| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force |
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| Founded | 17 September 1985 (1985-09-17) |
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| Country | Iran |
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| Allegiance | Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Type | Strategic missile force, air force, space force |
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| Role | Strategic deterrence, aerial warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, space warfare |
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| Size | ≈15,000 (2020) |
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| Part of | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
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| Garrison/HQ | Tehran |
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commander | Brigadier General Majid Mousavi |
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| Commander of the Space Command | Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi |
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| Attack | Su-22M4/UM3K,
Chengdu F-7Ms |
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| Helicopter | Mi-17 |
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| Trainer | Embraer EMB 312 Tucano, MFI-17 Mushshak |
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| Transport | Il-76, An-74, Harbin Y-12, Falcon 20 |
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (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 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force to the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009.