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Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force

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The bulk of Iran's Air Force Air Defense holdings by the mid-1990s revolved around 30 Improved HAWK fire units (12 battalions/150+ launchers), 45-60 SA-2 and HQ-2J/23 (CSA-1 Chinese equivalents of the SA-2) launchers. Also available were some 30 Rapier and 15 Tigercat SAM launchers. There are reports
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US research learned that automation of the Iranian air defense conceptually consisted of: 2 hardened command posts (a primary one and its backup) buried in the northern and southern Iran mountains, and a radar network spread out over the country. Raw radar data from nationwide sites would have to be
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Iranian land forces have a total of some 1,700 anti-aircraft guns including 14.5mm ZPU-2/-4, 23mm ZSU-23-4, 23mm ZU-23s, 37mm Type 55s, 57mm ZSU-57-2 and 100mm KS-19s. Iran also had 100-180 Bofors L/70 40mm guns and modest numbers of Skyguard 35mm twin anti-aircraft guns. Its largest holding
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attack in the unstable middle east region. Radar coverage of the Iranian airspace however was very poor in those days because of a lack of standardization, various former WW2 British and US radar equipment had been used, and because of the rough countryside.
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digitally converted and transferred via a national microwave telecommunication system to mainframe computers in the 2 command posts, where the information would have been converted into realtime data and further used in the command & control cycles.
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In December 2005, Iran entered into a contract to purchase 29 TOR-M1 (SA-15 Gauntlet) mobile surface-to-air missile defense systems from Russia worth more than US$ 700 million (EUR 600 million). Between 1998 and 2002, Iran imported approximately 6
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sanctions on Iran. On 10 November 2010, Iran announced that it had developed a version of the S-300 missile. By the end of 2016 Russia had lifted the self-imposed ban on the sale and completed delivery of all missiles to Iran.
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As of 1996, Iranian Air Defense forces included about 18,000 military personnel. The tradition of aircraft-based air defense, derived from the US-trained Air Force from before the
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connected both Spellout and Peace Ruby radar systems. The original radar sites are still standing; their technical and operational status after 40+ years however is unknown.
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in 1995/1996. In 1997, the Iranian Air Defense forces declared the Almaz S-200 Angara (SA-5 'Gammon') low-to high-altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) operational.
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constructed 19 radar facilities spread out over the country covering almost 70% of the Iranian airspace. In the northern part of Iran this was called the
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In the late 1950s the (then) Imperial (Shah) Iranian Air Force was an important US allied force and a buffer to counter any possible
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Starting in 2002 Iran modernized its air defenses with new air surveillance radars, replacing the outdated US systems, SAM's and
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over the horizon backscatter radars of the Sepher (Sky) and the Ghadir (Almighty) systems. Together with the mobile deployable
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In support of the (then) Imperial (Shah) Iranian Air Force the US funded an Iranian radar network and from 1962-1977 the
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signed a decree banning the sale of the S-300 and other military equipment to Iran. The sale was canceled because of
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to Iran under a secret contract believed to have been signed in 2005. On 22 September 2010, Russian President
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On 21 August 2012, the Iranian military started construction of its largest air defense base in the city of
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Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)
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On 1 September 2008, it was reported that Russia may proceed with plans to sell advanced
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Anti-aircraft and aerial defense service branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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announcement August 2019 Brig.Gen. Alireza Sabahifard Chief Iranian Air Defense
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List of equipment of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
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Recently Iran has built several new anti-aircraft guns including
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Nirū-yē Pədâfənd-ē Həvâyi-yē Ərtēš-ē Žomhūri-yē Ēslâmi-yē Irân
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Gamma D radar the entire Iranian airspace has been covered
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The seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
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network. A combined troposcatter communication link
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Iran's Military Forces and Warfighting Capabilities
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Index

Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base

Ground Force
Air Force
Air defence
Artesh
Tehran
Arabic
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Iran–Iraq War
Arrest of Abdolmalek Rigi
U.S. RQ-170 capture
U.S. boats seizure
Alireza Sabahifard

Persian
anti-aircraft warfare
service branch
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh)
air force
Soviet
Falaq
67N6E
1979 Iranian Revolution
surface-to-air missile
Russia
JY-14
China National Electronics Import-Export Corporation
S-300 air defense systems

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