Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation

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Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
هوانيروز ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Official seal of Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
Active	1962–1979 (as Imperial Iranian Army Aviation) 1979–present
Country	Iran
Branch	Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
Type	Army Aviation
Size	50,000 personnel
Nickname(s)	Havanirooz (هوانیروز)
Anniversaries	7 December
Engagements	Dhofar war 1979 Kurdish rebellion Iran–Iraq War War on ISIL[citation needed]
Flying hours	800,000 (1979–2011)
Commanders
Current commander	Second Brig. Gen. Yousef Ghorbani (2017–present)
Notable commanders	Brig. Gen. Manouchehr Khosrodad (1972–1979) Second Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Jalali
Insignia
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The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation (IRIAA) (in Persian: هواپیمایی نیروی زمینی جمهوری اسلامی ایران), more commonly known as the Havānīrūz (هوانیروز, Persian pronunciation: [hævɒːniːˈɾuːz]),‎^[1] is the army aviation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces. It has about 300 helicopters both for attack and transport missions.^[2] It has fought in the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s, in which the Havanirooz played a crucial role in destroying and defeating the invading Iraqi armies.^[3] The war saw the most intensive use of helicopters in a conventional conflict ever.

Along with its primary military role of aviation support for the ground forces, the Army Aviation is also involved in emergency management missions, such as search and rescue, medical evacuation, and forest firefighting.

Havanirooz members have the same rank insignia and titles as the rest of the Army.