The page includes weapons used by both the Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces.

From 1925 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran was primarily equipped with Western hardware and equipment. Cases exist where Iran was supplied with equipment before it was even made standard in the country that developed it (for example the US F-14 Tomcat jet, and the British Chieftain tank). Primary suppliers included the United States, Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Israel, and the Soviet Union.

The post-revolution sanctions and the Iran–Iraq War had a dramatic effect on Iran's inventory of Western equipment. Under the pressures of war, supplies were quickly exhausted and replacements became difficult to come by. The war forced Iran to turn towards Syria, Brazil and China to meet its short-term military needs. Initial developments in military technology were carried out with the support of China, North Korea and Russia to lay the foundations for future industries.

Iranian reliance on these countries has rapidly decreased since the 2010s in most sectors whereby Iran has gained almost total independence. However, in some sectors such as aerospace, Iran is still greatly reliant on external sourcing. Iran has developed the capacity to reverse engineer existing foreign hardware, adapt it to its own requirements and then manufacture the finished product. Examples of this are the Boragh IFV. In an attempt to make its military industries more sustainable Iran has also sought to export its military products.

Infantry gear

Model Type Image Origin Notes Uniform equipment Ruyin-1 Body armor Standard body armor of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army professional units. Offers level NIJ IIIA protection with soft armor installed. Ruyin-2 Body armor Second most widely used body armor of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, alongside the very similarly designed Ruyin-3. Offers high level NIJ IV level protection with plates installed. Also used by FARAJA and NEDAJA. Ruyin-3 Body armor Standard body armor of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij units, offers high level NIJ IV level protection with plates installed. Also used by FARAJA. Ruyin-5 Body armor Standard light plate carrier of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Also used by FARAJA.PASGTKevlar ballistic helmetLocally-made copy. Standard issue helmet for all Iranian ground forces. Advanced Combat Helmet Kevlar ballistic helmet Locally-made copy. Standard helmet across military, except for SOF and Islamic Republic of Iran Army conscripts.FASTKevlar ballistic helmetLocally-made copy. Standard helmet for Special Operations units across the Iranian Armed Forces. M1 helmet Steel helmet Used by Islamic Republic of Iran Army conscripts. MOLLE type vest Load bearing vest Used across all units.Ephod combat vest Load bearing vest Locally-made copy. Used across all units.C-50 Gas Mask Gas mask Locally-made copy. New standard issue gas mask.M74 Gas Mask Gas mask Locally-made copy. Former standard issue gas mask for all units, now currently being phased out.

Infantry weapons Firearms Model Cartridge Type Image Origin Notes Pistols PC-9 Zoaf 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol Iranian version of the SIG Sauer P226 platform. In service with the Police and Army. CZ 75 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol Used by 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade. Glock 19/Glock 17 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol In service with the IRGC. A locally-made copy is also in development. FN Hi-Power 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol In service with the IRGC. Colt M1911A1 .45 ACP Semi-automatic pistol In service with the Army. Submachine guns Tondar (MPT9, MPT9S), Tondar Light (MPT9K) 9×19mm Submachine gun Heckler & Koch MP5 variants produced under license under the trade names of Tondar, and MPT9. Beretta M12 9×19mm Submachine gun Star Model Z84 9×19mm Submachine gun Amphibious submachine gun is used by IRGCN frogmen. Uzi 9×19mm Submachine gun Miller, David (2001). The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns. Salamander Books Ltd. . Shotguns Hatsan Escort MPA-TS 12-gauge Shotgun Used by IRGC during the Mahsa Amini protests. Battle rifles Heckler & Koch G3A6 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Artesh service rifle. Heckler & Koch G3A3 and G3A4 rifles produced under license. Iranian G3A6 differs from original G3A3 in having a dark-green slimline handguard, fixed stock, and trigger pack. There is also a retractable stock variant (G3A4). To be replaced by the Masaf-2 as standard issue service rifle for all units except the IRGC. Masaf 2 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Battle rifle version of the first Masaf variant. It was unveiled in 2021 and has been issued to Army Ground Forces 35th Rapid Reactionary Brigade by 2025. It is meant to replace Heckler & Koch G3A6 as the Artesh new service rifle. Zulfiqar Z1 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Unveiled in 2017. Yet to enter service. Azarakhsh 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Iranian-designed bullpup variant of the G3 platform. Was not adopted by the armed forces. Assault rifles KLS KLF KLT 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Standard issue assault rifle of the Army and IRGC. Iranian versions of the AK platform modeled after the Type 56, Mpi kms 72 and the AKM. AK-133 7.62×39mm Assault rifle IRGC service rifle. AK-103 rifle produced under license under the name AK-133, first unveiled in March 2018. An undisclosed amount of AK-103 rifles for use by special forces were purchased from Kalashnikov Concern and delivered in 2016. Iran issues another copy of the AK-103 which is called KL-133, an Iranian-Chinese model that is not made under license of the Kalashnikov company. Sayyad 5.56 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Iranian version of the M16 platform modeled after the Norinco CQ. In service with IRGC SOF units. Fajr 224 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Iranian version of the M4 carbine platform. Masaf 1 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Either a domestically developed short-stroke piston-driven variant of the AR-15 platform or a copy of the HK416, first unveiled in October 2016. M4 carbine 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Troops of the Iranian Army's 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade in 2025 are seen equipped with significant numbers of US-made M4A1 which Iran received in fairly large quantities during the fleeing of part of the Afghan military in Iran in 2021 when the Taliban took power. M16A4 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Troops of the Iranian Army's 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade in 2025 are seen equipped with significant numbers of US-made M16A4 which Iran received in fairly large quantities during the fleeing of part of the Afghan military in Iran in 2021 when the Taliban took power. Fateh 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Mpi Kms 727.62×39 Assault rifle Built under license Ak-47 by East Germany, The main weapon of Iran's commandos such as NOHED. Heckler & Koch HK53 5.56×45mm Assault rifle KH-2002 Khaybar 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Iranian-designed bullpup variant of the M16/M4 platform. Was not adopted by the armed forces. Type 56 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Large quantity acquired in the 1980s during the Iran–Iraq War. AKM variants 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Warsaw Pact states Unknown quantity.Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). Sniper and anti-materiel rifles Nakhjir (Hoshdar) 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle,Designated marksman rifle Iranian version of the SVD platform. An upgraded variant was unveiled on 12 December 2016. Siyavash 7.62×51mm Sniper rifle Domestically produced lightweight sniper rifle weighing loaded.Iran unveils its new home-made Siyavash an ultra light sniper rifle during a military exhibition – Army Recognition, 26 December 2013 Taher 7.62×51mm Sniper rifle Domestically developed sniper rifle with maximum range of 1200 m. Hovaza 12.7×99mm Sniper rifleAnti-materiel rifle Iranian copy of Barrett M82/M107. Steyr HS .50 Sayyad AM-50 12.7×99mm (.50 BMG) Sniper rifle,Anti-materiel rifle Shaher 14.5×114mm Sniper rifle,Anti-materiel rifle Taktab 20×102mm Anti-materiel rifle Iranian 20 mm anti material sniper rifle. Arash 20×102mm Anti-materiel rifle Machine guns M249 5.56×45mm Light machine gun Troops of the Iranian Army's 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade in 2025 are seen equipped with significant numbers of US-made M249 which Iran received in fairly large quantities during the fleeing of part of the Afghan military in Iran in 2021 when the Taliban took power. RPK 7.62×39mm Light machine gun Iranian version of the RPK platform. Rheinmetall MGA3 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun Rheinmetall MG3 produced under license. PKM, PKT 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun Iranian versions of the PKM and PKMT platforms. Akhgar 7.62×51mm Rotary cannon, Heavy machine gun Locally produced 7.62 mm 6-barrelled rotary machine gun. W85 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Iranian version of the W85 platform. MGD 12.7 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Iranian version of the DShkM. CS/LM2A 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun Iranian version of the CS/LM2 platform, first unveiled in 2019. The earliest record of its import dating to 2017. Moharram 12.7×108mm Rotary cannon, Heavy machine gun Locally produced 12.7 mm 6-barrelled rotary machine gun.Iran to manufacture new Moharram six-barrel 12.7mm Gatling-type machine gun – Army Recognition, 21 April 2014

Explosives Model Type Origin Image Notes Grenade-based weapons Nasir Automatic grenade launcher 40mm automatic grenade launcher.Kaveh-30 Automatic grenade launcher 30mm automatic grenade launcher. GP-25 Grenade launcher 40mm under-barrel grenade launcher. Used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. M79 Grenade launcher 40mm shoulder-fired grenade launcher. Unguided anti-tank weaponsFathRocket-propelled grenade NafezRocket-propelled grenade ZafarRocket-propelled grenade Saegheh Rocket-propelled grenade Improved version of the RPG-7. RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade launcher RPG-29 Ghadir Rocket-propelled grenade launcher Type 69 RPG Rocket-propelled grenade launcher Chinese copy of Russian RPG-7. SPG-9 Recoilless rifle IISS Military Balance 2012, p.324-325 M40 Recoilless rifle