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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enqelāb-e Eslāmī, lit. 'Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution'), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, [13][14][15][16] is a multi-service primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. It was ...
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 IRGC Ground Forces have several elite units that form one single unit at a brigade level, the Saberin Unit, established in 2000. The Saberin Unit is a force highly trained in a number of specialized capabilities. [13] Some IRGC divisions and brigades have separate Saberin units directly subordinated to them. [3]
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persian as NEDSA and also known as the Sepah Navy) is the naval warfare service of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps founded in 1985, and one of the two ...
The "Lebanon Corps" of the IRGC was established in June 1982 when Iran sent 1,500 Revolutionary Guard commandos to the Syrian-controlled Beqaa Valley of Eastern Lebanon to fight against Israel's invasion. This force was led by IRGC Brigadier-General Hossein Dehghan (later Defense Minister) and was tasked with training members of Hezbollah.
Shahid Mahdavi is a warship operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran that is capable of carrying aircraft, missile launchers, and drones. 'Shahid Mahdavi', originally a Panamax container ship, built by South Korea; [4] is the largest ship operated by IRGC Navy. It is 3 times the size of IRIS Shahid Roudaki (12,0000 ...
Combat aircraft. Sukhoi Su-22. Fighter-bomber. 10 [1] In July 2018, ten overhauled and modernized Su-22 fighter jets were unveiled. [2] Combat Aircraft Monthly quoted a spokesman for Iranian Aviation Industries stating "the PARS and IACI companies have been able to overhaul some 15 Su-22s, including two that were returned to Iraq". [3] Three ...
Ranks. Rank insignia of the Iranian military. The Iranian Armed Forces, [a] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, [b] are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah) and the Law Enforcement Command (Faraja).