Israeli Army VS Iranian Army 2015 (detailed comparison)
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Iranian Army VS
Israeli Army 2014
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army (IRIA) is the ground forces of the
Military of
Islamic Republic of Iran. In
Iran, it is also called
Artesh, (ارتش) which is
Persian for "army."
As of 2007, the regular Iranian Army was estimated to have 350,
000 personnel (
220,000 conscripts and 130,000 professionals) plus around 350,000 reservists for a total of 700,000 soldiers according to the
CSIS.[
1][2] Conscripts serve for
18 months and have professional military training.[3]
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Iran has two parallel land forces with some integration at the command level: the regular Artesh (Army), and the
Army of the Guardians of the
Islamic Revolution, also known as the Sepaah (
IRGC).
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (
IDF;
Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה
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Hahagana LeYisra'el (help·info), lit. "The Army of
Defense for
Israel";
Arabic: جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي Jaysh ad-Difāʻ al-Isrāʼīlī ), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym
Tzahal (
צה"ל), are the military forces of the
State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force, and navy. It is the sole military wing of the
Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by its
Chief of General Staff, the
Ramatkal, subordinate to the
Defense Minister of Israel; Rav Aluf
Benny Gantz has served as
Chief of Staff since
2011.
An order from
Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion on 26 May 1948, officially set up the Israel Defense Forces as a conscript army formed out of the paramilitary group Haganah, incorporating the militant groups Irgun and
Lehi. The IDF served as Israel's armed forces in all the country's major military operations—including the
1948 War of Independence, 1951--1956
Retribution operations,
1956 Sinai War, 1964--1967
War over Water,
1967 Six-Day War, 1967--1970
War of Attrition,
1968 Battle of Karameh,
1973 Operation Spring of Youth,
1973 Yom Kippur War,
1976 Operation Entebbe, 1978
Operation Litani,
1982 Lebanon War, 1982--2000
South Lebanon conflict, 1987--1993
First Intifada, 2000--2005
Second Intifada,
2002 Operation Defensive Shield,
2006 Lebanon War, 2008-2009
Operation Cast Lead,
2012 Operation Pillar of Defense, and others. The number of wars and border conflicts in which the IDF has been involved in its short history makes it one of the most battle-trained armed forces in the world.[9][10] While originally the IDF operated on three fronts—against
Lebanon and
Syria in the north,
Jordan and
Iraq in the east, and
Egypt in the south—after the
1979 Egyptian--Israeli
Peace Treaty, it has concentrated its activities in southern Lebanon and the
Palestinian Territories, including the
First and the Second Intifada.
The Israel Defense Forces differs from most armed forces in the world in many ways.
Differences include
the mandatory conscription of women and its structure, which emphasizes close relations between the army, navy, and air force. Since its founding, the IDF has been specifically designed to match Israel's unique security situation. The IDF is one of
Israeli society's most prominent institutions, influencing the country's economy, culture and political scene. In
1965, the Israel Defense Forces was awarded the
Israel Prize for its contribution to education.[11] The IDF uses several technologies developed in Israel, many of them made specifically to match the IDF's needs, such as the
Merkava main battle tank,
Achzarit armoured personnel carrier, high tech weapons systems, the
Iron Dome missile defense system,
Trophy active protection system for vehicles, and the Galil and Tavor assault rifles. The
Uzi submachine gun was invented in Israel and used by the IDF until
December 2003, ending a service that began in 1954.
Following 1967, the IDF has close military relations with the
United States,[12] including development cooperation, such as on the
F-15I jet,
THEL laser defense system, and the
Arrow missile defense system.