Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation

Havadarya
Country	Iran
Branch	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Type	Naval aviation
Insignia
Identification symbol

The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation (IRINA) (Persian: هواپیمایی نیروی دریایی آجا‎‎) or Havadarya (Persian: هوادریا‎‎) is the air component of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. It is one of the few air elements in any Persian Gulf navy, and has both fixed-wing aircraft and armed helicopters.

Aircraft

American made aircraft were introduced to the inventory, in the 1960s and 1970s: with European made aircraft comprising the more modern part of the fleet.

Aircraft	Type	Variants	In service[1]	Notes	Image
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion	Airborne Mine CounterMeasures (AMCM)/heavy-lift transport helicopter	RH-53D	3	Supplemented by United States Navy examples that were abandoned by US forces during Operation Eagle Claw.
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King	Anti-submarine warfare/anti-surface warfare/medium-lift utility helicopter	ASH-3D	10	Built by Agusta, in Italy.
Mil Mi-17	Anti-surface warfare/medium-lift transport helicopter	Mi-171 (Mi-8AMTSh) 'Hip'
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey	Anti-submarine warfare/anti-surface warfare/light transport helicopter	AB 212ASW	14	Built by Agusta, in Italy.
Fokker F27 Friendship	Transport aircraft	F27-400M	4
Dassault Falcon 20	Transport aircraft/VIP transport	Mystère/Falcon 20E	4
Do-228	Transport aircraft	Do-228	5	According to Global Security the IRIN operates 5 of these. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ships.htm Built in Germany.
Shrike Commander 690	Transport aircraft	Shrike Commander 690	4	According to Global Security the IRIN operates 4 of these. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ships.htm Built in the United States.

References

1. World Air Forces 2013 - Flightglobal.com, pg 18, December 11, 2012

• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ships.htm
• http://www.63rdvfs.com/INoob.html