Publishing Group. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-7106-2792-6. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Four Indigenous Shahed-Class Helicopters Delivered to IRGC (+Video)". Tasnim News Agency. 24 September 2019. https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2019/09/24/2103471/four-indigenous-shahed-class-helicopters-delivered-to-irgc-video. 
  11. ↑ "World Air Forces 2020". Flightglobal Insight. 2020. https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2020/135665.article. Retrieved 10 March 2020. 
  12. ↑ "Crashed Chopper Belonged to IRGC". Financial Tribune. 28 November 2016. https://financialtribune.com/articles/national/54463/crashed-chopper-belonged-to-irgc. 
  13. ↑ Jackson, Paul, ed (2008). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2007–08. London: Jane's Publishing Group. p. 353. ISBN 978-0-7106-2792-6. 
  14. ↑ Nadimi, Farzin (1 October 2018). "For a Second Time, Iran Fires Missiles at IS Targets in Syria". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/for-a-second-time-iran-fires-missiles-at-is-targets-in-syria. 
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