Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force

This article is about Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. For Air Force of Iran's regular military, see Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Founded17 September 1985; 39 years ago (1985-09-17)[1]
Country Iran
TypeStrategic missile force, air force, space force
RoleStrategic deterrence, aerial warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, space warfare
Size≈15,000 (2020)
Part ofIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Garrison/HQTehran
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Commander of the Space CommandBrigadier General Ali Jafarabadi
Insignia
Roundel[2]
Fin flash[2]
Ceremonial flag
Aircraft flown
AttackSu-22M4/UM3K, Chengdu F-7Ms
HelicopterMi-17
TrainerEmbraer EMB 312 Tucano, MFI-17 Mushshak
TransportIl-76, An-74, Harbin Y-12, Falcon 20

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]

  1. ^ Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations, Routledge, p. 121, ISBN 978-1317525646
  2. ^ a b Mahdavi, Amir. https://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran-Revolutionary-Guard-Air-Force/Air. Retrieved 1 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Cordesman, Anthony H. (30 May 2019). "The Iranian Missile Threat". Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)