Iran Land Force

Islamic Republic of Iran 🇮🇷

SMR Grade C

Ground Force Rank 7th

Iranian Total Ground Force Assets

Technology Generations 

Tanks

2nd Gen Tanks 445 (500)

3rd Gen Tanks 1,290

3+ Gen Tanks 2,005

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

2nd Gen ISVs 280

4th Gen ISVs 20

1st Gen IFVs 360

2nd Gen IFVs 410

3rd Gen IFVs 260

4th Gen IFVs 480

APCs 3,020

Drones

UCGVs 145

Artillery Guns 

Light Mortars 2,000

Heavy Mortars 1,000

2nd Gen SPAGs 560

3rd Gen SPAGs 195

4th Gen SPAGs 10

1st Gen Towed Artillery 1,520

2nd Gen Towed Artillery 820

Anti Tank Systems 

2nd Gen ATGM Carriers 170

1st Gen Anti Tank Guns 5,000

Portable Anti Tank Systems 

2nd Gen ATGMs 66,900

3rd Gen ATGMs 13,000

4th Gen ATGMs 1,000

2nd Gen Manpats 1,037,000

Rocket Artillery 

1st Gen MLRS Launchers 1,217

2nd Gen MLRS Launchers 180

3rd Gen MLRS Launchers 185

1st Gen GMLRS Launchers 260

4th Gen LR CM Launchers 20

3rd Gen LR CM Launchers 50

2nd Gen LR CM Launchers 110

4th Gen SR CM Launchers 140

3rd Gen SR CM Launchers 40

2nd Gen SR CM Launchers 120

4th Gen LR BM Launchers 70

3rd Gen LR BM Launchers 175

2nd Gen LR BM Launchers 148

4th Gen MR BM Launchers 94

3rd Gen MR BM Launchers 85

2nd Gen MR BM Launchers 240

4th Gen SR BM Launchers 205

3rd Gen SR BM Launchers 170

2nd Gen SR BM Launchers 270

Unguided Rocket Launchers 300

Air Defence Systems 

4th Gen VLR SAM Launchers 36

4th Gen LR SAM Launchers 12

3rd Gen LR SAM Launchers 271

3rd Gen MR SAM Launchers 270

3rd Gen Point Defence Systems 282

Portable Air Defence Systems 

2nd Gen Manpads 2000

3rd Gen Manpads 1000

Anti Aircraft Guns 

5th Gen Towed AA Guns 120

3rd Gen Towed AA Guns 1,000

2nd Gen Towed AA Guns 3,000

2nd Gen SPAAGs 100 

1st Gen SPAAGs 80

Logistics Vehicles 

IMVs 740

Utility Vehicles 41,700

Engineering Vehicles 

Recovery & Loading Vehicles 290

Specialist Vehicles 

Recon Vehicles 90

Mine Vehicles 88

Electronic Warfare Systems 

3rd Gen EW Vehicles 24

3rd Gen AA EW Systems 9

2nd Gen CBS 60

Command and Control Systems 

C3 Vehicles 10

C2 Vehicles 5

2nd Gen Radars 220

3rd Gen Radars 145

4th Gen Radars 38

Stocks

2nd Generation Tanks 

Ch'ŏnma-ho-III 75x 

Chieftain MK-5 120x

Type 59B (200)

T-55 (300)

T-62M 70x

M47M 100x

M48A5 150x

3rd Generation Tanks

Tiam 90x

T-72S 400x 

Zulfiqar-1 100x

Mobarez 100x

Safir-74 600x

3+ Generation Tanks 

Zulfiqar-3 600x

T-72 Rakhsh 600x

Karrar 800x

Soleiman 402 5x

1st Generation Infantry Support Vehicles 

Scorpion 280x

Tosan 30 10x

4th Generation Infantry Support Vehicles 

Aqareb 20x

2nd Generation Anti Tank Guided Missile Carriers 

Sayyad 150x

Pirzoon 20x

Unmanned Combat Ground Vehicles

Nazir 30x

Fallagh 10x

Caracal 60x

Qasim 45x

1st Generation Infantry Fighting Vehicles 

BMP-1 240x

2nd Generation Infantry Fighting Vehicles

BMP-2 410x

3rd Generation Infantry Fighting Vehicles

BMT-2 40x

Heidar-7 20x

Sedad 100x

4th Generation Infantry Fighting Vehicles 

Makran 480x

Armoured Personnel Carriers

Boragh 450x

BTR-50PK 300x (600)

BTR-60P 200x

BTR-152 (300)

OT-62 150x

M113A1 300x

Rakhsh 300x

Sarir 10x

EE-11 200x

Haidar 990x

2nd Generation Self Propelled Artillery Guns

M107 30x

3rd Generation Self Propelled Artillery Guns

2S1 60x

M110 30x

M109A1 40x

M-1978 30x

Hoveyzeh 140x

Raad-2 120x

Raad-2M 40x

4th Generation Self Propelled Artillery Guns

Heidar 41 10x

1st Generation Towed Artillery Guns

M101A1 130x

M-30 100x

M-46 1,000x

M114 70x

M115 20x

D-74 100x

D-20 30x

Type 59 300x

2nd Generation Towed Artillery Guns

2A18 550x

GC-45 100x

WAC-021 15x

KH179 55x

HM-41 100x

1st Generation Anti Tank Guns

B-10 2,000x

B-11 1,600x

SPG-9 1,000x

M40A2 400x

Light Mortars

Marsh Mortar 1,000x

HM12 700x

HM13 500x

HM14 600x

HM15 200x

Heavy Mortars

HM16 400x

Razam 400x

Vafa 200x

Unguided Rocket Launchers 

Zelzal-1 300x 

1st Generation Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

Oghab 210x 

Fajr-1 1,300x

BM-11 7x

2nd Generation Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

BM-27 20x

BM-21 155x

HM20 5x

Falaq-1 10x

Shahin-1 40x

WS-1 20x

3rd Generation Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

Fajr-3 70x

Falaq-2 15x

Shahin-2 60x

Hadid 15x

Heidar-44 5x

Naze'at 10x 

Mushak-200 10x 

1st Generation Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

Fajr-5C 100x

Fath 360 10x

Zelzal-3 50x 

4th Generation Long Range Cruise Missile Launchers 

Hoveyzeh 20x 

3rd Generation Long Range Cruise Missile Launchers

Abu Mahdi 30x 

Nasr-e Basir 20x 

2nd Generation Long Range Cruise Missile Launchers

Soumar 70x 

Meshkat 40x

4th Generation Short Range Cruise Missile Launchers

Kowsar 50x 

Nasr-1 30x 

Noor 50x 

Ghader 10x 

3rd Generation Short Range Cruise Missile Launchers 

Ra'ad 40x 

2nd Generation Short Range Cruise Missile Launchers

HY-2 120x 

4th Generation Long Range Ballistic Missile Launchers 

Ghadr-110 70x

3rd Generation Long Range Ballistic Missile Launchers

Fajr-3 50x 

Ashoura 25x 

Sejil-1 60x 

Sejil-2 40x 

2nd Generation Long Range Ballistic Missile Launchers

Hwasong-10 18x 

Shahab-4 60x 

Shahab-5 60x 

Shahab-6 10x 

4th Generation Medium Range Ballistic Missile Launchers

Fattah-1 4x 

Zolfaghar 50x

Haj Qasem 20x 

Emad 20x 20

3rd Generation Medium Range Ballistic Missile Launchers

Khorramshahr-4 5x 

Kheibarshekan 10x 

Dezful 30x 

Ghadr-101 40x 

2nd Generation Medium Range Ballistic Missile Launchers

Qiam-1 20x 

Shahab-3B 40x 

Shahab-3D 70x 

Khorramshahr-1 30x 

Khorramshahr-2 40x 

Khorramshahr-3 40x 

4th Generation Short Range Ballistic Missile Launchers 

Fath-360 100x 

Fateh-313 40x 

Raad-500 15x 

Hormuz-2 40x 

Khalij Fars 10x 

3rd Generation Short Range Ballistic Missile Launchers

Fateh-110C 100x 

Fateh-110D 50x 

Fateh Mobin 10x 

Hormuz-1 10x 

2nd Generation Short Range Ballistic Missile Launchers

Tondar-69 40x 

Fateh-110 60x 

Fateh-110B 30x 

Shahab-1 80x 

Shahab-2 60x

2nd Generation Anti Tank Guided Missile Launchers

Saeghe 6,000x

Toophan 60,000x

Tosan-1 10,000x

I-RAAD-T 6,000x

Fagot 4,000x

Metis-M 900x

2nd Generation Anti Tank Guided Missile Launchers

Saeghe 6,000x

Toophan 60,000x

Tosan-1 10,000x

I-RAAD-T 6,000x

Fagot 4,000x

Metis-M 900x

3rd Generation Anti Tank Guided Missile Launchers

Sadid-365 2,000x

Dehlavieh 4,000x

Toophan-5/6 7,000x

4th Generation Anti Tank Guided Missile Launchers

Almas 1,000x

2nd Generation Man Portable Air Defence Systems

Misagh-1 2000x

3rd Generation Man Portable Air Defence Systems

Misagh-2/3 1000x

2nd Generation Man Portable Anti Tank Systems

RPG-7 400,000x

Type 69 600,000x

Ghadir 30,000x

Saegheh 1,000x

Nafez 3,000x

Fath 1,000x

Zafar 2,000x

4th Generation Very Long Range Surface to Air Missile Launchers 

Bavar-373 36x 

4th Generation Long Range Surface to Air Missile Launchers 

Arman 12x 

3rd Generation Long Range Surface to Air Missile Launchers

S-300PMU2 48x 

Fajr-8 40x 

Raad-2 32x 

Tabas 27x

Khordad-3 48x 

Khordad-15 24x 

Kamin-2 12x

Talaash 40x

3rd Generation Medium Range Surface to Air Missile Launchers 

Mersad 270x 

3rd Generation Point Defence Systems 

Azarakhsh 4x

Tor-M1 29x 

Rapier-M 40x 

Herz-9 64x

Ya Zahra-3 145x

2nd Generation Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Guns

ZSU-57-2 80x

3rd Generation Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Guns

ZSU-23-4M2 100x

2nd Generation Towed Anti Aircraft Guns

ZPU-1 1,500x

ZPU-4 1,500x

3rd Generation Towed Anti Aircraft Guns

ZU-23-2 300x

GDF-002 100x

L/70 50x

M-1939 350x

S-60 200x

5th Generation Towed Anti Aircraft Guns

Sa'eer 50x

Samavat 10x

Sa'ir 10x

Mesbah-1 50x

Infantry Mobility Vehicles 

Toofan 600x

Ra'ad Fakke 10x

M548 30x

Rueen-Tan 100x

Utility Vehicles

Safir 36,000x

Samandar 1,000x

Kaviran 900x

Sepehr 1,800x

Aras 2,000x

2nd Generation Mobile Radar Systems

Melli 50x

P-12 80x

P-15 40x

Alim 50x

3rd Generation Mobile Radar Systems

Najm-802 10x

Moraqeb 20x

Fat’h 14 20x

GSR-110 20x

Khalij-e fars 1l5x

Kashef 1 10x

Kashef 2 20x

RASIT 30x

4th Generation Mobile Radar Systems

Matla-ul-fajr 8x

Thamen 3x

Hafez 4x

Basir-110 6x

Jooya 4x

Kashef 99 1x

Meraj-4 2x

Najm-802 10x

3rd Generation Anti Aircraft Electronic Warfare Systems 

Cobra V8 4x

Ghamar 5x

3rd Generation Electronic Warfare Systems

Absar 8x

Arash 4x

Hunter-2 10x

Eagle eye 2x

2nd Generation Counter Battery Systems

Hadi 20x

Kavosh 40x

C2 Vehicles 

BTR-50PU 5x

C3 Vehicles 

BTR-60PBK 10x

Recovery & Loading Vehicles

Pooriya 30x

Kian 500 100x

Kian 600 50x

Kian 700 50x 

Kian 800 60x

Reconnaissance Vehicles

Sharaham 80x

Lynx 10x

Minesweepers

Husky VMMD 48x

Heidar-5 40x

Capabilities of Vehicles and Equipment

Offensive Capabilities 

Tank Rounds 3,820

Autocannon Rounds 4,425

Machine Gun Rounds 30,170

Artillery Shells 5,340

Unguided Rockets 36,054

Guided Rockets 610

Anti Tank Rounds 5,000

Anti Tank Guided Missiles 82,100

Anti Tank Rockets 93,580

Defensive Capabilities 

Very Long Range SAMs 144

Long Range SAMs 584

Medium Range SAMs 906 

Point Defence SAMs 842

Anti Aircraft Gun Rounds 13,455

Passive Capabilities 

Tank Max Engagement Range Coverage 13,370 km

IFV Max Engagement Range Coverage 3,577 km

Artillery Coverage 96,625 km

Mobile Radar Coverage 109,175 km

ATGM Coverage 326,500 km

Unguided Rocket Coverage 52,920 km

Guided Rocket Coverage 22,620 km

Cruise Missile Coverage 797,350 km

Ballistic Missile Coverage 498,025 km

SAM Area Defence Coverage 32,410 km

SAM Point Defence Coverage 90,885 km

AA Gun Coverage 25,250 km

Logistics

IMVs 740

Utility Vehicles 41,700

Military Trucks 18,000

Roadways 223,485km

Railways 8,484km

Gas Stations 3,200

Train Stations 360

Bus Depots 1,184

Maintenance Capabilities

Army bases 27

Army Engineers ~20,000

Auto Repair Shops 4,715

Mechanics ~80,000

Production Capabilities

Producers 

Tank Plants 2

Automotive Plants 27

Armoured Unit Producers 17

Equipment Producers 43

Munitions Producers  21

Ammunition Producers 190

Capacity per Year 

Tanks 120-200 3+ and 3.5

Armoured Units 80-180

Vehicles 1-2m

Artillery Shells 600k-1.4m

Bullets 40-170m

Total Number of Vehicles, Launchers and Personnel

Vehicles 

Tanks 3,820

ATGM Carriers 170

ISVs 300

IFVs 1,325

APCs 3,020

SPAGs 755

SPAAGs 180

Towed Anti Aircraft Guns 4,230

Towed Artillery Guns 2,340

Towed Anti Tank Guns 5,000

Light Mortars 2,000

Heavy Mortars 1,000

Recovery & Loading Vehicles 290

Recon Vehicles 90

Mine Vehicles 88

Mobile Radars 631

EW Vehicles 32

Counter Batteries 60

C3 Vehicles 10

C2 Vehicles 5

Drones 

UCGVs 145

Handheld Launchers 

Manpads 3000

Manpats 1,037,000

ATGMs 80,900

Personnel 

Army 350,000

Reserve 200,000

Paramilitary 220,000

Total Number of Vehicles 26,596

Total Number of Launchers 1,110,100

Total Number of Personnel 770,000

Total Variety 35