Equipment of the Iranian Army
From 1925 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran was mostly equipped with Western hardware. Cases exist where Iran was supplied with equipment even before it was made standard in the countries that developed it. Primary suppliers included the United States, Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Israel, and the Soviet Union.
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 towards Pakistan, North Korea, Brazil, and China to meet its short term military requirements. Initial developments in every field of military technology were carried out with the technical support of Russia, China, and North Korea to lay the foundations for future industries.
Iranian reliance on these countries has rapidly decreased over the last decade in most sectors where Iran has gained almost total independence; however, in some sectors such as the Aerospace sector Iran is still greatly reliant on external help. Iran has developed the capacity to reverse engineer existing foreign hardware, adapt it to its own requirements and then manufacture the finished product. Examples of this are the Boragh IFV. In an attempt to make its military industries more sustainable Iran has also sought to export its military products.
This page includes weapons used by both the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces and the Revolutionary Guards ground forces.
Infantry weapons
Small arms
Infantry anti-tank weapons/unguided
Anti-tank guided missile
Vehicles
Armored fighting vehicles
Other vehicles
Artillery
Mortars
Towed artillery
Self-propelled artillery
Surface-to-surface missiles
This refers to ballistic missiles and not battlefield systems. Iran's missile forces are under the command of the Revolutionary Guards, under the army's authority. Additional information is available at the article Air Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, which force operates Iran's long-range missiles. Iran was reported to have purchased 18 mobile Musudan missiles with a 3,200-to-4,000 km range in 2005.Anti-ship missiles
Battlefield missile systems
Air defence missile systems
Aircraft
The IRIA Ground Forces operates an army aviation component comprising the following:| Aircraft | Type | Versions | In service | Manufacturer | Photo |
| Mi-17/Mi-171sh | medium-lift transport helicopter | Mi-17 Mi-171sh | 47 | ||
| Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra | attack helicopter | AH-1J Panha 2091 | 50 | ||
| Toofan | attack helicopter | Toofan 1 / Toofan 2 | 67 | ||
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook | Heavy-lift transport helicopter | CH-47C | 40 | built by Agusta | |
| Dassault Falcon 20 | VIP transport | Falcon 20E | 3 | ||
| Aero Commander | utility transport | 690 | 4 | ||
| Fokker F27 Friendship | tactical transport | F27-400M F27-600 | 2 | ||
| Cessna 185 | transport | Cessna 185F | 10 |