A regional power with the Middle East's largest ballistic missile arsenal and a prolific drone programme.
MILITARY DOCTRINE
Asymmetric warfare, proxy network operations, and deterrence via ballistic missile capability.
85.0M
POPULATION
$366.4B
GDP TOTAL
$24.6B
MILITARY BUDGET
610K
ACTIVE TROOPS
MILITARY CAPABILITY
FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN
PERSONNEL
Active Troops
610,000
Reserve Troops
350,000
Paramilitary
700,000
Special Forces
20,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.2604
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
2.5%
GROUND FORCES
Tanks (MBT)
1,996
Armored Vehicles
2,500
Artillery
2,090
MLRS
1,900
1,996
TANKS
2,500
AFVs
2,090
ARTILLERY
AIR POWER
Fighter Aircraft
551
Attack Helicopters
50
Transport Helicopters
80
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
3,000
551
FIGHTERS
50
HELICOPTERS
3,000
DRONES
NAVAL & STRATEGIC
Total Ships
398
Submarines
28
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
600
NON-NUCLEAR STATE
EQUIPMENT INTEL
NATIONAL ARSENAL
INFANTRY DOSSIER
STANDARD INFANTRY LOADOUT
PRIMARY WEAPON
KH-2002 Khaybar
5.56×45mm
SIDEARM
Zoaf pistol (Sig P226 copy)
9×19mm
OPTICS / SIGHTS
Indigenous red dot / 4× scope
GRENADE
DIO hand grenade (M26 copy)
SUPPLEMENTARY EQUIPMENT
Nasir UGL, IR pointer
BODY ARMOR
Zafar modular body armor + steel/ceramic plates
HELMET
PASGT-style composite helmet
LOAD BEARING SYSTEM
Iranian MOLLE-style chest rig
COMMS SYSTEM
IRGC tactical radio system
NIGHT VISION
Iranian-produced Gen 2 NVG
TOTAL COMBAT LOAD
~38 kg combat load
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
KEY MILITARY STRENGTHS
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Drone Arsenal
Shahed-136, Mohajer-6, combat-proven loitering munitions
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Ballistic Missiles
Largest missile arsenal in Middle East, Emad, Sejjil
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Proxy Warfare
Hezbollah, Houthis, PMF network across region
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Asymmetric Naval
Fast attack boats, anti-ship missiles, Strait of Hormuz control
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Air Defense
Bavar-373, reverse-engineered S-300, layered defense network
ANALYSIS
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