washingtoninstitute.org<\/a>).<\/div>\nIranian Air Force<\/big><\/p>\n
It has 37,000 members and 265 combat-capable aircraft<\/strong>, a figure that includes 240 fighters and attack aircraft<\/strong>, mostly older than Israel's:<\/p>\n\n- 15 F-5B Freedom Fighter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 54 F-5E\/F Tiger II<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 18 F-7M Airguard<\/strong> (version of the Chinese Chengdu J-7).<\/li>\n
- 10 F-14 Tomcat<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 35 MiG-29A\/UB<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 6 Azarakhsh<\/strong> (a modification of the F-5).<\/li>\n
- 55 F-4D\/E Phantom II<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 2 Mirage F-1BQ<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 10 Mirage F-1EQ<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 6 Saegheh<\/strong> (a modification of the F-5).<\/li>\n
- 29 Su-24MK Fencer D<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In addition, the Israeli Air Force has these aircraft that would play an important role in the war:<\/p>\n
\n- 6 reconnaissance aircraft<\/strong> RF-4E Phantom II.<\/li>\n
- 4 tanker planes <\/strong>(2 B-707 and 2 B-747).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Iranian Air Force has the following unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs):<\/p>\n
\n- An unknown number of Kaman 22 heavy combat drones<\/strong>, with a range of 3,000 km and the capacity to carry up to 300 kg of weapons.<\/li>\n
- An unknown number of Ababil 4\/5 medium reconnaissance drones<\/strong>, with 100 km range.<\/li>\n
- An unknown number of Kaman 12 medium drones<\/strong>, with up to 1,000 km range.<\/li>\n
- An unknown number of Kaman 22 medium drones<\/strong>, with up to 1,000 km range and capable of transporting up to 300 kg of explosives.<\/li>\n
- An unknown number of Qods Mohajer-6 medium combat drones<\/strong>, with up to 500 km range and capable of carrying up to 150 kg of weapons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In addition, Iran has these other aircraft:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3 anti-submarine warfare aircraft<\/strong> P-3F Orion.<\/li>\n
- 116 transport aircraft: Heavy:<\/strong> 12 Il-76 Candid; Medium:<\/strong> 19 C-130E\/H Hercules; Lightweight:<\/strong> 11 An-74TK-200; 5 An-140; 10 F-27 Friendship; 1 L-1329 Jetstar; 10 PC-6B Turbo Porter; 8 TB-21 Trinidad; 4 TB-200 Tobago; 3 Turbo Commander 680; 14 Y-7; 9 Y-12; PAX 10: \u03b51 B-707; 1 B-747; 4 B-747F; 1 Falcon 20; 3 Falcon 50.<\/li>\n
- 128 training aircraft:<\/strong> 25 Beech F33A\/C Bonanza; 14 JJ-7; 25 MFI-17 Mushshak; 12 Parastu; 15 PC-6; 35 PC-7 Turbo Trainer; 2 Yak-130 Mitten.<\/li>\n
- 36 transport helicopters: Heavy:<\/strong>2 CH-47 Chinook; Medium:<\/strong> 30 Bell 214C (AB-214C); 2Bell 412; Lightweight:<\/strong> 2 Bell 206A Jet Ranger; algunpos Shabaviz 2-75 y Shabaviz 2061 (versiones locales del Bell 206).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Surface-to-surface ballistic missiles<\/big><\/p>\n
Iran has medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBM), short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) and ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCM). This country does not have nuclear capacity.<\/strong> The known weapons are the following:<\/p>\n\n- Up to 50 MRBM<\/strong> Emad-1, Ghadr-1\/-2, Sajjil-2, Shahab-3 and Khorramshahr.<\/li>\n
- Up to 100 SRBM<\/strong> Fateh-110, Fateh-313, Khalij Fars, Qiam-1\/-1 mod, Shahab-1\/-2, Zelzal and Zolfaghar.<\/li>\n
- An unknown number of GLCM<\/strong> Ya\u2019ali (Quds-1), Quds-2 and Quds-3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Anti-aircraft defenses<\/big><\/p>\n
Iran has more than 410 surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers:<\/p>\n
\n- 10 long-range S-200 Angara<\/strong> (RS-SA-5 Gammon).<\/li>\n
- 32 long-range S-300PMU2 <\/strong>(RS-SA-20 Gargoyle), in 4 batteries.<\/li>\n
- An unknown number of Bavar-373 long-range missiles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 50 medium-range MIM-23B I-Hawk\/Shahin<\/strong>, with 16 batteries.<\/li>\n
- 9 medium-range HQ-2<\/strong> (CH-SA-1).<\/li>\n
- An unknown number of medium-range Talash\/15th Khordad<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- 250 FM-80 short range<\/strong> (CH-SA-4).<\/li>\n
- 29 9K331 Tor-M1 Short Range<\/strong> (RS-SA-15 Gauntlet).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Main photo: Israel Defense Forces. An F-35I of the Israeli Air Force.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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