Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force is a branch split of from IRIAF in 2008 and has more than 18,000 military personnel it contorls all of iran's military land besed air defense it is currently commanded by general Farzad Esmaili.

History

As of 1996 Iranian Air Defense forces included about 18,000 military personnel. The tradition of aircraft-based air defense, derived from the US-trained Air Force from before the 1978-79 revolution, was giving way to a expanding arsenal of ground-based air defense missile systems. Still, Iran was at the time unable to construct a nationwide, integrated air defense network, and continued to rely on point defense of key locations with surface-to-air missile batteries.

The bulk of Iran's Air Force Air Defense holdings by the mid-1990s revolved around 30 Improved HAWK fire units (12 battalions/150+ launchers), 45-60 SA-2 and HQ-2J/23 (CSA-1 Chinese equivalents of the SA-2) launchers. Also available were some 30 Rapier and 15 Tigercat SAM launchers. There are reports of the transfer of SA-6 launchers to Iran from Russia in 1995/1996.In 1997 the Iranian Air Defense forces declared the Almaz S-200 Angara (SA-5 'Gammon') low-to high-altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) operational.
In December 2005 Iran entered into a contract to purchase 29 TOR-M1 (SA-15 Gauntlet) mobile surface-to-air missile defence systems from Russia worth more than USD 700 million (EUR 600 million).

Between 1998 and 2002 Iran imported approximately 6 JY-14 surveillance radars from the China National Electronics Import-Export Corporation. The radar can detect targets up to 300 km away and is now part of Iran's air defense system.

On 01 September 2008 it was reported that Russia may proceed with plans to sell advanced S-300 air defense systems to Iran under a secret contract believed to have been signed in 2005.On 22 September 2010 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree banning the sale of the S-300 and other military equipment to Iran. The sale was canceled because of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 sanctions on Iran. On 10 November 2010 Iran announced that it had developed a version of the S-300 missile.

Iranian land forces have a total of some 1,700 anti-aircraft guns including 14.5mm ZPU-2/-4, 23mm ZSU-23-4, 23mm ZU-23s, 35mm M1939s, 37mm type 55s, 57mm ZSU-57-2 and 100mm KS-19s.Iran also had 100-180 Bofors L/70 40mm guns and moderate numbers of Skygaurd 35mm twin anti-aircraft guns.It largest holding consisted of ZU-23s(which it can manufacture) and M-1939s.

Recently Iran has build several new anti-aircraft guns including Samavat 35mm Anti-Aircraft Guns

Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon

The Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves . The system was originally designated as 2 ZLA/353 ML but this was later changed to GDF-001...

,Sa'ir 100mm Anti-Aircraft Guns (Upgraded automatic version of KS-19) and Mesbah 1 air defense system.

Air defence Missile Systems

Model	Type	Quantity	Acquired	Origin	Notes
MIM-23 Hawk MIM-23 Hawk The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...	Surface-to-air missile Surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...	150	1970s-present	/	Locally manufactured improved version of the original 1960s US Hawk system. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force ' is the aviation branch of the Iranian armed forces. The present Air Force came into being in the early 1980s when the former Imperial Iranian Air Force was renamed....  had recently revealed its own version of the MIM-23 Hawk the Shahin which is under production. In 2010 Iran announced that it will be mass producing its next generation of air defense system called Mersad which would integrate with the Shahin missile.
SM-1 RIM-66 Standard The RIM-66 Standard MR is a medium range surface-to-air missile originally developed for the United States Navy . The SM-1 was developed as a replacement for the RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-24 Tartar that were deployed in the 1950s on a variety of USN ships...	Surface-to-air missile				Locally manufactured copy of a c.1970s variant
Shahab Saqeb HQ-7 The HongQi 7 or HQ-7 is a short-range air defense missile. The missile is deployed on both ships and land-based vehicles. China revealed the export version, FM-80, in the 1989 Dubai Aerospace Show...	Surface-to-air missile		2002–present		copy of the Chinese HQ-7 HQ-7 The HongQi 7 or HQ-7 is a short-range air defense missile. The missile is deployed on both ships and land-based vehicles. China revealed the export version, FM-80, in the 1989 Dubai Aerospace Show...  (FM-90) system. This Project was First Joint Winner-Applied Research in 14th Khwarizmi International Award Khwarizmi International Award The Khwarizmi International Award is given annually by the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology to individuals who have made outstanding achievements in research, innovation and invention, in fields related to science and technology.... - 2001;Tehran-Iran -The Project Title:Production of Low Range Ground to Air Missile;Shahab Saqeb - Initiator:Iran Aerospace Ind. Org.& Contributor:D.I.O Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization (DIO; Persian: Sasadjah (Sazemane Sanaye Defa) is a conglomerate of companies run by the Islamic Republic of Iran whose function is to provide the military of Iran with the necessary... )
Sayyad-1	Surface-to-air missile	45			Up to 45 Launchers, HQ-2J and indigenous-produced Sayyad-1. Upgraded copy of HQ-2, Sayyad-1A has IR tracking. This Project was First Joint Winner-Applied Research in 14th Khwarizmi International Award Khwarizmi International Award The Khwarizmi International Award is given annually by the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology to individuals who have made outstanding achievements in research, innovation and invention, in fields related to science and technology.... - 2001;Tehran-Iran -The Project Title:Manufacture of Sayyad-1 Missile -Initiator: Iran Aerospace Ind. Org. Contributor:HESA HESA HESA may refer to:* Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company, an Iranian aircraft manufacturer* Higher Education South Africa, an association of universities in South Africa...  & Arak Machine Ind.
Ghareh	Surface-to-air missile	10			upgraded copy of SA-5 Gammon with 250 km range
SA-6 Gainful SA-6 Gainful The 2K12 "Kub" mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. "2К12" is the GRAU designation of the system...	Surface-to-air missile	8	1995–present		Reports of eight SA-6 systems transferred to Iran from Russia in 1995/1996.
S-200	Surface-to-air missile	200		/	Locally upgraded and improved
Rapier missile Rapier missile Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. Entering service in 1971, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the English Electric Thunderbird, used against longer-range and...	Surface-to-air missile	30	1971–present		45 towed systems with Blindfire radar delivered before 1979. 72 self-propelled systems and local production of 1,000 missiles cancelled 1979
Tigercat Sea Cat missile Sea Cat was a British short-range surface to air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes. It was the world's first operational shipboard point-defence missile system and was designed so that the Bofors guns could be replaced with minimum...	Surface-to-air missile	15
SA-22 Greyhound (Pantsyr S1)	Surface-to-air missile	10	2008–present
Tor missile system	Surface-to-air missile	29	2005–present
S-300	Surface-to-air missile	4		/	Iran claim to possess two S-300PT from Belarus and two others from another unspecified source despite Russian refusal to deliver them. Iran announced that it had a "domestically made" system with the same capabilities as the S-300, but this is unverified.
Mersad Mersad Mersad is an Iranian advanced low to mid range Air defense system developed in 2010. It fires Shahin missiles which are reverse engineered, domestically upgraded versions of the American MIM-23 Hawk Surface-to-air missiles...	Air Defense System	N/A	2010		Iranian designed Air Defense system using Shahin missiles.

Man-portable air-defense systems

Model	Type	Quantity	Acquired	Origin	Notes
Misagh-1 Misagh-1 The Misagh 1 is an Iranian man-portable infrared guided surface to air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran and is an all-aspect passive infrared homing system...	Man-portable air-defense systems
Misagh-2 Misagh-2 The Misagh 2 is an Iranian man-portable infrared guided surface to air missile. The Misagh 2 is the next version of the Misagh-1. Similar to its predecessor, the Misagh 2 is supposedly also based on Chinese technology...	Man-portable air-defense systems
RBS-70	Man-portable air-defense systems	50
SA-7 Grail	Man-portable air-defense systems
SA-16 Gimlet	Man-portable air-defense systems	700
SA-18 Grouse SA-18 Grouse The 9K38 Igla is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile . "9K38" is the Russian GRAU designation of the system...	Man-portable air-defense systems

Radar systems

• Gamma
• Kasta
• Kolchuga
  Kolchuga passive sensor
  The Kolchuga passive sensor is an ESM system developed in Ukraine. Its detection range is limited by line-of-sight but may be up to for very high altitude, very powerful emitters...
  
  
• JY-14 Radar
  JY-14 Radar
  The JY-14 Radar System is a medium to long range air defense radar produced and used by the Chinese. It is capable of detecting multiple targets within its range and determine their parameters, tracking them even through surface clutter and ECM jamming...
  
   (Chinese origin)
• Matla'ol Fajr radar (Iranian origin)
• Kashef 1&2 radars (Iranian origin)