Equipment of the Iranian Army
Model Type Quantity Origin
Safir Jeep Multipurpose Military vehicle 5000+ Iran
Samandar Light Attack Vehicle + Iran
Kaviran Multipurpose Military vehicle + Iran
Sepehr Utility vehicle + Iran
Aras Multipurpose Military vehicle + Iran
Ranger Light Attack Vehicle + Iran
Neynava Lightweight Truck + Iran
Mercedes-Benz L-series truck Truck + West Germany / Iran
Mercedes-Benz Actros Heavy Truck + Germany
KrAZ Trucks Heavy Truck + Ukraine
Hyundai Mighty Light Truck + South Korea
Vehicles -- Other vehicles
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 (for example the US F-14 Tomcat, or the British Chieftain). 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 and the HESA Azarakhsh. 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.