List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
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From 1925 to the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...

 in 1979, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 used to be equipped with the very latest Western hardware. Cases exist where Iran was supplied with equipment even before it was made standard in the countries that developed it (for example the US F-14 Tomcat
F-14 Tomcat
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental program following the collapse of the F-111B project...

, or the British Chieftain Tank
Chieftain tank
The FV 4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s. It was one of the most advanced tanks of its era, and at the time of its introduction in 1966 had the most powerful main gun and heaviest armour of any tank in the world...

). Primary suppliers included the United States
United States
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, Britain
United Kingdom
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, France
France
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, the Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
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 (West Germany), Italy
Italy
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, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

.

The Iran–Iraq War, and post revolutionary sanctions at the time had a dramatic effect on Iran's inventory of western equipment. Under the pressures of war, all supplies were quickly exhausted and replacements became increasingly difficult to come by. The war eventually forced Iran to turn to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

, Brazil
Brazil
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, and China
China
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 to meet its short term military requirements. Nevertheless, the experience of using quality equipment was not lost on any of the branches of the Iranian armed forces. Disappointed by the older Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...

 equipment, Iran sought to develop its own ability to mirror the technology of its likely enemies, the West and to provide a totally reliable source of equipment for the future.

After the Iranian revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...

, developments in military technology were carried out with the technical support of Russia
Russia
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, China
China
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, and North Korea
North Korea
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; building upon the foundations established by western contractors. Iranian reliance on these countries has rapidly decreased over the last decade in most sectors as Iran sought to gain total independence; A major exception however, is the aerospace sector, where Iran is still dependent on external help. Iran has, at present, reverse engineered existing foreign hardware, adapted it to their own requirements and then mass produced the finished product. Examples of this abound, such as the Boragh
Boragh
The Boragh is an Iranian-made armoured personnel carrier. Boragh is believed to be a reverse engineered and upgraded model of the Chinese Type 86 . The upgrades include a reduction in weight, a higher road speed, and stronger armor...

 and the IAMI Azarakhsh. In an attempt to make its military industries
Iranian military industry
Iran's military industry has taken great strides in the past 25 years, and now manufactures many types of arms and equipments. According to Iranian officials, the country sold $100 million worth of military equipment in 2003. and as of 2006 had exported weapons to 57 countries...

 more sustainable Iran has also sought to export its military products, see Iranian Military Exports.

Defense production

The following list consists of some weapons systems that Iran manufactures domestically:

Aircraft and Helicopters

  • Azarakhsh
    Azarakhsh
    -References:...

     - modified copy of U.S. F-5 Freedom Fighter, one-seat fighter aircraft, and combat capable trainer.
  • Saegheh - fighter aircraft. Second generation Azarakhsh with a twin canted tail configuration.
  • Shafaq
    Shafaq
    -See also:-External links:* * *...

     - advanced light fighter/trainer, still in development.
  • IR.An-140
    HESA IrAn-140
    |-See also:* Iran Aviation Industries Organization* Military of Iran* List of Iranian Air Force aircraft* Iranian military industry* Current Equipment of the Iranian Army-External links:* - Globalsecurity.org...

    . - licensed production of Russian Antonov An-140
    Antonov An-140
    |-Accidents and Incidents:The An-140 has suffered five major accidents. Two of them had no fatalities, and three had all on board killed.#In December 2002 an aircraft carrying many of Ukraine's top aviation designers and engineers crashed into a mountainside as it was preparing to land in...

  • Parastoo - propeller-driven training aircraft. Reverse engineered Beech F33 Bonanza
    Beechcraft Bonanza
    The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by The Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. , it is still being produced by Hawker Beechcraft, and has been in continuous production longer than any other airplane in history...

    .
  • Dorna - training aircraft
  • JT2-2 Tazarv - third generation of the Dorna mentioned above. Still in prototype stage.
  • Simorgh(aircraft)- training aircraft.
  • Fajr F.3 - Indigenous trainer aircraft
  • Panha 2091
    Panha 2091
    -See also:...

     "Toufan" - overhauled U.S. AH-1J SeaCobra refitted with indigenous components.
  • Shabaviz 2061 - overhauled U.S. Bell 206 JetRanger
    Bell 206
    The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected...

     refitted with indigenous components.
  • Shabaviz 275
    Panha Shabaviz 2-75
    -See also:...

     - overhauled U.S. Bell 205 JetRanger refitted with indigenous components
  • Bell 214
    Bell 214
    |-See also:-External links:...

     - Reverse engineered and built in Iran
  • HESA Shahed 278
    HESA Shahed 278
    -See also:...

     - Developed from Bell 206 & Panha Shabaviz 2061
  • HESA Shahed 285
    HESA Shahed 285
    The HESA Shahed 285 is a light attack helicopter/reconnaissance helicopter developed in Iran. It was unveiled on May 24, 2009. It is being produced in two versions: a light attack/recon version and a maritime patrol/anti-ship version....

     - New Iranian Designed Attack Helicopter
  • Bavar 2 - radar-evading fixed-wing seaplane
    Seaplane
    A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...

     capable of patrol and reconnaissance missions.

Unmanned aerial vehicles

  • Ababil
    Ababil
    The Ababil is an Iranian made UAV. Iran has developed a number of variants, including the tactical Ababil-5 for medium-range reconnaissance and surveillance, the Ababil-T for short/medium-range attack, and also the Ababil-B and -S.- Performance :...

  • Mohajer I/II/III/IV
    Mohajer
    The Mohajer/Mirsad series of unmanned aerial vehicles is built by Iran and operated by Iran and Hezbollah. The Mohajer is primarily used to spy on military installations, enemy positions, etc. It may also be capable of guiding laser-guided munitions to their targets. The Mohajer 4 test-flew on 16...

  • Rad (with 'offensive' capabilities)
  • Nazir (surveillance)
  • Karrar - capable of carrying a military payload of rockets to carry out bombing missions against ground targets. It is also capable of flying long distances at a very high speed.
  • Sofreh Mahi - Stealth UCAV

Aircraft upgrades and components

  • Iran claims to have upgraded its US-made F-4
    F-4 Phantom II
    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...

    , F-5, and F-14
    F-14 Tomcat
    The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental program following the collapse of the F-111B project...

     fighter jets, and produced spare parts including tires, avionics, and engine components.

Simulators

  • F-4
    F-4 Phantom II
    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...

     Phantom Simulator
  • Toufan or AH-1J assault helicopter simulator
  • Shahed-278 and Bell-206 simulator
  • Submarine Simulator - Iran's "Tareq-class" submarine.
  • F-5 Tiger simulator
  • Misagh rocket launcher simulator
  • Mig-29 Fulcrum simulator
  • F-14 tomcat
    F-14 Tomcat
    The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental program following the collapse of the F-111B project...

     simulator

Radar systems

  • Matla-ul-fajr radar system - capable of tracking and destroying enemy ships and fighter jets.
  • Electro-optical/radar
    Radar
    Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...

     system
  • E-warfare systems
  • Cosmos radar, with a range of 3,000 kilometers in radius
  • Alim radar system

Medium range (MRBM)
Medium-range ballistic missile
A medium-range ballistic missile , is a type of ballistic missile with medium range, this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the U.S. Department of Defense, a medium range missile is defined by having a maximum range of between 1,000 and 3,000 km1...

Medium range missiles are considered to have a range between 1000 and 3000 kilometers.
  • Shahab-3
    Shahab-3
    The Shahab-3 is a medium-range ballistic missile developed by Iran and based on the Nodong-1. The Shahab-3 has a range of ; a MRBM variant can now reach...

    A/B/C - strategic MRBM with a range of 1,200 km to 2,100 km.
  • Ghadr-110
    Ghadr-110
    The Ghadr-110 is a medium-range ballistic missile designed and developed by Iran. The missile has a range of 2,500 km to 3,000 km. The Iranian Armed Forces first displayed the missile to the public at an annual military parade to mark the Iran-Iraq war.The Ghadr-110 is an improved version of the...

     MRBM with a range of 2000–3000 km.
  • Ashoura missile
    Ashoura missile
    November 2007, Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced Iran had built a new missile with a range of 2,000 km, the Ashoura missile. Najar said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran has never aimed to launch an attack on any country. It will never do so...

     2 stage solid fuel
    Solid fuel
    Solid fuel refers to various types of solid material that are used as fuel to produce energy and provide heating, usually released through combustion....

     MRBM with a range of 2,000 km.
  • Sajjil
    Sajjil
    The Sejil missile , also known as Sajjil, is a family of Iranian solid-fueled ballistic missiles. The Sejil are replacements for the Shahab liquid-fueled ballistic missiles...

     2 stage solid fuel
    Solid fuel
    Solid fuel refers to various types of solid material that are used as fuel to produce energy and provide heating, usually released through combustion....

     MRBM with a range of 2000–2500 km.
  • Fajr-3 MIRV warhead.

Short range (SRBM)
Short-range ballistic missile
A short-range ballistic missile is a ballistic missile with a range of about 1,000 km or less. They are usually capable of carrying nuclear weapons. In potential regional conflicts, these missiles would be used because of the short distances between some countries and their relative low cost...

 

Short range missiles are considered to have a range up to 1000 kilometers.
  • Shahab-1 - tactical SRBM with a range of 350 km. copy of Soviet SS-1c/Scud-B
    Scud
    Scud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...

  • Shahab-2
    Shahab-2
    The Shahab-2 is the successor to the Iranian Shahab-1 missile.The missile has a CEP of 50 m. On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin 10 days of military simulations. Iranian state television reported "dozens of missiles were fired including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles...

     - tactical SRBM with a range of 750 km copy of Soviet SS-1d/Scud-C
    Scud
    Scud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...

  • Naze'at
    Naze'at
    Naze'at are a series of Iranian-made artillery rocket with an estimated range of 100 km. There are two known variants, named Naze'at 6-H and Naze'at 10-H, each with different specifications. Like Zelzals, Naze'at rockets don't have a guidance system....

     - Unguided rocket series.
  • Fateh-110
    Fateh-110
    The Fateh-110 , is a single-stage solid-propellant, surface-to-surface missile with at least a 200 km range, and it is produced domestically within Iran, including the solid fuel propellant. The Aerospace Industries Organization is capable of producing many types of liquid and solid propellants...

     - single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km
  • Zelzal 1/2/3 - single-stage SRBM with a range of 200 to 400 km
  • Fajr-5
    Fajr-5
    The Fajr-5 is an artillery rocket developed by Iran in the 1990s. The system is part of the Fajr family of rockets.-Overview:The latest production of the Fajr-5 is installed on a new Mercedes-Benz 6 x 6 forward control chassis and the platform is now integrated into a complete weapon system rather...

     - artillery rocket
  • Fajr-3
    Fajr-3
    The Fajr-3 Artillery Rocket is an Iranian multiple-launch artillery rocket, a third-generation Katyusha rocket. Fajr means 'dawn' in Arabic....

     - artillery rocket
  • Qiam 1
    Qiam 1
    Qiam 1 is an Iranian missile resembling Shahab-3 variations while according to photos, it is smaller than Shahab-3. It has been tested on 20 Aug 2010 and is claimed to have more chance to evade interception because unlike other Shahab variants, it does not have fins...

     - uses liquid fuel and has a smart targeting system.

Anti-tank missiles

  • Raad
    RAAD (missile)
    The RAAD family of missiles is manufactured in Iran and based on the Soviet 9K11 Malyutka anti-tank guided missile with a range of a few kilometres...

     - copy of Soviet AT-3 Sagger
    AT-3 Sagger
    The 9K11 Malyutka is a Manual Command to Line-of-Sight wire-guided anti-tank guided missile developed in the Soviet Union. It was the first man-portable anti-tank guided missile of the Soviet Union and is probably the most widely produced ATGM of all time—with Soviet production peaking at...

  • RPG-7
    RPG-7
    The RPG-7 is a widely-produced, portable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Originally the RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and now manufactured by the Bazalt company...

     - Copy of Soviet RPG-7. Iran is forecast to manufacture 2.88 percent of the worlds RPG-7's by 2014.
  • RPG-29
    RPG-29
    The RPG-29 is a Russian rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the most recent weapon of its type to be adopted by the Russian military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The RPG-29 has since been supplemented by other rocket-propelled systems, such...

  • Saegheh
    Saegheh (Anti Tank Rocket)
    The Saegheh 40 mm anti-personnel rocket was developed to extend the utility of the RPG-7 portable RPG in service with the Iranian forces. It replaces the standard 30 mm warhead with a high-explosive 80 mm tandem HEAT warhead.-Specifications:*Calibre: 40 mm...

     - improved version of the RPG-7
    RPG-7
    The RPG-7 is a widely-produced, portable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Originally the RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and now manufactured by the Bazalt company...

  • Toophan
    Toophan
    Toophan is an Iranian anti-tank missile that is a reverse-engineered copy of the US military TOW missile. The Toophan's payload is a 3.6 kg high-explosive anti-tank warhead that can penetrate up to 550mm of steel armor. The range is 3,850m, the top speed 310m/s...

     - Copy of American TOW missile
  • Toophan 2
    Toophan 2
    Toophan 2 is an upgraded version of Iran's Toophan missile, which itself is a copy of the American BGM-71 TOW armor piercing, anti-tank missile.-See also:*Toophan*Military of Iran*Iranian military industry*Current Equipment of the Iranian Army...

     - Improved Toophan
  • Toophan 5  - Anti-armor, anti-tank missile with two warheads
  • Towsan - Iranian version of the 9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Spandrel

Air defence weapons

  • Qaem - anti-helicopter, light-weight, laser guided missile
  • Misagh-1
    Misagh-1
    The Misagh 1 is an Iranian man-portable infrared guided surface to air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran and is an all-aspect passive infrared homing system...

     - copy of Chinese QW-1 Vanguard
    QW-1 Vanguard
    The People's Republic of China developed QW-1 Vanguard is an all-aspect man-portable surface to air missile, from which a series of missiles were developed.-QW-1:...

     with upgrades
  • Misagh-2
    Misagh-2
    The Misagh 2 is an Iranian man-portable infrared guided surface to air missile. The Misagh 2 is the next version of the Misagh-1. Similar to its predecessor, the Misagh 2 is supposedly also based on Chinese technology...

     - copy of Chinese QW-2 Vanguard
  • 23mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
    ZU-23-2
    The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount.-Development history:...

     - iranian version of ZU-23 which comes in one or two barrel configurations
  • Samavat 35mm Anti-Aircraft Guns
    Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
    The Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves . The system was originally designated as 2 ZLA/353 ML but this was later changed to GDF-001...

     - Copy of Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
    Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
    The Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves . The system was originally designated as 2 ZLA/353 ML but this was later changed to GDF-001...

     skyguard
  • Sa'ir 100mm Anti-Aircraft Guns - Upgraded automatic version of KS-19 100m gun
  • Shahab Thaqeb (شهاب ثاقب)
    HQ-7
    The HongQi 7 or HQ-7 is a short-range air defense missile. The missile is deployed on both ships and land-based vehicles. China revealed the export version, FM-80, in the 1989 Dubai Aerospace Show...

     - copy of the Chinese HQ-7
    HQ-7
    The HongQi 7 or HQ-7 is a short-range air defense missile. The missile is deployed on both ships and land-based vehicles. China revealed the export version, FM-80, in the 1989 Dubai Aerospace Show...

     (FM-80)
  • SM-1
    RIM-66 Standard
    The RIM-66 Standard MR is a medium range surface-to-air missile originally developed for the United States Navy . The SM-1 was developed as a replacement for the RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-24 Tartar that were deployed in the 1950s on a variety of USN ships...

     copy of RIM-66 Standard.
  • Sayyad-1 / Sayyad-1A - upgraded copy of Chinese HQ-2, Sayyad-1A has IR tracking.
  • Sayyad-2 (Hunter II). Upgraded version of the Sayyad-1 system with higher precision, range and defensive power. It is equipped with a 200-kilogram warhead and has a speed of 1,200 meters per second. The Sayyad-1 missile defense system is composed of two-stage missiles that can target all kinds of aircraft, including bombers, at medium and high altitudes.
  • Fajr-8 - copy of S-200
  • Fajr-27
    Fajr-27
    The Fajr 27 system is a domestically manufactured Iranian rapid fire naval artillery system based on the Italian OTO Melara 76mm dual purpose. The system was publicly unveiled for the first time in September 2006. -See also:*Military of Iran...

     - advanced sea rapid fire cannon
  • Shahin
    MIM-23 Hawk
    The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...

     - upgraded MIM-23 HAWK, supersonic ground-to-air guided missile with a range of more than 40 kilometers capable of targeting fighter jets and helicopters.
  • Shalamche - upgraded of Shahin missiles and supersonic ground-to-air guided missile
  • Fath (victory) - the 40-millimeter naval cannon's range is 12 km and shoots 300 projectiles per minute.
  • Mersad - Iran's first advanced air defense system based on the US MIM-23 Hawk
    MIM-23 Hawk
    The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...

    . It is capable of hitting modern aircraft flying at low and medium altitudes. The Mersad system is equipped with sophisticated radar signal processing technology, an advanced launcher, and electronic equipment for guidance and target acquisition
    Target Acquisition
    In the military, target acquisition denotes any process that provides detailed information about enemy forces and locates them with sufficient accuracy to permit continued monitoring or attacking it....

    . Mersad uses domestically manufactured Shahin
    Shahin
    Shahin is a name of Persian origin, referring to the Shaheen Falcon.-Etymology:...

     missiles.
  • Mesbah 1 air defense system - can target and destroy fighters, helicopters, cruise missiles and other objects flying at low altitude. Mesbah 1 is equipped with a three-dimensional interception radar
    Radar
    Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...

     and an optical guidance system
    Guidance system
    A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft. Typically, this refers to a system that navigates without direct or continuous human control...

    . Mesbah 1 can fire four thousand rounds per minute.
  • Bavar-373 (under development). Iran's corrected version of Russia's S-300
    S-300
    The S-300 is a series of Russian long range surface-to-air missile systems produced by NPO Almaz, all based on the initial S-300P version. The S-300 system was developed to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles for the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Subsequent variations were developed to...

     surface-to-air missile system, which uses two or three types of missiles to confront aerial targets in different layers.

Bombs

  • Qadr - Electro-optically guided 2000 lb glide-bomb
  • Zoobin - Electro-optically guided 750 lb glide-bomb
  • Qassed I/II/III - Electro-optically guided 2000 lb bomb. Qassed-2 has a range about 50 km, Qasswd-2 has a range of over 100 km
  • 120mm mortar shells
  • 130mm mortar shells

Air-to-air missiles

  • Fatter
    Fatter
    Fatter is an Iranian short range air to air missile based on the American AIM-9 Sidewinder missile.- Development :Fatter is a short range missile which uses AIM-9 Sidewinder missile body and Iranian avionics.. In 2008 the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force reported test launches of a new IR-guided...

     - copy of U.S. AIM-9 Sidewinder
    AIM-9 Sidewinder
    The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried mostly by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. The missile entered service with United States Air Force in the early 1950s, and variants and upgrades remain in active service with many air forces...

  • Sedjil - copy of U.S. MIM-23 Hawk
    MIM-23 Hawk
    The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...

     converted to be carried by aircraft
  • Sattar 1/2/3/4 - Medium Range air-to-air missiles developed based on AIM-54 and MIM-23 Hawk
    MIM-23 Hawk
    The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...


Naval missiles

  • Ra'ad
    RAAD (missile)
    The RAAD family of missiles is manufactured in Iran and based on the Soviet 9K11 Malyutka anti-tank guided missile with a range of a few kilometres...

     - Indigenously developed long-range anti-ship missile based on HY-2 Silkworm.
  • Noor - upgraded copy of Chinese C-802
    C-802
    The Yingji-82 or YJ-82 is a Chinese anti-ship missile first unveiled in 1989 by the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy , also known as the Third Academy...

    .
  • Tondar - upgraded copy of Chinese C-801. Similar to Noor but powered by solid rocket booster and range of 50 km.
  • Thaqeb - Similar to Noor, modified for submarine launch.
  • Nasr - Several versions based on TL-6
    TL-6
    -History:The development of the TL program appeared to have started in the mid-1990s and were originally identified as the FL-8 and FL-9 under China National Aero Technology Import & Export Company...

     and C-705
  • Kowsar
    Kowsar
    Kowsar is a medium-range, land-based anti-ship missile made by Iran. It can defeat electronic jamming systems and "cannot be thrown off course", according to Iranian officials....

     1/2/3 - Several versions based on Chinese C-701
    C-701
    The C-701 is a Chinese missile that is roughly comparable to the American AGM-65 A/B/D/H Maverick air-to-surface missile. However, the C-701 is smaller and has less than half the weight of the AGM-65 A/B/D/H Maverick.-Design:...

     TL-10
    TL-10
    The TL-10 or Sky Dragon - 10 is a light anti-ship missile unveiled in the Zhuhai Airshow in 2004 in China, and it is the Chinese equivalent of the French MM-15TT / AS-15TT light anti-ship missile developed by Aérospatiale.-History:The development of the TL program appeared to have started in the...

     and C-704
    C-704
    The C-704 is a Chinese anti-ship missile. The missile was developed by the third research institute of the Chinese Aerospace Group, also the manufacturer of the C-701.-Design:...

  • Fajre Darya- copy of Sea Killer II.
  • Khalij Fars
    Khalij Fars
    The Khalij Fars , is a single-stage solid-propellant, supersonic Anti-ship ballistic missile with a range of 300 km based on the Fateh-110 missile...

     - Anti ship ballistic missile based on Fateh-110
    Fateh-110
    The Fateh-110 , is a single-stage solid-propellant, surface-to-surface missile with at least a 200 km range, and it is produced domestically within Iran, including the solid fuel propellant. The Aerospace Industries Organization is capable of producing many types of liquid and solid propellants...

  • Qader - Iranian anti-ship cruise missile with a range over 200 km.

Torpedo

  • Kuse
  • Yasin
  • Hoot
    Hoot (missile)
    Hoot is an Iranian supercavitation torpedo that travels at approximately 360 km/h, several times faster than a conventional torpedo. It was test-fired successfully from a surface ship against a dummy submarine during the Iranian military exercise "Great Prophet" ) on 2 April 2006 and 3 April...

     - A supercavitation
    Supercavitation
    Supercavitation is the use of cavitation effects to create a bubble of gas inside a liquid large enough to encompass an object traveling through the liquid, greatly reducing the skin friction drag on the object and enabling achievement of very high speeds...

     torpedo. Possible copy of the Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

    n VA-111 Shkval
    VA-111 Shkval
    The VA-111 Shkval torpedo and its descendants are supercavitating torpedoes developed by the Soviet Union. They are capable of speeds in excess of 200 knots .-Design and capabilities:...

    .

Armored Vehicles

  • Zulfiqar MBT
    Zulfiqar MBT
    Zulfiqar is a second generation Iranian main battle tank , conceived by Brigadier General Mir-Younes Masoumzadeh, deputy ground force commander for research and self-sufficiency of the armed forces. It is named after Zulfiqar, the legendary sword of the first Shia Imam Hazrat Ali.The test...

     - Developed from U.S. M60 Patton
    M60 Patton
    The 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today...

  • T-72Z Safir-74
    T-72Z Safir-74
    The T-72Z is a highly modernized version of the T-55, the upgrades have been done by the Defense Industries Organization of Iran. The name Safir-74 is used to refer to the Iranian T-54 tanks which have gone through the same upgrades, while Type T-72z is used to refer to Iran's Type 59 tanks which...

     - Indigenously upgraded Soviet T-54/55
    T-55
    The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War. The T-54 entered full production in 1947 and became the main tank for armored units of the Soviet Army, armies of...

     and Chinese Type 59
    Type 59
    The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...

  • Mobarez
    Mobarez Tank
    Mobarez meaning Warrior is an upgraded version of British Chieftain Tank by Iran.-Changes:The chassis of the tank is changed in back and sides. The fuel tank is replaced by a new repairable one. The gear box is changed so the tank can have 360 degrees turret turn. Also additional anti shock...

     - Indigenously upgraded of British Chieftain
    Chieftain tank
    The FV 4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s. It was one of the most advanced tanks of its era, and at the time of its introduction in 1966 had the most powerful main gun and heaviest armour of any tank in the world...

    .
  • T-72S
    T-72
    The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...

     - Soviet T-72
    T-72
    The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...

     produced under license in Iran
  • Tosan - Iranian light tank for unconventional warfare, developed from British FV101 Scorpion
    FV101 Scorpion
    The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance , CVR, family of seven armoured vehicles...

    .
  • Cobra BMT-2
    Cobra BMT-2 APC
    The BMT-2 or Cobra is an Iranian armored personnel carrier armed with a 30 mm autocannon or a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun..-History:The Cobra began field testing with the Iranian Military in May 1996...

     - Concept vehicle for the Boragh armed with 23 mm anti-aircraft gun for use as a fire support vehicle.
  • Boragh
    Boragh
    The Boragh is an Iranian-made armoured personnel carrier. Boragh is believed to be a reverse engineered and upgraded model of the Chinese Type 86 . The upgrades include a reduction in weight, a higher road speed, and stronger armor...

     - Copy of Soviet BMP-1
    BMP-1
    The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...

     with indigenous upgrades
  • Rakhsh
    Rakhsh
    Rakhsh is the stallion of main protagonist Rostam in the Persian national epic, Shahnameh of Ferdowsi.The color of Rakhsh is described as "rose leaves that have been scattered upon a saffron ground" and it is first noticed by Rostam amongst the flocks of horses brought over from Zabulistan and Kabul...

     - Developed from Soviet BRDM
    BRDM
    BRDM is an initialism for Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, , literally "Combat Reconnaissance Patrol Vehicle". The BRDM is a four wheeled amphibious vehicle which is very lightly armoured by today's standards. Both versions were produced in the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc...


Other vehicles


Artillery

  • HM 40 - A 122mm howitzer
  • HM 41
    HM 41
    HM 41 is an Iranian howitzer which claimed to be based on American M114. In appearance, it is very similar to South Korean KH179.It has a 155 mm/39 calibre barrel with a muzzle brake to lessen the recoil...

     - A 155mm howitzer
  • Wheeled 155-mm self-propelled howitzer
  • Raad 1
    Raad 1
    -History:In May 1996, Iran claimed to have successfully tested its first locally made self-propelled howitzer, the 122 mm Raad-1 .-Description:...

     - SP gun
    Self-propelled gun
    A self-propelled gun is form of self-propelled artillery, and in modern use is usually used to refer to artillery pieces such as howitzers....

     Chinese Type WZ 501/503 armored infantry fighting vehicle with Russian 122mm gun mounted on top.
  • Raad 2
    Raad 2
    -History:In early September 1997 it was reported that Iran had successfully tested a locally built rapid fire mobile field gun known as Raad-2 .-Description:It uses a turret that has a similar layout to the M109A1 155mm/39-cal self-propelled howitzer...

     - SP gun
    Self-propelled gun
    A self-propelled gun is form of self-propelled artillery, and in modern use is usually used to refer to artillery pieces such as howitzers....

     based on the U.S. M109 howitzer
    M109 howitzer
    The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...


Small arms

  • MPT-9 - Tondar submachine gun - copy of MP5 (H & K licenced production)
  • KH-2002
    Khaybar KH2002
    Khaybar/KH-2002 is an Iranian designed assault rifle, derived from the DIO S 5.56 assault rifle and further developed by Iran's Defense Industries Organization...

     - 5.56mm bullpup
    Bullpup
    Bullpups are firearm configurations in which the action is located behind the trigger group and alongside the shooter's face, so there is no wasted space for the buttstock as in conventional designs. This permits a shorter firearm length for the same barrel length for improved maneuverability, and...

     conversion kit for the M-16
    M16 rifle
    The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...

  • S-5.56 - copy of Norinco CQ
    Norinco CQ
    The CQ is a copy of the Colt M16 rifle. It is currently being manufactured by Norinco. According to the Norinco website, the rifle is officially known as CQ 5.56.-History:...

    , Chinese clone of the M-16
    M16 rifle
    The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...

  • KL-7.62 - copy of AKM
    AK-47
    The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...

  • G3A6 - copy of G3
    Heckler & Koch G3
    The G3 is a 7.62mm battle rifle developed in the 1950s by the German armament manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH in collaboration with the Spanish state-owned design and development agency CETME ....

     7.62 mm (H & K licenced production)
  • MGA3 - copy of MG3 7.62 mm (Rheinmetal licenced production)
  • PC-9 "Zoaf" - copy of Swiss-German SIG P226
    SIG P226
    The SIG P226 is a full-sized, service-type pistol made by SIG Sauer. It is chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, and .22 Long Rifle. It is essentially the same basic design of the SIG P220, but developed to use higher capacity, staggered-column magazines in place of the...

     pistol
  • PKM-T80 - copy of Soviet PKM
    PK machine gun
    The PK is a 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia. The PK machine gun was introduced in the 1960s and replaced the SGM and RPD machine guns in Soviet service...

  • MGD-12.7mm - copy of Soviet DShkM
    DShK
    The DShK 1938 is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7x108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which case it was frequently deployed with a two-wheeled mounting and a single-sheet armour-plate shield...

  • Nakhjir - copy of Soviet SVD

Boats and destroyers

  • Sina class - heavily upgraded, French Kaman (Combattante II
    FACM Class La Combattante IIa
    Fast Attack Craft Missile Class La Combattante IIa were originally built for the German Navy as Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft. They were later transferred to Hellenic Navy and the class was renamed Combattante IIa, as with similar French made ships. All the ships were under mid-life...

    ) class missile boats.
    • Paykan
      Iranian missile boat Paykan
      For the Automobile see Paykan.For the Iranian football club based in Tehran, see Paykan Tehran F.C.The Iranian missile boat Paykan is an Iranian-made Sina class missile boat...

    • Joshan
  • Moudge class - upgraded and modified British Alvand (Saam) class (aka Vosper Mk 5 type) frigates.
    • Moudge I
    • Moudge II
    • Jamaran
      Iranian destroyer Jamaran
      Jamaran is the name of a domestically produced Mowj class guided missile frigate launched in early 2010 in Bandar-e-Abbas, Iran. Iran said that the design and building of Jamaran and the missile boat were among the greatest achievements of the Iranian Navy and the ship's launch marks a major...

       - multi-mission frigate
      Frigate
      A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

       with a displacement of around 1,400 tonnes, can carry 120-140 personnel on board and is armed with a variety of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles.
    • Iranian frigate Velayat
  • Zolfaqhar - fast attack craft/missile boat
  • Seraj - high-speed attack craft
  • Yunes 6 - six-passenger hovercraft

Submarines

  • Qaaem Class Submarine
    Qaaem Class Submarine
    Qaaem, Qaem or Ghaaem is an Iranian designed class of semi-heavy submarines. The first ship of this class, Qaaem, is currently under construction. On 25 August 2008, Iranian defence minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced Iran had started building their first semi-heavy submarine: Qaaem...


Midget Submarines
  • Ghadir Class Submarine -
  • Nahang Class Submarine
  • Fateh Class Submarine

See also

  • Iran Aviation Industries Organization
    Iran Aviation Industries Organization
    The Iran Aviation Industries Organization was established in 1966 for the purpose of planning, controlling, and managing the military aviation industry of Iran....

  • Iran Electronics Industries (IEI)
    Iran Electronics Industries (IEI)
    Iran Electronics Industries is a state-owned subsidiary of Iran's Defense Industries Organization...

  • Defense Industries Organization
    Defense Industries Organization
    The Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization (DIO; Persian: Sasadjah (Sazemane Sanaye Defa) is a conglomerate of companies run by the Islamic Republic of Iran whose function is to provide the military of Iran with the necessary...

  • Military of Iran
    Military of Iran
    The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran include the IRIA and the IRGC and the Police Force .These forces total about 545,000 active personnel . All branches of armed forces fall under the command of General Headquarters of Armed Forces...

  • International rankings of Iran
  • Iranian Space Agency
    Iranian Space Agency
    The Iranian Space Agency is Iran's governmental space agency. Iran is an active participant in the Asian space race and became an orbital-launch-capable nation in 2009...

  • Economy of Iran
    Economy of Iran
    The economy of Iran is the eighteenth largest in the world by purchasing power parity and according to Iranian officials' claims is going to become the 12th largest by 2015. The economy of Iran is a mixed and transition economy with a large public sector and some 50% of the economy centrally planned...

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