Air Force Armed Forces Structure
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DeploymentThe Iranian air force operates from less than a dozen tactical air bases (TAB), most of which are located close to major urban centers. Most of the operational airbases have hardened shelters for aircraft. Operational units are assigned to the following locations: Western Area Command 11 Fighter Squadron (MiG-29) Tehran-Mehrabad 11 Transport Squadron (C-130) Tehran-Mehrabad Reconnaissance squadron (Il-76) Tehran-Mehrabad Transport squadron Tehran-Mehrabad (Boeing 707, Boeing 747) 11 Helicopter Transport Squadron Tehran-Mehrabad (CH-47) Support squadron Tehran-Mehrabad (Falcon 20, F27) VIP squadron Tehran-Mehrabad (Boeing 707, Falcon 50, AB212, Bell 412) Reconnaissance squadron Tehran-Mehrabad (RC-707, RC-130) 21 Fighter Squadron (F-5) Tabriz 23 Fighter Squadron (MiG-29) Tabriz 31 Recce Squadron (RF-4E) Hamadan 31 Fighter Squadron (F-4) Hamadan 41 Fighter Squadron (F-5) Dezful 43 Fighter Squadron (F-5) Dezful 72 Fighter Squadron (Su-24) Shiraz Training squadron (PC-6) Shiraz 71 Transport Squadron (C-130) Shiraz 72 Transport Squadron (C-130) Shiraz 73 Transport Squadron (Il-76) Shiraz 71 ASW Squadron (P-3) Shiraz 51 Fighter Squadron (F-7, FT-7) Isfahan 52 Fighter Squadron (F-7, FT-7) Isfahan 53 Fighter Squadron (F-7, FT-7) Isfahan 81 Fighter Squadron (F-14) Isfahan 82 Fighter Squadron (F-14) Isfahan 85 Fighter Squadron (F-5) Isfahan Training squadron (PC-7) Isfahan Southern Area Command 61 Fighter Squadron (F-4) Bushehr 62 Fighter Squadron (F-4) Bushehr 91 Fighter Squadron (F-4) Bandar Abbas 101 Fighter Squadron (F-4) Chah Bahar Eastern Area Command Training Squadron Tehran-Ghale Morghi AP (F-33, EMB312, PC-7) Training Squadron (MFI-17) Tehran-Ghale Morghi AP 141 Fighter Squadron Mashhad (Mirage F-1, F-5) Training squadron (Beech F33) Kushke Nosrat An air base at Omideyeh is in the process of being transferred to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps air force. In 2008, the 51st, 52nd and 53rd fighter squadrons stationed there moved to Isfahan. Several air bases may operate SAR detachments using Bell 214 helicopters. The status of these detachments is unclear. Eastern Area Command operates two forward air bases at Birjand and Zahedan with no active units. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps air force operates several airbases across the country. Shiraz is the main operating base. Operational units are assigned to the following locations:
An F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed into the Sea of Oman in November 2007. A Sukhoi fighter crashed near Tehran in April 2008. The Il-76 Adnan AEW aircraft crashed during a September 2009 air parade near Tehran. Plans and ProgramsAircraft Acquisition and ModernizationThe delivery of 14 Xian Y-7 transports is underway. The Azarakhsh (Lightning), Iran's first domestic fighter and a derivative of the F-5 , was introduced in 1997. It reportedly entered mass production in 2000. The Saegheh (Thunderbolt ) succeeded the Azarakhsh and attained operational capability in September 2006. The aircraft is a light fighter and ground attack plane with avionics and radar of Iranian design and some Russian components. It made its first flight in late 2007. Iran is developing an advanced trainer/light attack jet known as the Tavarze. The aircraft was designed by the Aviation University Complex. It is a subsonic aircraft composed of radar-absorbing materials that weighs about 11,000 pounds. Iran has a requirement for around 25 Tavarzes. The aircraft reportedly entered serial production in 2007. A contract for three Su-25UBT Frogfoot fighters was signed with Russia in 2005, and the aircraft were delivered in 2006. The UBT model of the fighter is its most advanced variant, with new electronic warfare and jamming systems. Iran announced in early 2008 that it was in the "early stages" of the development and production of a fifth-generation stealth fighter. Russia completed deliveries of 29 Tor M1 (SA-15 Gauntlet ) SAM systems in January 2007. Iran has expressed some interest in the Russian-made Ka-32 helicopter. Israeli intelligence has suggested that Iran received S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia in late 2008. Iran has since publicly rebuked Russia for failing to deliver the systems. Moscow maintains it will supply the systems, but has repeatedly postponed a delivery date. Iran announced in April 2010 that it would develop its own version of the S-300 missile defense system. Iran is also reportedly working to establish an independent missile command. Iran announced that the domestically produced Shahin (H) anti-aircraft missile entered production in June 2009. LATEST UPDATE: 1 August 2010 © 2011 Military Periscope. All rights reserved. Redistribution of content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.
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