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File:Shafaq.jpg

Shafaq jetfighter

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]

File:Zulfiqar1.jpg

Zulfiqar 1 MBT

File:Misagh.jpg

Misagh 2 MANPAD

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 put together airplanes, helicopters, guided missiles, electronic components and tanks. ^[4]

In 1973, the Iran Electronics Industries (IEI) was founded to organize efforts to assemble and repair foreign-delivered weapons. ^[5] Nevertheless, most 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]

File:Fajr-3.jpg

Fajr-3 MIRV

In 1979, the Iranian Defense Industries Organization took the first step into military industry by reverse engineering Soviet RPG-7, BM21, and SAM-7 missiles. In 1977, the organization also 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]

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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 weapons 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 in investment into the missile industry, Iran soon had an arsenal of missiles. ^[9]

Defense production

File:Boraq.jpg

Boragh Armored Personel carrier

File:Raad-2-Artillery.jpg

Raad 2 Artillery

File:KH-2002.jpg

Iranian designed Khaybar KH2002

The following partial list represents weapons systems that Iran manufactures domestically.

Air Force equipment

Fighter aircraft and varieties

Azarakhsh one-seat fighter aircraft, and combat capable trainer. ^[10]^[11]^[12]
Saegheh 80 fighter aircraft. ^[13] An alternative designation for this aircraft is 'Owaz'.^[14]
Shafaq Advanced light fighter/trainer. ^[15]

Transport

Iran 140, locally manufactured Antonov 140. ^[16]

Other fixed wing

Parasto, propeller-driven training aircraft. Reverse engineered Beech F33 Bonanza. ^[17]^[18]^[19]
Dorna, jet-powered training aircraft ^[20]^[21]
JT2-2 Tazarv, third generation of the Dorna mentioned above. ^[22]

Helicoptors and rotary aircraft

Panha 2091, a reverse engineered and upgraded AH-1 Cobra. ^[23]
Shabaviz 2061, a reverse-engineered and upgraded Bell 206 JetRanger. ^[24]
Shabaviz 275, a reverse-engineered and upgraded Bell 205. ^[25]
Shahed 274^{[citation needed]}

Unmanned aerial vehicles

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.^{[citation needed]}
- F-5 Upgrades:
  - Simorgh - An upgrade from from F-5A to F-5B. ^[28]

Ordinance and other systems

Qadr, Electro-Optically guided Glide-Bomb. ^[29]
Zoobin, Electro-Optically guided Glide-Bomb.^[30]

Missiles

Intermediate range (IRBM)

Intermediate range missiles are considered to have a range between 3000 and 5500 kilometers.

Ghadr-110 two-stage solid-propellant strategic IRBM with a range of 3,000 km^{[citation needed]}

Medium range (MRBM)

Medium range missiles are considered to have a range between 1000 and 3000 kilometers.

Shahab-3 strategic MRBM with a range of 2,100 km. Initially based on Nodong-1. ^[31]^[32]
Fajr-3 triple-warhead MRBM. ^{[citation needed]}

Short range (SRBM)

Short range missiles are considered to have a range up to 1000 kilometers.

Shahab-2 tactical SRBM with a range of 750 km. Based on SS-1d/Scud-C.^[33]
Shahab-1 tactical SRBM with a range of 350 km. Based on SS-1c/Scud-B.^[34]
Fateh-110 single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km.
Zelzal-3^{[citation needed]}
Zelzal-2 single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km.^[35]^[36]^[37]
Zelzal-1^{[citation needed]}
Fajr-5 artillery rocket ^[38]
Fajr-3 artillery rocket^[39]^[40]
Fajr-2 artillery rocket^{[citation needed]}
Oghab artillery rocket^{[citation needed]}

Man-Portable Air-Defence System (MANPAD)

Misagh-2 ^[41]
Misagh-1, Chinese QW-1 Vanguard variant. ^[42]
SA-7 Grail (reverse engineered)^{[citation needed]}

Other air-defence systems

Fajr-27, rapid fire cannon. ^[43]^[44]

Anti-tank missiles

Toophan 1^{[citation needed]}
Toophan 2^{[citation needed]}
Raad, reverse engineered and upgraded AT-3b Sagger.^[45]
Towsan 1, AT-5 Spandrel duplicate. ^{[citation needed]}
RPG-7 Iran is forecast to manufacture 2.88 percent of the worlds RPG-7's by 2014. ^[46]
Saegheh improved version of the RPG-7.^[47]

Anti-aircraft missile

Hawk missile, converted to be carried by aircraft^{[citation needed]}.
Sayyad-1, conflicting reports: potentially a Chinese SA-2 variant.^{[citation needed]}
Shahab Thaqeb, duplicate of the Chinese HQ-7 missile system. ^{[citation needed]}
Saeqeh ^{[citation needed]}

Army equipment

Tanks

Armoured personnel carrier

Cobra BMT-2^{[citation needed]}
Boragh, upgraded Russian BMP-1 variant.^{[citation needed]}
Sayyad^{[citation needed]}
BTR-60, upgraded^{[citation needed]}

Artillery

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

Infantry Equipment

G3 7.62 mm (H & K licenced production) [37]
MG3 7.62 mm (Rheinmetal licenced production) [38]
Tondar Sub-Machine Gun 9mm (H & K licenced production) [39]
AKM unlicensed production^{[citation needed]}
PKM^{[citation needed]}
DShK (Dooshka) 12.7mm anti aircraft gun [40]
7.62mm rifle copied from Soviet SVD ^{[citation needed]}
Steyr HS .50 High power Sniper Rifle manufactured under licence
Khaybar KH2002 5.56mm bullpup rifle that is derived from the M-16 [41]
Zoaf Pistol 9 mm [42]
Gas masks^{[citation needed]}
Bullet Proof Vests^{[citation needed]}

Naval equipment

Destroyers

Mowj^{[citation needed]}

Frigates

Sina-1^{[citation needed]}

Submarines

Patrol craft

Naval missiles

Kowsar^{[citation needed]}
Fajre-Darya video camera-guided missile^{[citation needed]}
Nasr^{[citation needed]}
Noor, Iranian variant of C-802.^[48]
Thaqeb ^{[citation needed]}

Naval torpedoes

Hoot. Conflicting reports: potentially a Russian VA-111 Shkval variant.

Electronics

Fire control system for T-72 MBTs^{[citation needed]}
Radio transceivers; copy of U.S. models^{[citation needed]}
Training simulators for aircraft and tanks^{[citation needed]}
Hasib radar^{[citation needed]}
Basir-110 AD radar^{[citation needed]}
HMS-100/200/400/500 electro-optical surveillance systems^{[citation needed]}
Imaging camera for satellites^{[citation needed]}
Laser detector^{[citation needed]}
Night vision systems^{[citation needed]}

External links

Notes

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^ [http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Iran/Missile/1788_1789.html NTI:Missile Chronology: 1960-1984]
^ [8]
^ [9]
^ GlobalSecurity.org Azarakhsh (Lightning)
^ [10] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh
^ [11] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped
^ [12]
^ http://www.pakistanidefenceforum.com/lofiversion/index.php/t57959.html
^ [13]
^ [14]
^ [15] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh
^ [16] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped
^ [17] GlobalSecurity.org - Parastu
^ [18] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh
^ [19] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped
^ [20] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh
^ [21]
^ [22]
^ [23]
^ [24]
^ [25]
^ [26] GlobalSecurity.Org - Simorgh F-5 Upgrade
^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/qadr.htm
^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/qadr.htm
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^ http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-2.htm] FAS: Shahab-2
^ [29]
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^ Janes Defence - Fadjr-5 artillery rocket ystem gets new chassis
^ "In the late 1980s, the North Korean-produced 240mm M-1985 multiple rocket launcher (MRL) was exported to Iran and subsequently produced under license (with minor changes) by Shahid Bagheri Industries as the Fajr-3 (a.k.a., Fadjr-3)." Vital Perspective (2006), "Military Briefing on Hezbollah's Missile Capabilities: Examining the Fajr, Zelzal". URL accessed 2006-08-02.
^ "Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems." GlobalSecurity.org (2006), "Iranian Artillery Rockets". URL accessed 2006-08-02.
^ [33]
^ [34]
^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,216070,00.html
^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/27/content_5145842.htm
^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/parchin.htm
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^ FAS Military Analysis Network - C-802

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[10] GlobalSecurity.org Azarakhsh (Lightning)

[11] [10] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh

[12] [11] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped

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[14] ttp://www.pakistanidefenceforum.com/lofiversion/index.php/t57959.html

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[17] [15] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh

[18] [16] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped

[19] [17] GlobalSecurity.org - Parastu

[20] [18] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh

[21] [19] Payvand - Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped

[22] [20] GlobalSecurity.org - Tazarv (Eagle) / Thunder / Tondar / Dorna / Dorneh

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[28] [26] GlobalSecurity.Org - Simorgh F-5 Upgrade

[29] ttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/qadr.htm

[30] ttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/qadr.htm

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[33] ttp://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-2.htm] FAS: Shahab-2

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[38] Janes Defence - Fadjr-5 artillery rocket ystem gets new chassis

[Vital_Perspective-Hezbollah-missiles-39] "In the late 1980s, the North Korean-produced 240mm M-1985 multiple rocket launcher (MRL) was exported to Iran and subsequently produced under license (with minor changes) by Shahid Bagheri Industries as the Fajr-3 (a.k.a., Fadjr-3)." Vital Perspective (2006), "Military Briefing on Hezbollah's Missile Capabilities: Examining the Fajr, Zelzal". URL accessed 2006-08-02.

[GlobalSecurity-mrl-iran-40] "Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems." GlobalSecurity.org (2006), "Iranian Artillery Rockets". URL accessed 2006-08-02.

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[43] ttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,216070,00.html

[44] ttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/27/content_5145842.htm

[45] ttp://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/parchin.htm

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[48] FAS Military Analysis Network - C-802

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 * [[DShK]] (Dooshka) 12.7mm anti aircraft gun [http://www.diomil.ir/armament/armament.htm]
 * 7.62mm rifle copied from Soviet [[Dragunov Sniper Rifle|SVD]]  {{fact}}
+* [[Steyr HS .50]] High power Sniper Rifle manufactured under licence
 * [[Khaybar KH2002]] 5.56mm [[bullpup]] rifle that is derived from the [[M-16]] [http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/2900/2920.htm]
 * Zoaf Pistol 9 mm [http://www.diomil.ir/armament/pistols.htm]