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 Revolutionary Guard Air Force Sukhoi Su-22UM by Shahram Sharifi.jpg 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 Revolutionary Guard Air Force Sukhoi Su-25UBK by Shahram Sharifi.jpg 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 Watertanker IL-76D of IRGC.jpg Strategic airlift 3[1] One crashed on 19 February 2003.[8]
Antonov An-74TK-200 An An-74TK-200 of IRGC.jpg Tactical airlift 7[1]
Dassault Falcon 20F Revolutionary Guard Air Force Dassault Falcon (Mystere) 20E by Shahram Sharifi.webp Utility transport 2[1]
Harbin Y-12-II Iran - Revolutionary Guard Air Force Harbin Y12-II.jpg Transport 12[1]
Trainer aircraft
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano Iran Revolutionary Guard Air Force Embraer EMB-312 Tucano.jpg Trainer
Light attack 		15[1]
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak Pakistan MFI-17 Super Mushshak (mod. flight).jpg Trainer 25[1] Assembled at Kamra, Pakistan. Delivered between 1988 and 1991 to IRIAF.[9]

Helicopters[]

Aircraft Picture Type In Service Notes
Toufan II بالگرد توفان 2.jpg Attack helicopter Un­known Domestically-built
HESA Shahed 285 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Air Force Shahed 285 Sharifi.jpg Attack Helicopter Un­known Domestically-built. On 24 September 2019, one helicopter was delivered.[10]
Mil Mi-17 A Mi-17 helicopter of IRGC Air Force.jpg Transport helicopter 18[11] One crashed in November 2016 in the Caspian Sea.[12]
HESA Shahed 278 Shahed.jpg 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] Ababil-3.jpg Reconnaissance, combat, anti-radar operations Un­known Domestically-built
Mohajer I/II/III/VI[4] Qods Mohajer-6 (1).png Strategic reconnaissance Un­known Domestically-built
Karrar کرار - هشتمین همایش و نمایشگاه هوایی و هوانوردی کشور در کیش (1) (01).jpg Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Un­known Domestically-built
Shahed 129[4] Shahed 129 (4).jpg Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Un­known Domestically-built
Yasir Yasir (6).jpg Unmanned aerial vehicle Un­known Domestically-built
Saegheh Saegheh (4).jpg Unmanned aerial vehicle 7≥ Domestically-built. Seven units were reportedly used in Operation Strike of Muharram (2018).[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Ten Grounded Sukhoi Fighter Jets Repaired", Financial Tribune, 25 July 2018
  3. ^ a b de Bruijn, Stephan (February 2019), "Kish Delights", Combat Aircraft Monthly, 20 (2): 24–27
  4. ^ a b c d e The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. pp. 348–352. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.
  5. ^ a b Mladenov, Alexander (2013), Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot, Air Vanguard, vol. 9, 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
  7. ^ Taghvaee, Babak (September 2014), "Guardians of Babylon: Su-25s Return to Iraqi Skies", Combat Aircraft Monthly, 15 (9): 18–19
  8. ^ Fathi, Nazila (20 February 2003), "302 Killed in Crash of Iranian Military Plane", The New York Times
  9. ^ Jackson, Paul, ed. (2008). "Pakistan". Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2007–08. London: Jane's Publishing Group. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-7106-2792-6.
  10. ^ a b "Four Indigenous Shahed-Class Helicopters Delivered to IRGC (+Video)", Tasnim News Agency, 24 September 2019, retrieved 5 November 2020
  11. ^ "World Air Forces 2020". Flightglobal Insight. 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Crashed Chopper Belonged to IRGC", Financial Tribune, 28 November 2016, retrieved 5 November 2020
  13. ^ Jackson, Paul, ed. (2008). "Iran". 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 (PolicyWatch), no. 3022
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