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{{Short description|Aerospace service branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}
{{About|Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|Air Force of Iran's regular military|Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
| native_name                   = نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
| image                         =
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| start_date                    = {{Start date and age|1985|09|17|df=y}}<ref>{{Citation|last1=Sinkaya|first1=Bayram|year =2015|title=The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations|publisher=Routledge|page=121|isbn=978-1317525646}}</ref>
| country                       = {{IRN}}
| type                          = [[Strategic Missile Forces|Strategic missile force]], [[air force]], [[space force]]
| role                          = [[Strategic deterrence]], [[aerial warfare]], [[anti-aircraft warfare]], [[space warfare]]
| size                          = ≈15,000 (2020)
| command_structure             = [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]]
| garrison                      = [[Tehran]]
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| motto                         = 
| nickname                      = 
| patron                        = 
| colors                        = 
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| march                         = 
| mascot                        = 
| equipment                     = 
| equipment_label               = 
| battles                       = {{unbulleted list|[[Iran–Iraq War]]
|[[Operation Laylat al-Qadr]]
|[[2018 Democrat Castle missile strike|Democrat Castle missile strike]]
|[[Operation Strike of Muharram]]
|[[2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone|Shoot-down of American drone]]
|[[Operation Martyr Soleimani]]
|[[2022 Erbil missile attacks|Erbil missile attack]]}}
[[2024 Erbil attack]]
[[2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan]]
| anniversaries                 = 
| battle_honours                = <!-- Commanders -->
| commander1                    = Brigadier General [[Amir Ali Hajizadeh]]
| commander2                    = Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi
| commander2_label              = Commander of the Space Command
| commander3                    = 
| commander3_label              = <!-- Insignia -->
| identification_symbol         = [[File:Roundel of Iran.svg|x100px]]
| identification_symbol_label   = [[Military aircraft insignia|Roundel]]<ref name="IRGCsymbol">{{cite web|url=https://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran-Revolutionary-Guard-Air-Force/Air|last=Mahdavi|first=Amir|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
| identification_symbol_2       = [[File:Flag of Iran.svg|100px]] [[File:IRGC Fin Flash.svg|70px]]
| identification_symbol_2_label = [[Fin flash]]<ref name="IRGCsymbol"/>
| identification_symbol_3       = [[File:Flag of the Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg|100px]]
| identification_symbol_3_label = Ceremonial flag
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  [[Chengdu J-7|Chengdu F-7Ms]]
| aircraft_bomber               = 
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| aircraft_electronic           = 
| aircraft_fighter              = 
| aircraft_helicopter           = [[Mi-17]]
| aircraft_interceptor          = 
| aircraft_patrol               = 
| aircraft_recon                = 
| aircraft_trainer              = [[Embraer EMB 312 Tucano]], [[MFI-17 Mushshak]]
| aircraft_transport            = [[Il-76]], [[An-74]], [[Harbin Y-12]], [[Falcon 20]]
}}
The '''Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force''' or '''Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/iranian-missile-threat | title=The Iranian Missile Threat | date=30 May 2019 | last1=Cordesman | first1=Anthony H. }}</ref> (IRGCASF; {{lang-fa|نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی|niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi}}, officially acronymed '''NEHSA'''){{citation needed|date=February 2022}} is the strategic missile, [[air force|air]], and [[space force]] within the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) of [[Iran]]. It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force into the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dia.mil/Portals/27/Documents/News/Military%20Power%20Publications/Iran_Military_Power_LR.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-04-03 |archive-date=2021-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624172320/https://www.dia.mil/Portals/27/Documents/News/Military%20Power%20Publications/Iran_Military_Power_LR.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Aviation forces==
[[File:6207 Su-22 Radom 2011.JPG|thumb|Su-22M4]]
[[File:An transportation Ilyushin Il-76TD belong to IRGC Air Force (II).jpg|thumb|Ilyushin Il-76 in flight]]
[[File:An An-74TK-200 of IRGC.jpg|thumb|An-74TK-200]]
[[File:بالگرد توفان 2 - سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی.jpg|thumb|[[IAIO Toufan|Toufan]] helicopter]]
Most American public sources disagree and argue on which aircraft are operated by the AFAGIR.
The [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] said in 2005 that "[t]he backbone of the IRGCAF consists of ten Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft (including seven flown from Iraq to Iran during the 1991 Gulf War, kept airworthy with the help of Georgian technicians) although Reports indicate that all of the IRGCAF aircraft have been sold to Iraq in July 2014, to increase the latter's for CAS and COIN for fighting against ISIS capabilities and All of them were replaced by [[Su-22]]"(All of them flown from Iraq to Iran during 1991 Gulf War) and around forty [[Embraer EMB 312 Tucano|EMB-312 Tucanos]]". The Washington Institute also said that the IRGCAF maintained thirty [[Harbin Y-12|Y-12]] and [[Dassault Falcon 20]] light transports, as well as [[MFI-17 Mushshak]] and Super Mushshak trainers and locally built Ababil and Mohajer reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).<ref>Much of this section is a straight copyvio from Fariborz Haghshenass, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422 Iran's Air Forces: Struggling to Maintain Readiness], WINEP PolicyWatch #1066, December 22, 2005.</ref>

The AFAGIR also operates a sizable rotary-wing force consisting of around twenty [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-171]] helicopters for transport and armed assault roles, and a large transport force out of [[Shiraz]], equipped with around fifteen ex-Iraqi Il-76s (originally operated by the IRIAF) and twelve An-74TK-200 transports.<ref>This sentence is a straight copyvio from Fariborz Haghshenass, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2422 Iran's Air Forces: Struggling to Maintain Readiness], WINEP PolicyWatch #1066, December 22, 2005</ref> ''Scramble'' backs up this picture in general, reporting [[An-74]]s, [[An-14]]s, and [[Su-22]] at [[Mehrabad International Airport|Tehran Mehrabad]], [[Chengdu J-7|Chengdu F-7Ms]] at [[Zahedan]] (while saying that MFI-17s were often reported at Zahedan incorrectly), and Il-76 AEW variants at [[Shiraz International Airport|Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport]], while saying that they might be based at Mehrabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scramble.nl/ir.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118112417/http://www.scramble.nl/ir.htm |archive-date=2007-11-18 }}, accessed 11 October 2007. See also Liam Devlin & Tom Cooper, "Iran boosts  fleet [[Su-22]]",''[[Jane's Defence Weekly]]'', Vol. 43, Issue 38, 20 September 2006, p.18, which claims the IRGC AF now has 13 [[Su-22]]"in service.</ref>

Other later writings make no mention of [[Il-76]]s. [[Anthony Cordesman]] of the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]], writing in August 2007, said only the AFAGIR "may operate Iran's 10 EMB-312 Tucanos", and that it "seems to operate many of Iran's 45 PC-7 training aircraft" as well as Pakistani-built training aircraft at a school near [[Mushshak]], "but this school may be run by the regular air force". He also specifically said that reports of the Revolutionary Guards operating F-7s did not seem to be correct.<ref name="csis.org">[[Anthony Cordesman]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20070911191910/http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,4002/type,1/ Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the Al Quds Force, and Other Intelligence and Paramilitary Forces], [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]], August 16, 2007 (Rough Working Draft), page 6.</ref>

Cordesman also noted claims of the AFAGIR building gliders for use in unconventional warfare, saying that they would be unsuitable delivery platforms, but could at least carry a small number of weapons. However the attached reference was a 1996 [[Reuters]] report, making the sources for such assertions extremely thin.<ref>Cordesman, August 2007; the Reuters report was cited as "Reuters, June 12, 1996, 17:33"'.</ref> Finally, the [[IISS]] Military Balance 2007 makes no mention of aircraft at all, referring only to the Shahab 1, 2, and 3 missiles.<ref>IISS Military Balance 2007, p.225.</ref>

In October 2009 it was announced that its name has been changed from IRGC Air Force to IRGC Aerospace Force.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2009/10/091008_op_sepah_restructuring.shtml/ | work=BBC persian | title=sepah restructuring}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newsiran.com/cat3/shownews-636741.aspx?key=%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87/ | work=Newsiran | title=Changing IRGC Air Force name to Aerospace Force | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120426051922/http://www.newsiran.com/cat3/shownews-636741.aspx?key=%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87/ | archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=8807181315/ | work=Farsnews | title=Changing IRGC Air Force name to Aerospace Force}}</ref>

In February 2014 [[Jane's Information Group|Jane's]] announced that the [[Barani missile]] system had been tested.<ref name=binnie0214>{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/33895/iran-announces-new-missile-tests |title=Iran announces new missile tests |author=Jeremy Binnie |date=February 13, 2014 |website=janes.com |publisher=[[Jane's Information Group|IHS Jane's]] |access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> This system is a laser-guided air-to-surface missile which releases submunitions: "new generation of long-range ballistic missiles carrying multiple re-entry vehicle [[MIRV]] payloads".<ref name=binnie0214/> The UN Panel of Experts identified it as a variant of the Shahab (Ghadr 1) and questioned its alleged multiple re-
entry  vehicle  capability,  suggesting  instead  that  it  carried  sub-munitions.<ref name="csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com">{{Cite web |url=https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-06-11 |archive-date=2017-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018131618/https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Bina missile]], which can be carried aloft and is able to be ground-launched from a rail car, was also revealed at the time.<ref name=binnie0214/>

=== Current aircraft inventory ===
{{Main|List of aircraft of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| [[Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft]]
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-22]]
| {{flag|Soviet Union}}
| [[Attack aircraft|attack]]
| Su-22M4/Su22UM-3K               
| 25<ref name="World Air Forces 2021">{{cite web|date=4 December 2020|title=World Air Forces 2021|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210005436/https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345|archive-date=10 February 2021|access-date=1 March 2021|publisher=FlightGlobal|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|-
| [[Antonov An-74]]
| {{flag|Soviet Union}}
| transport 
| TK-200/T-200
| 7<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
| 
|-
| [[Dassault Falcon 20]]
| {{flag|France}}
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
|
| 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|
|-
| [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
| {{flag|Russia}}
| heavy transport
|
|3<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|
|-
| [[Harbin Y-12]]
| {{flag|China}}
| transport
| 
| 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| [[Helicopters]]
|-	
| [[Mil Mi-17]]
| {{flag|Russia}}
| [[Attack helicopter|attack]]
| 
| 18<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"| [[Trainer (aircraft)|Trainers]]
|-
| [[Embraer EMB 312 Tucano]]
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| trainer 
| 
| 25<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|
|-
| [[PAC MFI-17 Mushshak]]
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| trainer 
| 
| 25<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|
|}

==== Aircraft on loan ====
The Aerospace Force owns some civilian aircraft. As of 2017, six Russian-made transport planes were reportedly leased to [[Pouya Air]], and two more [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ-145ER]] jets acquired.<ref>{{citation|first=Farzin|last=Nadimi|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/iran-is-still-using-pseudo-civilian-airlines-to-resupply-assad|title=Iran Is Still Using Pseudo-Civilian Airlines to Resupply Assad|date=13 April 2017|number=2785|type=Policy Watch|work=The Washington Institute for Near East Policy}}</ref>

==Missile forces==
{{see also|War of the Cities|Iranian underground missile bases}}
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 |caption=Targets hit by IRGCAF missiles between 2017 and 2020:<br />{{Color box|#0000CD}} [[United States Armed Forces|United States military]]<br />{{Color box|#16161D}} [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]]<br />{{Color box|#7FFF00}} [[Kurdish separatism in Iran|Kurdish insurgents]]
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The IRGC Aerospace Force is responsible for the operation of Iran's surface-to-surface (SSM) missile systems.<ref>[[IISS]] Military Balance 2007, p.225.</ref> In August 2013, Ahmad Vahidi. former defense minister of Iran said that his country is ranked sixth in the world in missile production.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/world-digest-aug-18-2013/2013/08/18/6b3ad33e-080b-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html Former official cites weapons gains] ''Washington Post''</ref> It is claimed to operate several thousand short- and medium-range mobile ballistic missiles, including the Shahab-3/3B with a range of up to 2,100 kilometers, which is the mainstay of Iran's strategic deterrent. This puts even NATO members Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania within striking range, if fired from Western Iran. If Iran ever produces nuclear weapons, they fall under the direct supervision of the Aerospace Force. Iran says that it has no intention of producing nuclear weapons.

Despite earlier roots, the [[Iranian military industry]] started the missile development program in earnest during Iran's long and costly [[Iran–Iraq War|war with Iraq]]. At times, throughout the war Iran found that it could not strike certain Iraqi facilities or targets with its own forces. This resulted in an ambitious missile development programme that is still continuing. Today, Iran is developing space launch vehicles and sophisticated medium-range ballistic missiles. Iran's ballistic missiles possess the capability to deliver a variety of conventional high explosive and submunition, as well as MIRVs. Iran's achievements in missile development have been called "impressive" by [[IISS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7122339.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084 |title=The Times &#124; UK News, World News and Opinion |publisher=Timesonline.co.uk |date=2002-04-30 |access-date=2012-02-17}}</ref>

In May 2013 Iran's Ministry of Defense and Logistics delivered a massive number of missile TELs to IRGC AF,<ref>[http://mod.ir/content/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%83%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8Aتوسط وزارت دفاع صورت گرفت:تحویل انبوه سکوی پرتاب موشک‌های دوربرد زمین به زمین به نیروی هوافضای سپاه]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> “Iranian television footage showed at least 26 TELs lined up in two rows for the event, which marked their purported delivery to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, which operates the country's ballistic missiles”, according to the report by [[IHS Jane's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.usni.org/2013/05/31/report-new-iranian-missiles-could-overwhelm-israeli-defenses|title=Report: New Iranian Missile Launchers Could Overwhelm Israeli Defenses|work=USNI News|date=31 May 2013|access-date=10 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgnLTrR_5vI|title=BREAKING NEWS Iran equips IRGC Aerospace Force with long-range missile launchers to hit israel|work=YouTube|access-date=10 November 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

Any  Iranian  long-range  [[intermediate-range ballistic missile]]  or  [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] would  require  an  extraordinarily  effective  guidance system  and  level  of  reliability  to  have  any  real  lethality  with  conventional  warheads,  even  if  it could  be  equipped  with  a functional  GPS  guidance  platform.  It  would  probably  require  nuclear warheads  in order  to  compensate  for  critical  problems  in  [[circular error probable|accuracy]],  reliability,  and  warhead lethality.<ref name="csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com"/>

On 20 June 2020 Iranian admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that the country would start producing indigenous [[Supersonic]] [[cruise missile]]s equipped with [[turbofan]] engines soon.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

===Short range missiles===

====Solid fuel program====
The foundations for this were laid with the [[Oghab]] and [[Shahin (rocket)|Shahin-II]] missiles. These would lead the way for a number of other rocket artillery systems including [[Fajr-3|Fajr]], [[Nazeat]], and [[Zelzal]]. The initial effort in this area relied heavily on technical help from the [[People's Republic of China]] in the form of assembly and manufacturing contracts during 1991 and 1992. Iran was quick to surpass the Chinese level of assistance and became self-sufficient.

=====Bina=====
{{main|Bina (missile)}}
[[File:بینا - رونمایی از نسل جدید موشک بالستیک برد بلند (1).jpg|thumb|Bina missile]]
Bina is a [[laser guided]] dual-capability short-range [[surface-to-surface]] and [[air-to-surface]] [[missile]].  It appears to be an [[AGM-65 Maverick]] air-to-ground missile with a semi-active laser (SAL) seeker fitted to its nose.<ref name="binnie0214"/> Brigadier General [[Hossein Dehqan]] said the ballistic missile had radar-evading capabilities.  "The new generation of long-range ground-to-ground [[ballistic missile]] with a [[fragmentation warhead]] and the laser-guided air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile dubbed Bina (Insightful) have been successfully test-fired. The Bina missile is capable of striking important targets such as bridges, tanks and enemy command centres with great precision."<ref name=r10>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/iran-missile-test_n_4762251.html|title=Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Missile|agency=Reuters|date=10 February 2014|access-date=11 June 2017|via=Huff Post}}</ref>

====Liquid fuel program====
After the war, Iran's experience of liquid fuel missiles had purely focused on the [[reverse engineering]] of [[R-17 Elbrus|Scud-B]] missiles. However, with the post war reorganisation the focus of the effort quickly changed and focused on assembly and maintenance. A domestic version of the Scud-B, known as [[Shahab-1]], was developed and manufactured. This led to its successor the [[Shahab-2]], a variant of the [[Scud missile#Scud-C|Scud-C]] with a range of 500 to 700&nbsp;km,<ref>{{cite web|title=Shahab-2 (Scud C)|url=https://fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-2.htm|publisher=Federation of American Scientists|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001160807/http://fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-2.htm|archive-date=October 1, 2015|url-status=live|date=Feb 2015}}</ref> and finally the [[Shahab-3]].

Since the end of the war, Iran has consistently attempted to recruit foreign help, as well as its large and highly qualified expatriate population, into its missile program. Iranian expatriates who left with the revolution have been slow to return, but many are now doing so and thus heralding a new age for Iran's missile development programme with their tremendous wealth of technical experience.{{citation needed|date=August 2007}}

====Other missile systems====

Iran has an arsenal of short-range, liquid-fueled missiles including the [[R-17 Elbrus|Scud-B]] and [[Scud missile#Scud-C|Scud-C]], and is now able to produce SCUD type missiles on its own, such as the R-17E, a variant of the Russian R-17 Elbrus (Scud-B). The Aerospace Industries Organization, a subsidiary of Iran's Ministry of Defense, supports the manufacturing process by engaging in SCUD missile restoration. Its short-range missile inventory also includes solid-fueled missiles, such as the [[Tondar-69]] and the [[Fateh-110]].

Also, Iranian artillery rockets include the Samid, the [[Shahin (rocket)|Shahin-2]], the [[Naze'at]], and the Zelzal family ([[Zelzal-1]], [[Zelzal-2]], and [[Zelzal-3]]).

<gallery>
File:Fateh-110 missiles and launchers.jpg|[[Fateh-110]]
File:Firing Zelzal 3 missile.jpg|[[Zelzal-3]]
File:Naze'at Missile by Tasnimnews 01.jpg|[[Naze'at]]
</gallery>

===Longer range ballistic missiles (>1,000 km)===
{{as of|2009}}, Iran has an active interest in developing, acquiring, and deploying a broad range of ballistic missiles, as well as developing a space launch capability. In mid-July 2008, Iran launched a number of ballistic missiles during military exercises, reportedly including the medium-range Shahab-3. Iran announced other missile and space launch tests in August and November 2008. In February 2009, Iran announced it launched a satellite into orbit and "officially achieved a presence in space."<ref name="CRS1">{{CRS|article=Iran's Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RS22758.pdf}}</ref>

====Fajr-3 MIRV====
{{main|Fajr-3 (missile)}}
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The [[Fajr-3 (missile)|Fajr-3]] is currently Iran's most advanced [[ballistic missile]]. It is a domestically developed [[liquid fuel]] missile with an unknown range. What makes it Iran's most advanced rocket is that the Iranian government says it has [[multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles]] (MIRV) capabilities. Its MIRV capability may give it the ability of avoiding anti-missile [[surface-to-air missile]]s (SAMs). The missile was last launched during Holy Prophet wargames, which was the IRGC's largest naval war games ever. The Fajr-3 and the [[Fajr-3|Fajr-3 artillery rocket]] are different systems.

====Shahab-3====
{{main|Shahab-3}}
[[File:Shahab-1 Missile by YPA.IR 02 (cropped).jpg|right|220px|thumb|[[Shahab-3]]]]
[[Shahab-3]] is a [[medium-range ballistic missile]] (MRBM) that was built by Iran's military. Its first model, also known as [[Shahab-3A]] has a range of {{convert|1,300|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Soon after Iran came with a new model called [[Shahab-3B]], which has a range of {{convert|2,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and can carry a heavier [[warhead]]. Making this missile was a major step in Iran's missile industry, and it opened the way to longer-range missiles. [[Shahab-3D]], which followed the [[Shahab-3C]], is Iran's latest Shahab model. A {{convert|2,000|km|mi|adj=on}} range including Russia (as far as [[Moscow]]), Ukraine, parts of Hungary, Serbia, Greece, Egypt, Arabia, parts of India and China, as well as countries closer to Iran.

[[Jane's Information Group]] said in 2006 that Iran had six operational Shahab-3 brigades, the first of which was established in July 2003. They said that the six brigades were mainly equipped with standard variants, but with others described as enhanced Shahab-3 variants, with ranges of {{convert|1300|,|1500|, and|2000|km|mi|abbr=on}}, respectively.<ref>This section was wholesaled copied from [[Jane's Information Group]],  [http://www.janes.com/regional_news/africa_middle_east/news/jmr/jmr060306_1_n.shtml], 2006</ref> [[Anthony Cordesman]] at the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] however said only in August 2007 that 'the air force of the IRGC is believed to operate Iran's three Shahab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missiles units' while noting that their actual operational status remains uncertain.<ref name="csis.org"/>

====Ghadr-110====
{{main|Ghadr-110}}
[[File:Qadr missile (Eghtedar-e Velayat wargamem, March 2016) 02.jpg|right|220px|thumb|[[Ghadr-110]]]]
The Ghadr-110 is a medium-range ballistic missile designed and developed by Iran. The missile has a range of 1,800<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/09/EF19F398-BFD1-46F1-9B2B-B0BE6B33FA82.html|title=RFERL – Iranian military parade|work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=10 November 2014}}</ref> to {{convert|2,000|km}}<ref name=fars>{{cite web|url=http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8606310435 |title=Fars News Agency |website=farsnews.com |access-date=11 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206172134/http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8606310435 |archive-date=6 February 2012 }}</ref> and as such is the Iranian missile with the longest range.

It is believed to be an improved version of the [[Shahab-3]], also known as the Ghadr-101. It has a liquid-fuel first stage and a solid-fuel second stage, which allows it to have a range of 2,000&nbsp;km.<ref name=fars/> It has a higher maneuverability than the Shahab-3 and a setup time of 30 minutes which is shorter than that of the Shahab-3.

====Ashoura====
{{main|Ashoura missile}}
In November 2007, Iranian Defence Minister [[Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar]] announced that Iran had built a new missile with a range of {{convert|2,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}, the Ashoura missile. He did not say how the missile differed from the Shahab-3, which has a range of {{convert|2,100|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

He told the gathering [[Basij]] militia during the manoeuvers they were holding that same week that the "construction of the Ashoura missile, with the range of {{convert|2,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}, is among the accomplishments of the Defence Ministry".<ref>Swissinfo [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/International/detail/Iran_says_has_built_new_long_range_missile.html?siteSect=143&sid=8468167&cKey=1196167087000&ty=ti Iran says has built new long-range missile]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} November 27, 2007</ref>

According to ''[[Jane's Defence Weekly]]'',<ref>JDW: Iran adds Ashura to missile line-up November 26, 2007</ref> the Ashoura represents a major breakthrough in Iranian missile technology. It is the first two-stage [[MRBM]] using solid-fueled rocket motors instead of the existing liquid-fueled technology used on the [[Shahab (missile)|Shahab]]. This would dramatically reduce the setup and deployment time for the missile and hence, shorten the amount of warning time for the enemy. Jane's noted that while the development parallels Pakistan's [[Shaheen-II]] MRBM there is no evidence to suggest there had been any prior technology exchange or with its other known technology partners such as North Korea or China.

====Sejjil====
{{main|Sejjil}}
[[File:Sejil 2 and qiam at tehran exhibition 2012.jpg|thumb|[[Sejjil|Sejjil-2]] (right) and [[Qiam 1|Qiam]] (left) missiles]]
The new two-stage solid-fuel missile has a range of nearly {{convert|2,500|km|mi|abbr=on}}, it was tested on 12 November 2008. An improved version, the Sejjil-2, was tested on 20 May 2009. Improvements include better navigation system, better targeting system, more payload, longer range, faster lift-off, longer storage time, quicker launch, and lower detection possibilities.

====Simorgh====
US Director of National Intelligence [[James Clapper]] told the Senate Armed Services Committee on 11 February 2014 that Iran was expected to test "a missile system that could potentially have ICBM-class range", a possible reference to the [[Simorgh (rocket)|Simorgh]] satellite launch vehicle (SLV) on which Iran is working.<ref name=binnie0214 />

====Emad====
{{main|Emad (missile)}}
On October 10, 2015, Iran launched a new missile, the [[Emad (missile)|Emad]]. The Emad is capable of delivering a nuclear weapon and has a range of 1,700&nbsp;km (c. 1,000 miles), enough to reach all of Israel and Saudi Arabia. It is considered to represent a great advance in accuracy, with a guidance and control system in its nose cone that functions during reentry into the atmosphere.<ref>{{cite news|title=Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-military-missiles-idUSKCN0S505L20151011|work=Reuters|date=Oct 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011190415/https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/11/us-iran-military-missiles-idUSKCN0S505L20151011|archive-date=October 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a consequence of Iran's nuclear deal ([[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|JCPOA]]), on 20 July 2015 the [[United Nations Security Council|United Nations Security Council Resolution]] 2231 was endorsed,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/un-documents/iran/|title=UN Documents for Iran|website=www.securitycouncilreport.org|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref> replacing the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929|Resolution 1929]], which "''called upon''" Iran "''not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons''".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=United Nations Security Council|date=20 July 2015|title=Resolution 2231|url=http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_res_2231.pdf|journal=UN Security Council Online Archives - 7488th Meeting|id=UN S/RES/2231|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> It has been argued that the language is not a legal prohibition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-29/us-looks-to-sidestep-united-nations-on-iran-missiles-sanctions|title=U.S. Looks to Sidestep U.N. on New Iran Sanctions|date=2016-03-29|website=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref> The U.S. ambassador to the UN [[Samantha Power]] said that the Emad missile was inherently capable of delivering a nuclear warhead which is therefore a violation. However, [[Vitaly Churkin]], Russia's ambassador disputed this interpretation: "a call is different from a ban, so legally you cannot violate a call, you can comply with a call or you can ignore the call, but you cannot violate a call".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-missiles-un-idUSKCN0WG1NG|title=U.S. vows to push for U.N. action on Iran despite Russian opposition|date=2016-03-14|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref> Iran's foreign minister, [[Javad Zarif]], responded by saying that since Iran does not possess nuclear weapons nor does it ever intends in having one, it does not design its missiles (Emad) to be capable of carrying something it does not have.<ref>{{Citation|last=ANU TV|title=Resolving crisis in the Middle East: an Iranian perspective|date=2016-03-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8y9-VjXnBE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/A8y9-VjXnBE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-04-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Nevertheless, the testing of the Emad missile took place before the adoption of the Resolution 2231. The US, France, Britain, Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Australia asked the UN Security Council to investigate and take appropriate action.<ref>{{cite news|title=US, France ask UN to take action against Iran|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/news/world/us-france-ask-un-to-take-action-against-iran/98581.html|work=The Statesman|date=Oct 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023192903/http://www.thestatesman.com/news/world/us-france-ask-un-to-take-action-against-iran/98581.html|archive-date=October 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Khorramshahr====
{{main|Khorramshahr (missile)}}
[[File:Khorramshahr_Missile.jpg|thumb|[[Khorramshahr (missile)|Khorramshahr]] missile]]

====Hoveyzeh====
{{Main|Hoveyzeh (Cruise Missile)}}
[[File:Hoveyzeh cruise missile.jpg|thumb|Hoveyzeh cruise missile]]
The Hoveyzeh Cruise Missile is an all-weather, [[Surface-to-surface missile|surface-to-surface cruise missile]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-unveils-new-cruise-missile-on-40th-anniversary-of-revolution/|title=Times of Israel article titled: "Iran says new cruise missile successfully fired on revolution's 40th anniversary"|author=Toi Staff|date=February 2, 2019|website=Times of Israel|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/432567/Iran-unveils-long-range-Hoveyzeh-cruise-missile|title=Iran unveils long-range Hoveyzeh cruise missile|date=February 2, 2019|website=Tehran Times|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> The Hoveyzeh is from the Soumar family of cruise missiles.<ref name=":33">{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1081452/world-war-3-iran-news-israel-us-missile-iranian-revolution-1979|title=World War 3: Furious Iran taunts US with new cruise missile vowing to 'respond to threats'|last=Scarsi|first=Alice|date=February 3, 2019|website=Express UK|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> The missile was unveiled and put on display on February 2, 2019, at an exhibition of defense achievements in Tehran during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Iranian Revolution.]]{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} The surface-to-surface cruise missile is capable of low altitude flight and has a range of {{cvt|1350|km}},<ref name=":33" /> a maximum range has not yet been given.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

It has the ability to strike ground targets with high precision and accuracy. Its motor utilizes a [[turbojet]], it releases low heat signatures and the missile is equipped to deal with the most sophisticated types of electronic warfare.<ref name=":33"/><ref name=":52">{{Cite web|url=https://www.debka.com/neither-israel-or-us-has-the-capacity-to-counter-irans-new-cruise-missile/|title=Neither Israel nor US has the capacity to counter Iran's new cruise missile|last=Shalem|first=Diane|date=February 2, 2019|website=DEBKAfile |access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref>

Discussing the capabilities of the missile, the Israeli military intelligence website [[Debkafile|DEBKAfile]] states that there is "no military force in the world has so far found an effective means of intercepting cruise missiles before they strike, unless they are short range." The missile is essentially immune to any sort of radar and missile defense systems.<ref name=":52" />

====Dezful====
{{main|Dezful (missile)}}

====Raad-500====
{{main|Raad-500 (missile)}}

====Haj Qasem====
{{main|Haj Qasem (missile)}}

====Missile Magazine System====
{{main|Missile Magazine System}}

=== Hypersonic ballistic missile ===
On 10 November 2022, during the 11th anniversary of the death of [[Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam]], known as the "father of Iranian missiles", Iran announced it has built an advanced [[Hypersonic Glide Vehicle|hypersonic ballistic missile]] calling it a "major generational leap". Brigadier General [[Amir Ali Hajizadeh]], IRGC-ASF commander, said the missile has a high velocity and can maneuver below and above the Earth's atmosphere. He said "it can breach all the systems of anti-missile defence" and added that he believed it would take decades before a system capable of intercepting it is developed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRGC Develops Hypersonic Ballistic Missile Beating Advanced Air Defense Systems - Politics news |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/11/10/2801948/irgc-develops-hypersonic-ballistic-missile-beating-advanced-air-defense-systems |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Tasnim News Agency |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=خبرگزاری فارس - سردار حاجی‌زاده:‌ ایران موشک جدید بالستیک هایپرسونیک ساخت/ قابلیت عبور از همه سامانه‌های سپر موشکی |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14010819000161/سردار-حاجی‌زاده-‌-ایران-موشک-جدید-بالستیک-هایپرسونیک-ساخت-قابلیت-عبور |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=خبرگزاری فارس}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-10 |title=Iran says it has built hypersonic ballistic missile -Tasnim |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-it-has-built-hypersonic-ballistic-missile-tasnim-2022-11-10/ |access-date=2022-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221110-iran-says-it-has-developed-hypersonic-missile |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> He also said not only it can breach the most advanced and significant [[Missile defense systems by country|missile defense systems]] (in the world), but it can also target them.<ref>{{cite news |title=سردار حاجی‌زاده: موشک هایپرسونیک سپاه به زودی رونمایی می‌شود |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14010820000355/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF |access-date=13 November 2022 |agency=Fars News Agency |date=11 November 2022 |language=FA}}</ref> The next day he stated that the tests have been made and that the missile will be unveiled in an appropriate time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=موشک هایپرسونیک سپاه رونمایی می‌شود- اخبار نظامی {{!}} دفاعی {{!}} امنیتی - اخبار سیاسی تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1401/08/20/2802408/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |language=fa}}</ref>
	
The missile was unveiled on 6 June 2023 with the name "[[Fattah (missile)|Fattah]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motamedi |first=Maziar |title=Fattah: Iran unveils its first hypersonic missile |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/6/fattah-iran-unveils-its-first-hypersonic-missile |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Anti-aircraft forces==
[[File:Khordad TEL.jpg|thumb|3rd Khordad transporter erector launcher]]

===Surface-to-air missiles===
IRGC Aerospace Force is known to operate the following air defense equipment:
;Medium-range 
*[[Raad (air defense system)|Raad/3rd Khordad]]<ref name="IISS2020"/>
*[[Khordad 15 (air defense system)|Talash/15th Khordad]]<ref name="IISS2020"/>
;Point-defence 
*[[Misagh-1]] (QW-1 Vanguard)<ref name="IISS2020"/>
*[[Misagh-2]] (QW-18)<ref name="IISS2020"/>

==Space Command==
{{Main|Qased (rocket)|Qaem 100 (rocket)|Noor (satellite)}}
[[File:Qased SLV first launch 02.jpg|thumb|First launch of the [[Qased (rocket)|Qased]] SLV]]
The IRGC Aerospace Force has been running its own space program, and on 22 April 2020, it made existence of its own 'Space Command' public.<ref name="Melman"/><ref>{{citation|url=https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/iran-unveils-military-space-command-new-details-on-satellite-launch/|title=Iran Unveils Military Space Command, New Details on Satellite Launch|work=Spacewatch Global|date=22 April 2020}}</ref> On that date it successfully launched its first [[military satellite]], the [[Noor (satellite)|Noor]], into orbit.<ref>{{cite web |title=US assesses Iran successfully launched a military satellite for the first time |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/22/politics/iran-military-satellite-launch/index.html |website=CNN |date=22 April 2020 |access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> This was acknowledged by Western experts, and marked joining the club of about a dozen countries to have carried out such a project.<ref name="Melman">{{citation|first=Yossi|last=Melman|title=Iran Puts First Spy Satellite in Orbit. Here's Why Israel Should Worry|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-iran-successfully-military-spy-satellite-israel-should-worry-revolutionary-guard-corps-1.8798308|work=Haaretz|date=27 April 2020|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> The [[United States Space Force]]'s [[Chief of Space Operations|chief of space operations]], [[General (United States)|General]] [[John W. Raymond]], said it was unlikely that Iran's Noor satellite provided any information of value, describing it as "a tumbling webcam in space."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-military-satellite-us-space-force-commander-tumbling-webcam|title = Iran's military satellite a 'tumbling webcam in space,' Space Force commander says| website=[[Fox News]] |date = 26 April 2020}}</ref> However, an Israeli security source told [[Haaretz]] that the satellite is "indeed an important accomplishment for the Iranian space program in general and its military in particular".<ref name="Melman"/> [[Uzi Rubin]] commented that he "wouldn't be surprised" if an Iranian system of operational military space assets was soon operational.<ref name="Melman"/>

On 29 July 2020, the Aerospace Force said that it had received detailed images of [[Al Udeid Air Base]] in Qatar, where [[United States Central Command]]'s forward headquarters is hosted, captured by the satellite.<ref>{{citation|first=David|last=Brennan|url=https://www.newsweek.com/iran-uses-first-military-satellite-map-publish-us-base-qatar-1521566|title=Iran Uses First Military Satellite to Map, Publish U.S. Base in Qatar|date=30 July 2020|work=Newsweek|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>

On 8 March 2022, a second launch of the [[Qased (rocket)|Qased]] [[launch vehicle]] from the [[shahroud space center]] inserted into orbit the [[Noor (satellite)|Noor-2]] [[Military satellite|military reconnaissance satellite]] into orbit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-08 |title=Iran puts second military satellite into orbit - Tasnim |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-put-noor-2-satellite-orbit-tasnim-2022-03-08/ |access-date=2022-06-10}}</ref>

Commander of the Space Command, Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi, has stated that the reconnaissance satellite is part of a larger project that will include satellites with communication and navigation capabilities, in addition to reconnaissance.<ref>{{citation|url=https://en.radiofarda.com/a/space-force-commander-says-iran-s-military-satellite-launches-will-continue/30573116.html|title=Space Force Commander Says Iran's Military Satellite Launches Will Continue|date=23 April 2020|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty}}</ref>

On 5 November 2022, the IRGC conducted a successful suborbital test launch of the newly unveiled [[Qaem 100 (rocket)|Qaem-100]] launch vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRGC Launches Satellite Carrier into Space - Politics news |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/11/05/2799456/irgc-launches-satellite-carrier-into-space |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Tasnim News Agency |language=en}}</ref>

On 27 September 20023, [[Noor (satellite)|Noor-3]], also called Najm, was launched on a Qassed launcher to a 450 kilometer orbit. It has a weight of 24&nbsp;kg with a resolution of 6 to 4.8 meters.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Breaking the News|url=https://www.breakingthenews.net/news/details/60710491}}</ref>

On 20 January 2024, the [[Qaem 100]] launch vehicle successfully performed its first orbital launch, placing the [[Soraya (satellite)|Soraya satellite]] into a 750&nbsp;km orbit, setting a new altitude record for Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Iran successfully launches Sorayya satellite into orbit |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493968/Iran-successfully-launches-Sorayya-satellite-into-orbit |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jonathan |first=McDowell |date=2024-01-20 |title=LAUNCH at around 0630 UTC Jan 20 (plus or minus a few minutes) of an IRGC Qaem-100 launch vehicle from Shahroud, Iran, placing the Suraya satellite (and the Qaem-100 third stage) in a 744 x 760 km x 64.5 deg orbit. |url=https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1748736907394076732}}</ref>

==Personnel==
{{IRGC}}
Its personnel size is unknown according to the [[Congressional Research Service]],<ref>{{citation|author=Kenneth Katzman|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R44017.pdf|title=Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies|work=Congressional Research Service|publisher=Federation of American Scientists|date=6 February 2017|access-date=1 March 2017|page=24}}</ref> while [[International Institute of Strategic Studies]] estimated that the military branch had 15,000 sworn members as of 2020.<ref name="IISS2020">{{cite book|author=The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)|title=The Military Balance 2020|year=2020|publisher=Routledge|chapter=Middle East and North Africa|volume=120|number=1|isbn=9780367466398|doi=10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968|pages=348–352|s2cid=219624897}}</ref>

===Commanders===
{{see also|List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}
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| image             =
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = [[Mousa Refan]]
| officeholder_sort = Refan, Mousa
| born_year         = 1958
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 1985
| term_end          = 1990
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years|1985|1990}} years
| ref               = –
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{{Officeholder table
| order             = 2
| image             = Sergey Shoigu with Hossein Dehghan (2016-02-16) 03 (cropped).jpg
| military_rank     = Brigadier general
| officeholder      = [[Hossein Dehghan]]
| officeholder_sort = Dehghan, Hossein
| born_year         = 1957
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 1990
| term_end          = 1991
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years|1990|1991}} years
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 3
| image             = 
| military_rank     = Brigadier general
| officeholder      = [[Mohammad Hossein Jalali]]
| officeholder_sort = Jalali, Mohammad Hossein
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 1991
| term_end          = 1997
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years|1991|1997}} years
| ref               = –
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{{Officeholder table
| order             = 4
| image             = Amin University graduation ceremony 01 (cropped).jpg
| military_rank     = Brigadier general
| officeholder      = [[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]
| officeholder_sort = Ghalibaf, Mohammad Bagher
| born_year         = 1961
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 1997
| term_end          = 2000
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years|1997|2000}} years
| ref               = –
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{{Officeholder table
| order             = 5
| image             = Ahmad Kazemi (1).jpg
| military_rank     = Brigadier general
| officeholder      = [[Ahmad Kazemi]]
| officeholder_sort = Kazemi, Ahmad
| born_year         = 1958
| died_year         = 2006
| term_start        = 2000
| term_end          = 2005
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years|2000|2005}} years
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 6
| image             = آغاز عمليات نيروی زمينی سپاه در دومين مرحله رزمايش پيامبر اعظم (ص) (4).jpg
| military_rank     = Brigadier general
| officeholder      = [[Mohammad Reza Zahedi]]
| officeholder_sort = Zahedi, Mohammad Reza
| born_year         = 1944
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 2005
| term_end          = 2006
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years|2005|2006}} years
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 7
| image             = Hossein Salami 2019.jpg
| military_rank     = Brigadier general
| officeholder      = [[Hossein Salami]]
| officeholder_sort = Salami, Hossein
| born_year         = 1960
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 2006
| term_end          = 2009
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years|2006|2009}} years
| ref               = –
}}
|-
| colspan="7" align="center"| '''Commander of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps '''
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 8
| image             = Sardar Amirali Hajizade by Tasnimnews (1).jpg
| military_rank     = Brigadier general
| officeholder      = [[Amir-Ali Hajizadeh]]
| officeholder_sort = Hajizadeh, Amir-Ali
| born_year         = 1962
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 2009
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years|2009}} years
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Iran|Aviation|Spaceflight}}
* [[List of air forces]]
* [[List of space forces]]
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==References==
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{{Space forces}}
{{Politics of outer space}}

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