Iranian reliance on these countries has rapidly decreased over the last decade in most sectors where Iran has gained almost total independence however, in some sectors such as the Aerospace sector Iran is still greatly reliant on external help. Initial developments in every field of military technology were carried out with the technical support of Russia, China, and North Korea to lay the foundations for future industries. The war eventually forced Iran to turn towards Syria, Pakistan, North Korea, Brazil, and China to meet its short term military requirements. Under the pressures of war all supplies were quickly exhausted and replacements became increasingly difficult to come by. The Iran–Iraq War, and post revolutionary sanctions at the time had a dramatic effect on Iran's inventory of western equipment.
Primary suppliers included the United States, Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Israel, and the Soviet Union. Cases exist where Iran was supplied with equipment even before it was made standard in the countries that developed it (for example the US F-14 Tomcat, or the British Chieftain). ( September 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)įrom 1925 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran was mostly equipped with Western hardware and equipment. Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable.
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