Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Founded	17 September 1985; 39 years ago
Country	Iran
Type	Strategic missile force, air force, space force
Role	Strategic deterrence, aerial warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, space warfare
Size	≈15,000 (2020)
Part of	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Garrison/HQ	Tehran
Engagements	Iran–Iraq War; Operation Laylat al-Qadr; Democrat Castle missile strike; Operation Strike of Muharram; Shoot-down of American drone; Operation Martyr Soleimani; Erbil missile attack; 2024 Erbil attack; 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan; 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel;
Commanders
Current; commander	Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Commander of the Space Command	Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Ceremonial flag
Aircraft flown
Attack	Su-22M4/UM3K, Chengdu F-7Ms
Helicopter	Mi-17
Trainer	Embraer EMB 312 Tucano, MFI-17 Mushshak
Transport	Il-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; 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]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

↑ Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations, Routledge, p. 121, ISBN 978-1317525646
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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]}
↑ Cordesman, Anthony H. (30 May 2019). "The Iranian Missile Threat". Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
↑ "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)
↑ "sepah restructuring". BBC persian. Archived from the original on 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
↑ "Changing IRGC Air Force name to Aerospace Force". Newsiran. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
↑ "Changing IRGC Air Force name to Aerospace Force". Farsnews. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[1] Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations, Routledge, p. 121, ISBN 978-1317525646

[IRGCsymbol-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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)

[5] "sepah restructuring". BBC persian. Archived from the original on 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[6] "Changing IRGC Air Force name to Aerospace Force". Newsiran. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.

[7] "Changing IRGC Air Force name to Aerospace Force". Farsnews. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

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