Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Air Force
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| Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Air Force ارتش انگلآب زوراسانی ارفانی Arteš-e Enghelâb-e Javv-ye Mosallah-e Zorasāni-e Erfāni | |
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| Active | 1946-present |
| Country |  Zorasan |
| Allegiance | Union of Zorasani Irfanic Republics |
| Branch | Air force |
| Role | Aerial and electronic warfare |
| Size | 75,000 active duty personnel 8,000 Reserve personnel 128 civilian personnel Approx. ~1,105+ aircraft |
| Part of | Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army |
| Motto(s) | راه ما، راه حسین است, Rāh-e ma, rāh-e adashir ast "Our Path, Is Adashir's Path" |
| Commanders | |
| Supreme Commander in Chief | Vahid Isfandiar |
| Minister of National Defense | Alireza Fadavi |
| Minister for the Navy | Habibollah Pourdastan |
| Chief of Staff | Adm. Nassad Ashfari |
| Coordinator Deputy Commander | Adm. Sayeed Sayyari |
| Insignia | |
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The Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Air Force (Pardarian: ارتش انگلآب زوراسانی ارفانی; Arteš-e Enghelâb-e Javv-ye Mosallah-e Zorasāni-e Erfāni) is the aerial warfare uniform service branch of the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Zorasan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Land Forces and the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Navy. The ZIRAF has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport and logistics capability to Zorasan. As of 2017, per ISSG, the ZIRAF has 75,000 personnel. It operates 1,105 aircraft.
Its primary mandate and mission is "to provide, in synergy with other inter-services, the most efficient, assured and cost effective aerial Defence of Zorasan." Since its establishment in 1946, the ZIRAF has been involved in various combat operations, providing aerial support to military operations and relief efforts.
History
Structure
Commands
Bases
Rank structure
Personnel
List of Air Commanders
Special Forces
Religious minorities in the ZIRAF
Inventory
Aircraft
| Aircraft | Origin | Role | In service | |||
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| Combat Aircraft | ||||||
| Ronghui S-11 |  Xiaodong
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4th-generation multirole fighter | 85 | |||
| SAI/CAB Azrakhash |  Chervolesia/ Zorasan
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Multirole fighter | 112 | |||
| SAI H-11 Tondar | Zorasan
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Multirole fighter | 186 | |||
| SAI H-09 Asefeh | Zorasan
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4th-generation Air superiority fighter | 96, built under license | |||
| SAI H-05 Azhdar | Zorasan
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3rd-generation Air superiority fighter | 139, built under license | |||