Iran's Missile Forces Wikipedia Reference
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IRAN'S MILITARY INTEL 101
These forces total about 545,000 personnel. Both fall under the commands of the Ministry's of Defence & Armed Forces Logistics.
* The regular armed forces have an estimated 420,000 personnel: the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, 350,000 personnel; the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, 18,000 sailors and marines; and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, 52,000 airmen.
SPECIFIC SYSTEMS:
Aircraft upgrades and components
* Iran claims to have upgraded its US-made F-4, F-5, and F-14 fighter jets, and produced spare parts including tires, avionics, and engine components.
Missiles
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. copy of DPRK Nodong-1
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 copy of Soviet SS-1d/Scud-C
* Shahab-1 - tactical SRBM with a range of 350 km. copy of Soviet SS-1c/Scud-B
* Fateh-110 - single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km
* Zelzal-2 - single-stage solid-propellant SRBM with a range of 200 km
* Fajr-5 - artillery rocket
* Fajr-3 - artillery rocket
Anti-tank missiles
* Raad - copy of Soviet AT-3 Sagger
* RPG-7 copy of Soviet RPG-7. Iran is forecast to manufacture 2.88 percent of the worlds RPG-7's by 2014.
* Saegheh - improved version of the RPG-7
* Toophan Copy of American TOW missile
* Toophan 2 Improved Toophan
Air-Defence
* Misagh-2 - copy of Chinese QW-1 Vanguard with some Chinese upgrades
* Misagh-1 - copy of Chinese QW-1 Vanguard
* Sayyad-1 - copy of Chinese SA-2
* Fajr-27 - rapid fire cannon
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Iran Military
Military branches: Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces), Revolutionary Guards (includes Ground, Air, Navy, Qods, and Basij-mobilization-forces), Law Enforcement Forces
Military manpower - military age: 21 years of age
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 18,319,328 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 10,872,407 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 823,040 (2001 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $5.787 billion (FY98/99)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.9% (FY98/99)
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