Iran's military industry has taken great strides in the past 25 years, and now manufactures many types of sophisticated arms and equipment. Iranian officials say that, as of 2006, Iran had exported weapons to 57 countries, including NATO members, ^[1][2]. They also say the country sold $100 million worth of military equipment in 2003. ^[3] NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ...

Shafaq jetfighter

Misagh-2 MANPAD

Shafaq. ... Shafaq. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Misagh. ... Image File history File links Misagh. ... Misagh-2 on display. ... MANPADS stands for Human-Portable Air-Defence System and typically refers to shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles such as the FIM-92 Stinger, 9K32M Strela-2 (SA-7), RBS-70, 9K36 Strela-3 (SA-14), 9K38 Igla (SA-18) and 9K310 Igla-M (SA-16). ...

History

Iran's military industry was born under the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In assembly lines established by American firms such as Bell, Litton and Northrop, Iranian workers built airplanes, helicopters, guided missiles, electronic components and tanks. ^[4] One of the worlds longest-lasting monarchies, the Iranian monarchy went through many transformations over the centuries, from the days of Persia to the creation of what is now modern day Iran. ... Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (Persian: ‎ - Mohammad Rezâ Pahlavi) (October 26, 1919, Tehran – July 27, 1980, Cairo), styled His Imperial Majesty, and holding the monarchial titles of Shāhanshāh (King of Kings) and Aryamehr (Light of the Aryans), was the ruler of Iran from September 16, 1941 until... Look up bell, Bell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Litton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States, bought by the Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2001. ... The Northrop Corporation was a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. ...

In 1973, the Iran Electronics Industries (IEI) was founded to organize efforts to assemble and repair foreign-delivered weapons. ^[5] All of Iran's weapons before the Islamic revolution were imported from the United States and Europe. Between 1971 and 1975, the Shah went on a buying spree, ordering $8 billion in weapons from the United States alone. This alarmed the United States Congress, which strengthened a 1968 law on arms exports in 1976 and renamed it the Arms Export Control Act. Still, the United States continued to sell large amounts of weapons to Iran until the 1979 Islamic Revolution. ^[6] The Iran Electronics Industries (in Persian: صنایع الکترنیک ایران) also known as (صاایران) or (Sana-ey Electronik-e Iran) was established in Iran in 1972. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... Shah is an Iranian & Pakistani/Indian term in Persian language & Urdu (شاه), for a monarch (king or emperor), and has also been adopted in many other languages. ... Seal of the U.S. Congress. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ...

Fajr-3 MIRV

In 1977, the Iranian Defense Industries Organization began to work on missiles jointly with Israel in Project Flower and requested a joint missile development program with the United States which was rejected.^[7] In 1979, the country took the first step into manufacturing by reverse engineering Soviet RPG-7, BM21, and SAM-7 missiles. Image File history File links Fajr-3. ... Image File history File links Fajr-3. ... // Fajr-3 MIRV On April 3rd of 2006, Iran formally announced the successful test of its first stealth medium-range tactical ballistic missile, Fajr-3. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... In 18 July 1977, Iranian Vice Minister of War General H. Toufanian traveled to Israel and met with Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Minister of Defense Ezer Weizmann. ... Soviet redirects here. ... A guerrilla fighter in Iraq ready to fire an RPG loaded with an OG-7V fragmentation warhead. ... BM-21 battery. ... A soldier posing with a Strela launcher The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian 9К32 стрела-2 - arrow, NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system similar to the US Army REDEYE, with...

Panha 2091

After the Islamic revolution and the start of the Iran-Iraq War, economic sanctions and an international arms embargo led by the United States coupled with a high demand for military hardware forced Iran to rely on its domestic arms industry for repair and spare parts. ^[8] The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was put in charge of re-organising the domestic military industry. Under their command Iran's military industry was dramatically expanded, and with the Ministry of Defence pouring capital into the missile industry, Iran soon had an arsenal of missiles. ^[9] Image File history File links Panha2091_1. ... Image File history File links Panha2091_1. ... PANHA is an Iranian helicopter manufacturing company. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), often shortened to Revolutionary Guards, or called by its Persian name Sepah or Pasdaran, is a military organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... This articles deals with the British ministry, see defence minister for other countries. ...

Since 1992, it also has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, submarines and a fighter plane.[47]

Defense production

Kowsar missile

Boragh Armored Personel carrier

Iranian designed Khaybar KH2002

The following list consists of weapons systems that Iran claims to manufacture domestically. Image File history File links Kosar. ... Image File history File links Kosar. ... Kowsar missile Kowsar is a medium-range, land-based anti-ship missile made by Iran. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Boraq. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Boraq. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links KH-2002. ... Image File history File links KH-2002. ... Khaybar/KH-2002 is an Iranian designed assault rifle, derived from the DIO S 5. ...

Aircraft

• Azarakhsh - one-seat fighter aircraft, and combat capable trainer. ^[10][11][12]
• Saegheh 80 - fighter aircraft. ^[13] F-5e modified with twin vertical tail surface. An alternative designation for this aircraft is 'Owaz'.^[14] Still in prototype stage.
• Shafaq - advanced light fighter/trainer. ^[15]
• Iran 140 - copy of Soviet Antonov An-140 ^[16]
• Parasto - propeller-driven training aircraft. Reverse engineered Beech F33 Bonanza. ^[17][18][19]
• Dorna - training aircraft ^[20][21]
• JT2-2 Tazarv - third generation of the Dorna mentioned above. ^[22] Still in prototype stage.
• Panha 2091 - a reverse engineered and upgraded copy of U.S. AH-1 Cobra. ^[23]
• Shabaviz 2061 - a reverse-engineered and upgraded copy of U.S. Bell 206 JetRanger. ^[24]
• Shabaviz 275 - a reverse-engineered and upgraded copy of U.S. Bell 205. ^[25]

The IAMI Azarakhsh (Persian: آذرخش, lightning) is Irans fist domestically manufactured combat aircraft. ... [[1]] Saegheh (meaning thunderbolt in persian, alternative spellings: Saeqeh), or Saegeh-80, is an Iranian single-seater jet fighter that was unveiled in July of 2004. ... The F-5 Freedom Fighter (or Tiger II) is a low cost entry level supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in 1962. ... Owaz is a medium size interceptor with features from both the YF-17 and F-14, it is a unique aircraft not resembling any other in the world. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Antonov An-140 is a short-range turboprop airliner, first flown on September 17 1997. ... An original model 35 Bonanza. ... The Dorna or Lark is a jet powered Iranian training aircraft. ... The Dorna or Lark is a jet powered Iranian training aircraft. ... The Dorna or Lark is a jet powered Iranian training aircraft. ... Panha 2091 The Panha 2091 is an Iranian-made light attack helicopter. ... The Bell AH-1 Cobra, called the Huey Cobra, Cobra, Sea Cobra, Super Cobra, or Snake (depending on the model), is an attack helicopter, designed by Bell Helicopter Textron. ... The Panha Shabaviz 2061 is a Iranian-produced helicopter used by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. ... The Bell Helicopter Model 206 JetRanger is a two-bladed main rotor, turbine powered helicopter with a conventional, two-bladed tail rotor. ... The Panha Shabaviz 2-75 (Persian: Owl) is an Iranian utility helicopter built by the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company. ... The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly (or officially in the USMC) known as the Huey, was a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam war. ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles

• Ababil ^[26]
• Mohajer I/II/III/IV ^[27]

The Ababil is a Iranian made UAV. It has a maximum operational radius of 150 km and a maximum ceiling of 14,000 ft (4,268 m). ... The Mohajer/Mirsad (Persian, Arabic meaning Ambush) is a series of Iranian built UAV Drones. ...

Aircraft upgrades and components

• Iran claims to have upgraded its US-made F-4, F-5, and F-14 fighter jets, and produced space parts including tires, avionics, and engine components.^[28][29]

United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... The F-4 Phantom II (simply F-4 Phantom after 1990) is a two-place (tandem), supersonic, long-range, all-weather fighter-bomber built by McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ... The term F-5 could refer to: The photo-reconnaissance version of the P-38 Lightning fighter The export version of the Shenyang J-5 Chinese jet fighter The Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter 1960s US jet fighter produced for export This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... Sailors prepare an F-14 Tomcat for flight on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003). ...

Missiles

Medium range (MRBM)

Medium range missiles are considered to have a range between 1000 and 3000 kilometers. A Medium Range Ballistic Missile, commonly abreviated to MRBM, is a type of ballistic missile with a range between 1500 and 2000 km. ...

• Shahab-3 - strategic MRBM with a range of 2,100 km. copy of DPRK Nodong-1 ^[30][31]

Shahab-3 Type Ballistic missile Nationality Iran Era modern Launch platform Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder Date of design Production period Service duration Operators Iran Variants Number built Specifications Type Diameter between 1,32 and 1,35 metres Wing span Length 16 metres Weight between 15 852 and 16... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia... The Nodong-1, sometimes Rodong-1, is a single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. ...

Short range (SRBM)

Short range missiles are considered to have a range up to 1000 kilometers. SRBM is a military acronym for Short Range Ballistic Missile. ...

• Shahab-2 - tactical SRBM with a range of 750 km copy of Soviet SS-1d/Scud-C ^[32]
• Shahab-1 - tactical SRBM with a range of 350 km. copy of Soviet SS-1c/Scud-B ^[33]
• Fateh-110 - single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km
• Zelzal-2 - single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km ^[34][35][36]
• Fajr-5 - artillery rocket ^[37]
• Fajr-3 - artillery rocket^[38][39]

Shahab-2 Type Ballistic missile Nationality Iran Era modern Launch platform Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder Date of design 1990 Production period since 1990 Service duration since 1990 Operators Iran Variants Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... SRBM is a millitary acronym for Short Range Ballistic Missile. ... Polish missile wz. ... The Shahab-1 was the foundation of the long-range Iranian missile program. ... SRBM is a millitary acronym for Short Range Ballistic Missile. ... Polish missile wz. ... Fateh 110 The Fateh-110 is a single-stage missile with at least a 200 km range, and it is produced domestically within Iran, including the solid fuel propellant. ... Zelzal-2 ( زلزال-2, meaning Earthquake-2) is an unguided[1] Iranian 610mm heavy artillery rocket that can carry a 600-kg (1,323-lb) warhead an estimated 210 km (130 miles). ... The Fajr-5 (Arabic, Persian: فجر-5, meaning dawn-5) is an artillery rocket developed by Iran in early 2006. ... // Fajr-3 MIRV On April 3rd of 2006, Iran formally announced the successful test of its first stealth medium-range tactical ballistic missile, Fajr-3. ...

Anti-tank missiles

• Raad - copy of Soviet AT-3 Sagger ^[40]
• RPG-7 copy of Soviet RPG-7. Iran is forecast to manufacture 2.88 percent of the worlds RPG-7's by 2014. ^[41]
• Saegheh - improved version of the RPG-7 ^[42]

The RAAD (thunder) family of missiles is manufactured in Iran and based on the Soviet AT-3b Sagger Anti-tank guided missile with a range of a few kilometres although some sources refer to it as a copy of a Chinese or North Korean cruise missile. ... AT-3A Sagger missile The AT-3 Sagger is the NATO reporting name for the 9M14 Malyutka (little or tiny baby) MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile of the Soviet Union. ... A guerrilla fighter in Iraq ready to fire an RPG loaded with an OG-7V fragmentation warhead. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A guerrilla fighter in Iraq ready to fire an RPG loaded with an OG-7V fragmentation warhead. ...

Air-Defence

• Misagh-2 copy of Soviet SA-7 ^[43]
• Misagh-1 - copy of Chinese QW-1 Vanguard ^[44]
• Sayyad-1 - copy of Chinese SA-2^[45]
• Fajr-27 - rapid fire cannon ^[46][47]

Misagh-2 on display. ... A soldier posing with a Strela launcher The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian 9К32 стрела-2 - arrow, NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system similar to the US Army REDEYE, with... Misagh-1 Type MANPADS Nationality Iran Era Current Launch platform Man portable Target aircraft History Builder Shahid Shah Abhady Industrial Complex Date of design Production period Service duration Operators Iran Variants Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... The QW-1 Vanguard is a Chinese all-aspect man-portable surface to air missile. ... An S-75 missile on camoflaged launcher An S-75 missile in elevated position An North Vietnamese S-75 site An S-75 missile in transit A Fan Song radar (left) and what looks like a Low Blow to the right The SA-2 Guideline is the NATO reporting name... The Fajr 27 cannon system is a domestically manufactured Iranian rapid fire cannon. ...

Bombs

• Qadr - copy of U.S. Mk 84 electro-optically guided glide-bomb ^[48]
• Zoobin - copy of U.S. M-117 bomb electro-optically guided glide-bomb ^[49]

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Air-to-air missiles

• Fatter - copy of U.S. AIM-9 Sidewinder ^[50][51]
• Sedjil - copy of U.S. MIM-23 Hawk converted to be carried by aircraft ^[52]

Sidewinder Missile The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. ... The Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK is an American medium range surface-to-air missile. ...

Naval missiles

• Noor - copy of Chinese C-802.^[53]
• Tondar - copy of Chinese C-801. Exact production status is unclear and the designation may refer to more than one missile. According to some sources ^[54] Iran received blueprints from China in compensation for a scrapped deal to sell the missile under US pressure in the tanker wars. ^{[55] [56]}

^[57] The Yingji-82 or YJ-82 (Chinese: 鹰击-82, literally Eagle Strike; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-8 Saccade) is a Chinese anti-ship missile first unveiled in 1989 by the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy (CHETA), also known as the Third Academy. ...

• Thaqeb (missile) ^[58][59]
• Kowsar ^[60][61]

The Thaqeb, Persian for Saturn, is an Iranian naval missile. ... Kowsar missile Kowsar is a medium-range, land-based anti-ship missile made by Iran. ...

Torpedo

• Hoot - A supercavitation torpedo. Some sources have said this is a copy of the Russian VA-111 Shkval although Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has denied supplying Iran with technological aid and Iranian sources claim it is indigenously developed [48] [49] [50]

Hoot (Persian: حوت - Fish) is an Iranian underwater missile that travels at approximately 360 km/h, several times faster than a conventional torpedo. ... Supercavitation is the use of cavitation effects to create a large bubble of gas inside a liquid, allowing an object to travel at great speed through the liquid by being wholly enveloped by the bubble. ... The VA-111 Shkval (from Russian: шквал - squall) torpedo and its descendants are supercavitating torpedoes developed by the Russian Navy. ... Sergey Lavrov. ...

Armored Vehicles

• Zulfiqar MBT hybrid of Soviet T-72 and U.S. M-60[51]
• Safir-74 - copy of Soviet T-55 with indigenous upgrades [52]
• T-72S - copy of Soviet T-72 [53]
• Cobra BMT-2 copy of Soviet BMP-2[54]
• Boragh - copy of Soviet BMP-1 with indigenous upgrades [55]
• Rakhsh - copy of Soviet BRDM [56]

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The T-72, a Soviet main battle tank entered production in 1971. ... The M47, M48 and M60 Patton were the United States Armys principal tanks of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. ... The T-54 and T-55 tank series was the Soviet Unions front-line main battle tank from 1947 until 1962, and remains in service throughout the world to this day, especially by former client states of the Soviet Union. ... The T-72, a Soviet main battle tank entered production in 1971. ... The Iranian Cobra or BMT-2 armored personnel carrier appearss to be an indigenous design armed with a 30 mm gun or the ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun—a light automatic weapons system that Iran has been manufacturing for some years. ... The BMP-1 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1960s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The BMP-1 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1960s. ... The BRDM-2 (Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dosornaya Maschina, БОЕВАЯ РАЗВЕДЫВАТЕЛЬНАЯ ДОЗОРНАЯ МАШИНА, litterally Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle †) is...

Artillery

• Raad 1^{[citation needed]}
• Raad 2 ^[62]

Raad-1/Thunder 1 Artillery In May 1996, Iran claimed to have successfully tested its first locally made self-propelled gun, the 122 mm Thunder 1. ... In early September 1997 it was reported that Iran had successfully tested a locally built rapid fire mobile field gun known as Thunder 2. ...

Small Arms

• MPT-9 - Tondar submachine gun - copy of MP5 (H & K licenced production)[57]
• KH-2002 - 5.56mm bullpup conversion kit for the M-16 [58][59]
• S-5.56 - copy of M-16 [60]
• KL-7.62 - copy of AKM (unlicensed knockoff) [61]
• G3A6 - copy of G3 7.62 mm (H & K licenced production)[62]
• MGA3 - copy of MG3 7.62 mm (Rheinmetal licenced production) [63] [64]
• PKM-T80 - copy of Soviet PKM [65]
• MGD-12.7mm - copy of Soviet DShK [66]
• Nakhjir - copy of Soviet SVD [67]

The MP5 is a submachine gun, developed by German weapons designer Heckler und Koch (HK) in the 1960s. ... Khaybar/KH-2002 is an Iranian designed assault rifle, derived from the DIO S 5. ... Steyr AUG is the one of the most successful bullpup rifles Bullpup is a firearm configuration in which the action (or mechanism) and magazine are located behind the trigger. ... M16 Type Assault rifle Nationality United States Era Vietnam, modern History Date of design 1957 Production period 1960 to present Service duration 1960 to present Operators NATO War service Vietnam War, Gulf War, 2003_invasion_of_Iraq Specifications Type Assault Rifle Calibre 5. ... M16 Type Assault rifle Nationality United States Era Vietnam, modern History Date of design 1957 Production period 1960 to present Service duration 1960 to present Operators NATO War service Vietnam War, Gulf War, 2003_invasion_of_Iraq Specifications Type Assault Rifle Calibre 5. ... Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ... The G3 (Gewehr 3) is a family of select fire battle rifles manufactured by Heckler & Koch. ... The German MG3 is one of the most popular universal machine guns in the World. ... 7. ... The DShK (ДШК, for Дегтярёва Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyarev-Shpagin Large Calibre) is a Soviet heavy anti-aircraft machine gun firing 12. ... Pair of Dragunovs imported to US as Tigers. ...

Submarines

• Ghadir [68]

See also

• Military of Iran
• Iran's missile forces
• Current Equipment of the Iranian Army
• Iran Aviation Industries Organization
• Defense Industries Organization (DIO)
• Iran Electronics Industries (IEI)
• Economy of Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran has two kinds of armed forces: the regular forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). ... Despite earlier roots, Iran started its missile development program in earnest during its long and costly war with Iraq. ... Introduction From 1925 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran used to be equipped with the very latest Western hardware. ... Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) Iran aviation industry organization was established in 1966 for planning, controlling, and managing the aviation industries of armed forces for better use of extra resources and capabilities aiming to serve domestic and forging industries. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... The Iran Electronics Industries (in Persian: صنایع الکترنیک ایران) also known as (صاایران) or (Sana-ey Electronik-e Iran) was established in Iran in 1972. ... According to the Constitution, the economy of Iran is to consist of three sectors: state, cooperative, and private; and is to be based on systematic and sound planning. ...

External links

• Iranian Military Pictures & videos

Notes

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