Pic 1: Sayyad super light AFV fitted with Toophan ATGMs (spare ATGM loads visible)
Pic 2: M113 APCs
Pic 3: M577 ACVs (armored command vehicles)
Pic 4: A true relic, BTR-60PB 8x8 APC. NEZAJA still operate insanely large quantities of the type despite their age
M-109 SPHs, by far the most prominent piece of self propelled artillery in Iran's arsenal. Note "floaties" mounted in pic 1
A ZSU-57-2 can be seen leading the way in pic 4, assumably a reserve piece
Bell-206 with the new unnamed drone seen during parade rehearsals (pic 1)
Modernized AH-1J with countermeasures & new EO ball carrying newer generation Shafaq AGMs
(First 2 pics from mr_zeinloo on Instagram)
Bike mounted FARAJA border guard with Ruyin-2/3 vests as well as Toyota & Aras pickup trucks (pics 1-2)
NEZAJA Safir jeeps, note the command variant leading the way (pics 3-4)
Basij security forces. They can be identified by their distinct standard issue protective vests & riot gear helmets
Safir-74 (pics 1-2). Mainstay "light tank" of Iran. Some of these were supplied to Sudan & have actually been captured by the RSF in the ongoing coup
T-72S' (pics 3-4), some with added slat armor on top of ERA
IRGC NEZSA crew of a Boragh AMV (armored mortar vehicle)
IRGC ZU-23-2 mounted to a Toyota
IRGC NEZSA bike based anti tank team with an RPG-29 'Ghadir'
IRGC NEZSA Safir jeeps, one closet to the camera wielding a Fajr-1 107mm MRL
Various Fateq IMV variants s (pics 1-3). A cheap armored vehicle that has become a favorite of FARAJA & the Basij, being operated in massive quantities relative to other 4x4 armoured vehicles
Seems majority of NEZAJA members had composite helmets as opposed to old steel M1 ones for once a good change to see. Still much more poorly equipped compared to the IRGC & FARAJA
Considering recent events, let's take a look at how the average Armenian soldier is equipped
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The usual infantry kit seen:
• PASGT helmets standard, but old SSh-68 steel helmets still in use.
• Standard issue plate carriers from Russia's Armocom made for Armenia
• AK-74 & AK-103 as standard rifles, optics limited to SOF
• ARMPAT for BDUs
• No encrypted comms
Some extremely low priority volunteer units are not so lucky. While much much rarer, they're usually equipped with LBVs, old chest rigs, & Soviet era steel helmets. ARMPAT BDUs still used of course
Since I've had some questions regarding IRGC in Syria, here's a great video showing how they're equipped on average
Usual PASGT style helmets of course. Of more interest, Ruyin-2/3 plate carriers which are rarely seen in peacetime, but are standard for combat deployed personnel
You can see this same pattern in equipment in many other images of IRGC in Syria. However the lack of proper encrypted communication equipment is quite concerning, something we really only see with Artesh infact
IRGC deployed in Iran itself in the fight against various Kurdish separatists around a decade ago have followed a similar trend
Note the old widely issued plate carriers (Ruyin-1 & unnamed derivative) that Ruyin-2/3 replaced
Good pics of Iran's new Harop style suicide drone, first displayed earlier this year at the army day parade
New pod shown off. Perhaps for electronic warfare and countermeasures? Seen mounted on both Kaman-12 and Mohajer-6
Mohajer-6. Notable pics:
1: Seen for the first time with quad Hydra 70mm/Fadak 80mm rocket launcher
2: 2 Ghaem-9 under each wing, but without the wings for them attached weirdly
3: 2 Almas ATGM launchers under each wing