Markus40 said:
Can anyone give me anymore information about the capability of the Iranian Airforce post 1988 Iran-Iraq war.?
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air force (IRIAF) has following aircrafts in its inventory (the number of units per aircraft is speculative):
Contractor = Northrop Grumman, USA
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of Units purchased = 80 (by Shah of Iran for IIAF)
No. of Units in service = 35 (some reports suggest only 20 are operational)
Contractor = McDonald Douglas, USA
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of units purchase = 200+
No. of units in service = 70+
Contractor = Northrop Grumman
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of units purchase = 170 to 180 (by Shah of Iran for IIAF)
No. of units in service = 75 to 80
(Ex-IQAF/Iraqi fighters)
Contractor = Dassault, France
Buyer = IQAF, Iraq
No. of units purchased [by Iraq] = N/A
No. of units in service [in IRIAF, Iran] = 19 to 21
(Some Ex-IQAF/Iraqi Fighters)
Contractor = Mikoyan, USSR/Russia
Buyer 1 = IQAF, Iraq
Buyer2 = IRIAF, Iran
No. of Iraq units = 4 [claimed by Iraq]
No. of units in service [with IRIAF, Iran] = 35 (Some reports suggest 75, out of which 35 are actually Iraqi)
- Su-24
(Ex-IQAF/Iraqi fighter)
Contractor = Sukhoi, USSR/Russia
Buyer = IQAF, Iraq
No. of ex-Iraq units = 24
No. of units in service [with IRIAF, Iran] = 24
Contractor = Sukhoi, USSR/Russia
Buyer 1 = IQAF, Iraq
Buyer 2 = IRIAF, Iran
No. of Iraq units = 7
No of units purchased by Iran = 10
No. of units in service= 17
Contractor = CAC, China
Buyer = IRIAF, Iran
No. of units purchased = N/A
No. of units in service = N/A
- COMBAT AIRCRAFTS BOUGHT BY IRIAF BUT MAY OR MAY NO LONGER BE IN SERVICE:
- Shenyang F-6/MiG-19 Farmer (Used for training)
Contractor = SAC, China
Buyer = IRIAF, Iran
No. of units purchased = 2
No. of units in service = N/A
(Ex-IQAF/Iraqi Fighter)
Contractor = Sukhoi, USSR/Russia
Buyer = IQAF, Iraq
No. of ex-Iraq units = 4
No. of units in service [with IRIAF, Iran] = N/A
(Ex-IQAF/Iraqi Fighter)
Contractor = Sukhoi, USSR/Russia
Buyer = IQAF, Iraq
No. of ex-Iraq units = 40 [claimed by Iraqi officials]
No. of units in service [with IRIAF, Iran] = N/A
(Ex-IQAF/Iraqi fighter)
Contractor = Mikoyan, USSR/Russia
Buyer = IQAF, Iraq
No. of ex-Iraqi units = N/A
No. of units in service [with IRIAF, Iran] = 9
- IRANIAN COMBAT AIRCRAFT PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
- Shafaq = Single Prototype
- Azarakhsh = single Prototype
- Saeqeh = Single Prototype
Contractor = Pilatus Aircrafts, Switzerland
Buyer = IRIAF, Iran
No. of units purchased = 35
No. of units in service = 35
Contractor = Lockheed-Martin, USA
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of units purchased = N/A
No. of units in service = N/A
(Ex-IQAF/Iraqi aircraft)
Contractor = USSR/Russia & Uzbekistan
Buyer = Iraq
No. of Iraqi units = 15
No. of units in service with IRIAF, Iran = N/A
Contractor = Boeing, USA
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of units purchase = N/A
No. of units in service = N/A
- Boeing 727 (Cargo/Transport)
Contractor = Boeing, USA
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of units purchase = N/A
No. of units in service = N/A
Contractor = Boeing, USA
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of units purchase = N/A
No. of units in service = N/A
Contractor = ?
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of units purchase = N/A
No. of units in service = N/A
- NON COMBAT AIRCRAFT BOUGHT BY IIAF/IRIAF BUT MAY OR MAY NO LONGER BE IN SERVICE:
- Commander 690
- Fokker F-27
- Dassault Falcon 20
- Lockheed Jet Star
AWACS & OTHER AEW&C Systems
- Adnan-1 = 2 units
- A-50 = Existence Speculated
- P3C Orion:
Contractor = Lockheed-Martin, USA
Buyer = IIAF, Iran
No. of units purchase = N/A
No. of units in service = N/A
- Ground Based Early Warning & Radar System:
The existing Ground based Early Warning & Radar system was jointly established under CENTO member (Pakistan, Turkey, Iran & Iraq - USA as observer) in 1950s, with the help of USA. It was last upgraded in 1970s by Iran according to a report. While very little of this system is used by Pakistan & Turkey now days.