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Iran and Israel: defense potential contrast

14 November 2011 14:29 (UTC +04:00)

The Iranian army has two independent structures â€“ Iranian Armed Forces and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It has 523 000 troops, including 450 000 ground troops, 43 000 navy, 30 000 air and air defense forces. There are 350 000 reserve troops, including 40-60 thousands staff of half-military organizations. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard also includes 12.6-million resistance forces.

Iranian army has 1700 tanks, 610 personnel carriers, 640 armored vehicles, 200 helicopters (Cobra, Chinook, Mi-17, Mi-8) and 8200 artillery means. The Iranian navy is based on three Russian-made submarines Paltus 877 EKM. Those submarines were built in 1990s. It also has ten Iran-made little submarines.

There are four frigates, three corvettes, boats, as well as coastal rocket batteries supplied with HY 2 Silkworm and YJ-2 missiles.

Iranian air forces have 130 fighter jets and 170 other warplanes, but 605 of them need in repair.

Air defense system consists of S-200, S-75 and Tor-M1 anti-aircraft complexes, as well as 12-18 Shahab ballistic missiles with maximum range of 1500 km.

Israeli Defense Army has 176,5 thousands of troops, including 133 000 ground troops, 9500 navy, 34 000 air forces. The half-military staff is 8000. It has 560 000 reserve troops.

There are 3500 tanks, including Merkava, Magach-7, M-482679656, M-60, Centurion, 10500 armored vehicles and 5500 artillery means, including 4100 launchers.

Israeli navy has three Dolphin 877 EKM submarines, three corvettes Eilat and about 60 boats.

Israeli air forces have 460 warplanes, including 170 fighter jets (F-15 and F-16). It has 870 war helicopters (Cobra and Apache), three Arrow anti-aircraft missile batteries, 6 Patriot missile batteries, 17 Improved Hawk batteries.

Israel reportedly has Jericho rockets installed with 200 nuclear warheads of 6500 km rage. Israel doesnâ€™t deny or prove that it has weapon of mass destruction.