Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Aerospace service branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force[3] (IRGCASF; Persian: نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi, acronymed in Persian as NEHSA), is the strategic missile, air, and space force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force to the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009.[4]
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نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی | |
Founded | 17 September 1985; 38 years ago (1985-09-17)[1] |
Country | Iran |
Type | Strategic missile force, air force, space force |
Role | Strategic deterrence, aerial warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, space warfare |
Size | ≈15,000 (2020) |
Part of | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Tehran |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh |
Commander of the Space Command | Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi |
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Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Su-22M4/UM3K, Chengdu F-7Ms |
Helicopter | Mi-17 |
Trainer | Embraer EMB 312 Tucano, MFI-17 Mushshak |
Transport | Il-76, An-74, Harbin Y-12, Falcon 20 |
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