Imperial Iranian Armed Forces (Shah Era)

[Human One]

Within the 1972 to 1976 timeframe, the IIAA took delivery of 70 CH-47Cs from Agusta Elicotteri Meridionali. An additional 50 were ordered later but due to the 1979 revolution, deliveries never materialised.

Source:

https://www.scramble.nl/orbats/iran/summary

 

[aziqbal]

the UK has 72 x Chinooks helicopters in operation as of 2018/19

back in 1979 Iran has roughly the same thats pretty unbelievable

they also had on order 300 x F16 fighters which was cancelled after revolution

and not to mention the only country to operate the F14 Tomcat with AIM-54 Phoenix missiles

would have been a mini-superpower by now if Shah was still in power

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

the UK has 72 x Chinooks helicopters in operation as of 2018/19

back in 1979 Iran has roughly the same thats pretty unbelievable

they also had on order 300 x F16 fighters which was cancelled after revolution

and not to mention the only country to operate the F14 Tomcat with AIM-54 Phoenix missiles

would have been a mini-superpower by now if Shah was still in power

And, on a friendly terms with Pak..

 

[aziqbal]

And, on a friendly terms with Pak..

And probably whole Middle East and world

 

[Persian Gulf 1906]

And probably whole Middle East and world

no way, the US doesn't want an independent powerful $1 trillion+ GDP Iran.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

no way, the US doesn't want an independent powerful $1 trillion+ GDP Iran.

Hence, the “two weeks” notice served via putting the Islamists and Communists inside the same crucible!!! From priests to prostitutes all are in their pay roll....

 

[ARMalik]

Iran was a significant and impressive economic and military power before the revolution. And then the Zionist sponsored and bought the so called "Islamic Revolution". Look at this country now. It is economically broken. It is militarily a shadow of its former self. High unemployment, rioting. Now some Pro-Iran chaps will jump up and down and scream and resort to name calling that I am wrong, and that the whole F*ing world is wrong - but this is the reality.
Russian revolution of 1917 was a Zionist sponsored revolution which disposed of and killed Tsar of Russian and his family. History repeating itself - the Shah of Iran disposed of by exactly the same tactics but under the banner of religion.
If Shah was still there, Iran would have been a true Superpower by now.

 

[Human One]

the UK has 72 x Chinooks helicopters in operation as of 2018/19

back in 1979 Iran has roughly the same thats pretty unbelievable

they also had on order 300 x F16 fighters which was cancelled after revolution

and not to mention the only country to operate the F14 Tomcat with AIM-54 Phoenix missiles

would have been a mini-superpower by now if Shah was still in power

Maybe. To what extent could it project power in that situation? More than Saudi Arabia?

 

[Human One]

This IIN Falcon 20E with serial number 5-2804 visited Munich, Germany, in 1976. Since 1979 the IIN designation changed to IRINA.

Photo: Unknown

Source:

https://www.scramble.nl/orbats/iran/summary

 

[Kadir9305]

Imperial Iranian Ground Force M60A1 MBT.

 

[Kadir9305]

Imperial Iranian Ground Force TNHP light tank in Tehran 1947.