Back مقر خاتم الأنبياء للدفاع الجوي Arabic İran Hava Hücumundan Müdafiə Qüvvələri Azerbaijani Fuerza de Defensa Aérea de la República Islámica de Irán Spanish نیروی پدافند هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران Persian Force de défense aérienne de la république islamique d'Iran French חיל ההגנה האווירית של צבא איראן HE Angkatan Pertahanan Udara Republik Islam Iran Malay ايرانی ایئر ڈیفنس فورس PNB Силы противовоздушной обороны Ирана Russian İran Hava Savunma Kuvvetleri Turkish
| Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force | |
|---|---|
| نیروی پدافند هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
 The seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force | |
| Founded | 1933–1954 (Part of Ground Force)[1] 1954–2008 (Part of Air Force)[1] 2008–Present (As Separate Force) |
| Country |  Iran |
| Type | Air defence |
| Size | 15,000[2] |
| Part of | Artesh |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
| Motto(s) | Arabic: وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَـكِنَّ اللّهَ رَمَى "And You Did Not Throw When You Threw, But God Did Throw" [Quran 8:17] |
| March | April 18th |
| Anniversaries | September 1st |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard |
| Insignia | |
| Official flag |  |
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force (Persian: نیروی پدافند هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Nirū-yē Pədâfənd-ē Həvâyi-yē Ərtēš-ē Žomhūri-yē Ēslâmi-yē Irân) is the anti-aircraft warfare service branch of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh). It split from the air force (IRIAF) in 2008 and controls the country's military radar network.
- ^ a b تاریخچه پدافند هوایی در ایران (in Persian), Islamic Republic of Iran Army, archived from the original on 2015-12-08, retrieved 15 December 2015
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. pp. 324–328. ISBN 9781032508955.