Iran’s military forces combine state‑of‑the‑art drones and hackers with out‑of‑date conventional weapons
Iran's military capabilities have been degraded by recent US and Israeli bombardment, but its offensive capabilities have been built up over nearly 50 years. Iran's military technology includes a mix of outdated conventional weapons and state-of-the-art drones and hacking capabilities.
Iran's military forces have been significantly impacted by six weeks of US and Israeli bombardment, degrading its nuclear facilities and crippling parts of its military. Prior to the bombardment, Iran was estimated to possess 3,000 ballistic missiles and tens of thousands of one-way attack drones. Iran's modern military equipment is largely composed of reverse-engineered American and Soviet equipment, much of it obsolete. However, its missile technology has substantially improved since 1990 due to domestic production and imported expertise. The Iranian military is split into the regular military, or 'Artesh,' and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, with the latter serving as the more professional military force. Iran's military has been built up over nearly 50 years, with a focus on developing a domestic arms industry due to international arms embargoes.
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