Iranian fighting vehicles

By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans 

(Click on the equipment to get a picture of them in Iranian service)

Notes:

- If several configurations of a vehicle with one designation are known, they are added as such.

- The part within the apostrophes refers to other designations or an unofficial designation, such as the US DoD M-xxxx designation system (referring to the first year the system was identified).

- To avoid confusion over the names of certain SAM systems, names of the missiles used on these SAM systems are sometimes included in this list. TheTaer-2A, 2B and 2C missiles listed have been identified and confirmed to be in use on the specific launcher also listed. The Taer missile family is believed to be interchangeable on all of the launchers in Iranian service. 

- Vehicles captured during the Iran-Iraq war and subsequently only used for a short period of time are not included in this list.

- Civilian trucks towing military trailers are not included in the list. 

- Although listed, none of the weaponry seen on Iran's UAV fleet are believed to be working or operational in any shape.

- TEL = Transporter Erector Launcher

- TELAR = Transporter Erector Launcher and Radar

Tanks

• T-54A
• T-55A Three configurations: (2)(3)
• T-62 Obr. 1972
•  Ch'ŏnma "Chonma-ho I''
• Type 59 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Type 69
• Safir-74, Type 72z, T-72Z or ''Shabdiz'' Three configurations: (2)(3)
• T-72M1 Two configurations: (2)
• T-72S Seven configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
• T-72 ''Khorramshahr''
• FV 101 ScorpionTwo configurations: (2) (Can be armed with 2A42s)
• Tosan
• FV4201 Chieftain
• Mobarez
• M47M Two configurations: (2)
• Sabalan 
• M48A5
• M60A1 Patton 
• SamsamThree configurations: (2)(3)
• Zolfaghar ''Zulfiqar-1''Two configurations: (2)
• Zolfaghar ''Zulfiqar-B, 2 or 3''Five configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)
• Unknown T-55 upgrade (1)
• Unknown T-55 upgrade (2)

Armoured fighting vehicles

• EE-9
• M113½ C&R ''Lynx'' (Can be armed with ZU-23s)
• Cobra

Infantry fighting vehicles

• BMP-1
• BMP-2 ''Zoljanah 'or Zuljenah'' Two configurations: (2)
• Boragh Armored Infantry Combat Vehicle ''AICV or Cobra'' Three configurations: (2)(3)

Armoured personnel carriers

• BTR-50PK
• BTR-60PB Two configurations: (2)
• BTR-82
• M113 Five configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5) (Can be armed with ATGMs) 
• Boragh ''Boraq'' Three configurations: (2)(3)(Can be armed with ZU-23s, Three configurations: (2)(3)) 
• RakhshFour configurations: (2)(3)(4)(Can be armed with ZU-23s)
• Shahid FarsiTwo configurations: (2)
• Shahid Etebari Two configurations: (2)
• Sheni-Dar
• Howeizeh
• Tala'eeyeh ''Sarir''

Military engineering vehicles

• GSP
• T-62 Obr. 1972 MRT 'Mine Clearing Roller Tank'
• FV4204 ARV
• FV4205 AVLB
• Serat ALVB
• Taftan I
  
• Taftan II
• Hunter ARV
• TF5 ''Mechanized Mine Clearing Equipment'' Two configurations: (2)
• ''TREV-1'' Tracked Rescue and Emergency Vehicle
  
• MAB ''Mechanized Mine Clearing Equipment''
• MRT ''Mine Clearing Roller Tank''

Command vehicles

• M577
• Boragh ACV ''Armored Command Vehicle'' Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Safir Four configurations: (2)(3)(4)

Heavy mortars

• 120mm Soltam M-65
• 120mm HM-16
• 120mm Razm
• 160mm Vafa

Self-propelled mortars

• 60mm HM-12
• 81mm HM-15 Two configurations: (2)
• 120mm Razm Three configurations: (2)(3)
• 120mm Boragh AMV ''Armoured Mortar Vehicle''

Tank Destroyers

• Sayyad Two configurations: (2)
• Boragh AIFA ''Armored Missile Launcher Vehicle'' Two configurations: (2)

Towed Artillery

• 105mm M101 howitzer 
• 122mm D-30/HM-40 howitzer Two configurations: (2)
• 122mm D-74 field gun (Not yet seen)
• 122mm Type 60 field gun (Not yet seen)
• 130mm M-46 field gun M-1954
• 130mm Type 59-1 field gun
• 152mm D-20 towed gun-howitzer M-1955
• 155mm GHN-45 howitzer
• 155mm HM-41 howitzer (Can fire Basir guided artillery shells)
• 203mm M115 howitzer

Self-propelled artillery

• 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika
• 122mm Raad-1Two configurations: (2)
• 155mm M109A3 Two configurations: (2)
• 155mm Hoveizeh
• 155mm HM-41
• 155mm Raad-2
• 155mm Raad-2M
•  170mm Chuch'ep'o "M-1978 Koksan"
• 175mm M107
•  180mm Chuch'ep'o "Koksan"
• 203mm M110 Two configurations: (2)

Multiple Rocket Launchers

• 107mm Type 63 ''Fadjr-1'' Nine configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
• 122mm BM-21 Grad 
• 122mm BM-11 
• 122mm HM-20 Seven configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
• 122mm HM-21
• 122mm HM-27 Three configurations: (2)(3)
• 122mm on a T-55
• 132mm BM-13
• 240mm ''M-1985'' Two configurations: (2)
• 240mm Fajr-2
• 240mm Fajr-3 Three configurations: (2)(3)
• 240/333mm Fajr-3/5
• 240mm Falagh-1 ''Falaq-1'' Five configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)
• 333mm Fajr-5 Four configurations: (2)(3)(4)
• 333mm Falagh-2 ''Falaq-2'' Five configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

Towed anti-aircraft guns

• 12.7mm DsHk
• 12.7mm DsHks on a ZPU-4 mount Two configurations: (2)
• 14.5mm ZPU-4 
• 23mm ZU-23 Two configurations: (2)
• 23mm Mesbah 1Two configurations: (2)
• 23mm Asefeh Three configurations: (2)(3)
• 35mm GDF-001/GDF-002
• 35mm Samavat
• 57mm AZP S-60
• 77mm Sayyad
• 100mm KS-19 (Not yet seen in original configuration)
• 100mm Sa'ir ''Saeer''
• 122mm Raad ''Arash''
• Unknown 12.7mm rotary cannon
• Unknown 122mm anti-aircraft rocket system

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

• 23mm Mesbah 1
• 23mm ZSU-23-4
• 23mm Soheil
• 57mm ZSU-57-2
• 77mm Sayyad Three configurations: (2)(3)

Static SAM systems

• HQ-2 ''Sayyad-1 or Sayyad-2'' (Uses HQ-2, Sayyad-1 and Sayyad-1A missiles)
• S-200 ''SA-5'' Two configurations: (2)
• Rapier
• RIM-66 Standard ''SM-1''
• MIM-23 I-Hawk ''Hog''
• Mersad I, II, III (Uses Shahin and ''Shalamcheh'' missiles) 
• FM-80 (Also uses Shahab Thaqeb missiles) Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Ya Zahra-3 ''Ya Zahra'' Two configurations: (2)
• Ghareh (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Talash-I (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen) 
• Talash-III (Uses Sayyad-3 missiles) (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)

Self-propelled SAM systems

• 2K12 Kub ''SA-6''
• Tor-M1 ''SA-15''Two configurations: (2)
• Rapier
• Ghader (Uses Shahin and ''Shalamcheh'' missiles) Two configurations: (2)
• Raad ''Ra'ad'' TEL(Uses Taer-2A missiles) Two configurations: (2)
• Raad-I ''Ra'ad-I'' (Uses Taer-1 missiles) Two configurations: (2)
• Raad-II ''Ra'ad-II'' (Uses Taer-2A and Taer-2B missiles) Two configurations: (2)
• Tabas ''Tabas-1'' TEL (Uses Taer-2Aand Taer-2Cmissiles)
• Tabas ''Tabas-1'' TELAR (Uses Taer-2Aand Taer-2Cmissiles) Two configurations: (2)
• Third of Khordad TEL (Uses Taer-2B missiles) 
• Third of Khordad TELAR (Uses Taer-2B missiles) Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Alam al-Hoda (Uses Taer-2C missiles)
• Talash-II ''Talaash'' (Uses Sayyad-2 missiles)
• Herz-9 (Uses Shahab Thaqeb missiles)
• Bavar 373 (Not yet seen) 

Artillery Rockets

• Fajr-5 Two configurations: (2)
• Naze'at-6H ''Mushak'' Two configurations: (2)
• Naze'at-10H ''Mushak'' Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Shahin-1
• Shahin-2
• Zelzal-1 ''Mushak-120'' Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Zelzal-2 ''Mushak-200'' Five configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)
• Zelzal-3 Two configurations: (2)
• Zelzal-3B
• 9K52 Luna-M ''FROG-7'' (Likely to have been decommissioned)
• Zelzal-1A ''Mushak-160'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)

Ballistic Missiles

• Ghadr-1 ''Ghadr-F/M, Ghadr-110, Qadr-1, Qadr-F/M, Qadr-110 or Shahab-3B''
• Ghadr-F ''Qadr-F''
• Ghadr-H ''Ghadr-F, Qadr-H/F'' Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Qiam-1 ''Qiyam-1 or Qaem-1''
• Sejjil-2 ''Sejjil-1, Sejil-1 or 2, Ashura or Ashoura''
• Shahab-1
• Shahab-2 Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Shahab-3 ''Shahab-3A'' Six configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
• Fateh 110/D ''Fateh'' Seven configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
• Hormuz-1
• Hormuz-2 Two configurations: (2)
• Tondar-69
• Zelzal Two configurations: (2)
• R-17 Elbrus ''SS-1 Scud-B'' (Likely to have been decommissioned)
• Nodong-B/BM-25 "Musudan'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Fajr-3 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Ghadr-S ''Qadr-S'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Oghab (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Shahab-3C (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Shahab-3D (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Shahab-4 ''IRIS'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Shahab-5 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Shahab-6 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Project Kowsar ''Koussar'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Meshkat (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Samen ''Ghadr-101 or M-9'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Samid (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Sejil-3 ''Sejjil-3, Ashoura or Ashura''(Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Yasser (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)

Coastal Defence Systems

• ''KN-01'' (Not yet seen)
• Raad ''Ra'ad''
• HY-2 ''C-201 Seersucker''
• HY-2G ''C-201 Seersucker'' Three configurations: (2)(3)
• C-802/Noor Two configurations:(2)
• Kowsar ''Kowsar-3, Kosar or Kosar-3''
• Nasr-1 ''Nasr'' (Not yet seen as Coastal Defence System)
• QaderThree configurations:(2)(3)
• Khalij Fars ''Persian Gulf'' Four configurations: (2)(3)(4)

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

• MQM-107A Streaker
• Lark ''Shekarchi, Toophan-2 or Chamran-II''
• Ababil-2
• Ababil-3 ''AB-3 or Pahpad'' Two configurations: (2)
• Ababil-T
• Ababil-CH
• AMIQO AT-2
• AMIQO AT-3
• AMIQO JAT-4
• Baaz
• Black Eagle ''Sabokbal''
• Chabokpar
• Faraz-II
• Fotros (Armed with ATGMs)
• Hamaseh (Armed with ATGMs)
• Karrar Four configurations: (2)(3)(4) (Armed with Bombs, AShMs or air-to-air missiles)
• Mohajer-1 (Can be armed with RPGs)
• Mohajer-2
• Mohajer-3
• Mohajer-4
• Naser
• Nazer
• Raad 85 ''Ra'ad-85''
• Sadegh ''Sadeq or Sadeq-1'' (Can be armed with MANPADS Two configurations: (2))
• Saegheh-1
• Saegheh-2
• Sahand
• Sarir ''H-110'' (Armed with MANPADS)
• Sayeh
• Shahed 100 Two configurations: (2) (Can be armed with ATGMs)
• Shahed 123
• Shahed 125 Two configurations: (2) (Can be armed with rockets)
• Shahed 129 Two configurations: (2) (Armed with ATGMs and MANPADS)
• Shahed 171
• Shahin ''Shaheen''
• Talash-I
• Talash-II
• Yasir ''Yaseer''
• Ababil-5 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Ababil-B (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Ababil-R (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Ababil-S (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Afar (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Ghadir (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Hadaf-1 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Hazem ''Haazem'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Hazem-I ''Haazem-I'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Hazem-II ''Haazem-II'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Hazem-III ''Haazem-III'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Karrar-110 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Khatam (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Mehrban-1 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Mersad (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Mirsad-1 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Mohajer-5 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Nasr-1001 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Orooj-4 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Piroozi-8 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Qaem (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Sayyad (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Sepehr (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Shahed-1 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Sejil (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Sofreh Mahi (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Tizpar (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Unknown Ababil
• Unknown Shahin ''Shaheen''
• Unknown UAV (1)
• Unknown UAV (2)
• Unknown UAV (3)
• Unknown UAV (4)
• Unknown UAV (5)
• Unknown UAV (6) Two configurations: (2)
• Unknown UAV (7)
• Unknown UAV (8)
• Unknown UAV (9)
• Unknown UAV (10)
• Unknown UAV (11)
• Unknown UAV (12)
• Unknown UAV (13)
• Unknown UAV (14)
• Unknown UAV (15)
• Unknown UAV (16)
• Unknown UAV (17)

Radars and Sensors

• P-14 ''Tall King'' (For the S-200) 
• 5N62 Square Pair (For the S-200, Satellite imagery available)
• Arash II(For the S-200) 
• PRV–17 “Odd Group” (For the S-200)
• SURN 1S91 Vehicle (For the 2K12 Kub)
• 1L119 Nebo SVU
• Kasta 2E (For the Tor-M1)
• Kavosh(For the Tor-M1) Two configurations: (2)
• Vostok-E
• ZD-2 Gin Sling B (Satellite imagery available) (For the HQ-2)
• JY-14
• AN/MPQ-46(For the MIM-23 Hawk) 
• Hadi(For the Mersad) Two configurations: (2)
• AN/MPQ-50 (For the MIM-23 Hawk) 
• Kavosh(For the Mersad) Two configurations: (2)
• Meli Two configurations: (2) 
• Super Fledermaus
• Skyguard(For the GDF-001, GDF-002, Samavat, Rapier, FM-80, Herz-9 and Ya Zahra-3)Two configurations: (2)
• Alam-ol-Hoda
• Alvand
• Arash I
• Alim
• Asr
• Bashir(For the Raad) Two configurations: (2)
• BSR-1 Two configurations: (2)
• Fath-2
• Ghadir
• Hafez (For the Mersad or Sayyad-2)
• ''HPIR'' (For the Mersad)
• Jouiya(For the Mersad) Two configurations: (2)
• Kashef-1 ''TM-ASR-1''
• Kashef-2 Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Keyhan ''Kayhan''(For the Hawk)Two configurations: (2)
• Khatam
• Matla ol-Fajr-1 ''Matla-ul-Fajr-1''
• Matla ol-Fajr-2 ''Matla-ul-Fajr 2''
• Mersad 
• Najm ''Najm-802''  
• ''PAR''(For the Mesbah-1 and Ya Zahra-3) Two configurations: (2)
• Shahab
• Thamen
• Radar and optical sensor (1)(For the Samavat and Ya Zahra-3)
• Infrared and optical sensor (1) (For the Mesbah-1)
• Infrared and optical sensor (2) (For the Talash-II)
• Infrared and optical sensor (3)
• Infrared and optical sensor (4)Two configurations: (2)
• Sadad-201T Infrared and optical sensor 
• Safat ''Saafat'' Infrared and optical sensor(For the Sa'ir) Threeconfigurations: (2)(3)
• Basir 110 or GSR-110PS Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Basir-110D
• Basir-110S or GSR-110S
• Unknown Basir
• Tareq
• P-18 "Spoon Rest D"(Not yet seen)
• 30N6 ''Flap Lid''(Not yet seen)
• Avtobaza (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• 67N6E GAMMA-DE (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• 1L222 Depot (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Kolchuga(Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• YLC-6 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Blindfire (Not yet seen)
• AN/MPQ-35 (Not yet seen)
• AN/FPS-88 (Not yet seen)  
• AN/TPS-43 (Not yet seen) 
• Fakour (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Rassoul (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Sepehr (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Rejal (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Tasbas (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Vahidi (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
• Unknown radar (1)
• Unknown radar (2) (For the Bavar 373)
• Unknown radar (3) Two configurations: (2)
• Unknown radar (4) (For Raad-I and Raad-II) 
• Unknown radar (5) (For Raad-I and Raad-II)
• Unknown radar (6)
• Unknown radar (7)
• Unknown radar (8)
• Unknown radar (9)

Trucks

• GAZ-66
• KraZ 255B Two configurations:(2)
• KraZ 260
• ZiL-131
• ZiL-135
• Ural-4320 
• MAZ-537 ''BABR-400''
• BABR-400 Four configurations: (2)(3)(4)
• MAZ-543
• MAZ-631705
• KAMAZ-43114 Three configurations: (2)(3) 
• Isuzu NQR 
• Isuzu
• Nissan TZA520Two configurations: (2)
• MAN 8.163
• MAN 26.372 Two configurations: (2)
• Mercedes-Benz LP 813
• Mercedes-Benz 911 Eleven configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
• Mercedes-Benz 1222
• Mercedes-Benz 1924 Seven configurations: (2)(3)(4) (5)(6)(7) (Can be armed with ZU-23s)
• Mercedes-Benz 2624 Eight configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
• Mercedes-Benz 2626 Two configurations: (2)
• Merdedes-Benz 2628
• Mercedes-Benz 2631 Ten configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
• Mercedes-Benz 2644
• Mercedes-Benz 3340Two configurations:(2)
• Mercedes-Benz 3850 Three configurations:(2)(3)
• Mercedes-Benz 4140 Four configurations:(2)(3)(4)
• Mercedes-Benz Actros
• Mercedes-Benz Atego Three configurations: (2)(3)
• M501
• M548
• KrAZ-5233
• KrAZ-6322 (Can be armed with ZU-23s)  
• Iveco Eurocargo Five configurations:(2)(3)(4)(5)
• Iveco Turbo
• Iveco Trakker
• Iveco Trakker 380 Eight configurations:(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
• Naynava '' Neynava, Neinava or Ninawa'' Six configurations:(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
• ZafarTwo configurations:(2)
• Zolfaghar Five configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5) 
• Zoljanah ''Zuljenah''Two configurations:(2)
• Tondar Ten configurations:(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
• Khaybar-20 
• Boragh Tracked Rescue and Relief Support Vehicle ''TRRSV-1''
• Boragh Armored Ammunition Carrier ''AAC''
• Boragh Armored Ambulance Vehicle ''AAV''
• Unknown truck (1)
• Unknown truck (2)
• Unknown truck (3)
• Unknown truck (4)
• Unknown truck (5)

Jeeps and Vans

• Toyota Hilux N70 Two configurations: (2)
• Toyota Land Cruiser (Can be armed with MRLs, MANPADS Two configurations: (2))
• Toyota Land Cruiser Nine configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9) (Can be armed with ZU-23s Two configurations: (2))
• Derafsh ''Derakhsh-7''
• KM410 Four configurations: (2)(3)(4)
• Morattab Pazhan
• Sahra
• Aras Four configurations: (2)(3)(4)
• Ashed a Nezaja ''Ranger'' Seven configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
• Samander ''Salamandar'' Three configurations: (2)(3)
• Safir Thirteen configurations: (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13) (Can be armed with MRLs, RCLs Two configurations: (2), ATGMs Three configurations: (2)(3) and MANPADS)
• Safir-3
• Sepher ''Sepehr'' Four configurations: (2)(3)(4) (Can be armed with ZU-23s Two configurations: (2))
• Kaviran Two configurations: (2)(3) (Can be armed with ZU-23s) and MRLs Four configurations: (2)(3)(4))
• Takavar
• Toofan
• Thistle
• M-38 (Not yet seen)
• M-151 (Not yet seen)
• Unknown Tactical Vehicle (1) Two configurations: (2)
• Unknown Tactical Vehicle (2) 
• Unknown Tactical Vehicle (3)
• Unknown Tactical Vehicle (4)
• Unknown Tactical Vehicle (5)
• Unknown Tactical Vehicle (6)
• Unknown Tactical Vehicle (7) 
• Unknown Tactical Vehicle (8) 
• Unknown Fast Attack Vehicle (1) Two configurations: (2)
• Unknown Fast Attack Vehicle (2) (Can be armed with ZU-23s)
• Unknown Fast Attack Vehicle (3) (Can be armed with 2A42s Two configurations: (2))
• Unknown Fast Attack Vehicle (4)
• Unknown Fast Attack Vehicle (5)
• Banihashem ATV 50 Three configurations: (2)(3) (Can be armed with ATGMs Two configurations: (2))  
• Unknown Safir
• Unknown Jeep

Special thanks to Iran Military Forum, Pakistan Defence Forum, ACIG.org, Norbert Brügge,The Arkenstone, Farzam and PeeD.