Iranian Air Force

E155764
air force military branch

The Iranian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Iran’s military, responsible for defending the country’s airspace and conducting air operations using a mix of Western and Russian-made aircraft.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Iranian Air Force canonical 9
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force 6
Imperial Iranian Air Force 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf air force ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
allegiance Government of Iran ⓘ
surface form: Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
commandStructure Islamic Republic of Iran Army ⓘ
surface form: Artesh (regular military) of Iran
conflict Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
distinctFrom Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
surface form: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
doctrine defensive military doctrine of Iran ⓘ
equipmentOrigin China ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

domestic Iranian industry ⓘ
garrisonCountry Iran ⓘ
hasCapability aerial refueling ⓘ
air transport ⓘ
air-to-air combat ⓘ
air-to-ground attack ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
language Persian ⓘ
nativeName Iranian Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: نیروی هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
operates air bases in Iran ⓘ
operationalEnvironment Iranian airspace ⓘ
Persian Gulf ⓘ
surface form: Persian Gulf region
partOf Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
predecessor Iranian Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Iranian Air Force
primaryMission deterrence against air attack ⓘ
protection of critical infrastructure ⓘ
support of ground forces ⓘ
responsibility air defense of Iran ⓘ
conduct of air operations ⓘ
control of Iranian airspace ⓘ
roleInConflict air defense of strategic sites in Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
air superiority missions in Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
ground attack missions in Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
serviceBranch Air ⓘ
shortName IRIAF ⓘ
symbol roundel of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force ⓘ
type aerial warfare service branch ⓘ
uses Russian-made aircraft ⓘ
Western-made aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ
indigenously modified aircraft ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MiG-29 → operator → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
Su-22 → usedBy → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
Mehrabad International Airport → hasMilitaryUser → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Sukhoi Su-24 → primaryUsers → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) → involvedForce → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Air Force
Pilatus PC-7 → usedBy → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
Grumman F-14 Tomcat → primaryUser → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Grumman F-14 Tomcat → operator → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Air Force
Grumman F-14 Tomcat → operator → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
F-5 Freedom Fighter → usedBy → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
Iranian Air Force → nativeName → Iranian Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
this entity surface form: نیروی هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Iranian Air Force → predecessor → Iranian Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
this entity surface form: Imperial Iranian Air Force
THR → usedBy → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Mehrabad International Airport
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
CH-53 Sea Stallion → usedBy → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
T-33 Shooting Star → usedBy → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
Chengdu J-7 → usedBy → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
Tabriz International Airport → militaryUser → Iranian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Mirage F1 → usedBy → Iranian Air Force ⓘ