2026 Iran war order of battle
This is the order of battle of the 2026 Iran war. It reports commands, formations and units where sources have specifically indicated their involvement in the war. It does not indicate higher commands or intermediate commands unless there are sources specifically indicating their involvement. As this list is dependent on sources to identify involvement, it does not purport to be complete.
Offensive operations
United States
- United States Army Central[1]
- 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command[2]
- 4th Combat Aviation Brigade[3]
- 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division[4]
- Elements, 82nd Airborne Division[5]
- 20th Special Forces Group, Army National Guard[6]
- 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command[7]
- 42nd Infantry Division[8]
- 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment[9]
- 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment[10]
- 1st Space Battalion[11]
- Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)[1]
- 609th Air Operations Center[12]
- 4th Fighter Wing[13]
- 6th Air Refueling Wing[15]
- 23rd Air Wing[17]
- 48th Fighter Wing[13]
- 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron[19]
- 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard[15]
- 190th Fighter Squadron[21]
- 107th Fighter Squadron[21]
- 141st Air Refueling Wing, Washington Air National Guard[22]
- 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard[23]
- 134th Fighter Squadron[24]
- 157th Fighter Squadron[25]
- 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard[6]
- 186th Air Refueling Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard[6]
- 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard[23]
- 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing[26]
- 366th Fighter Wing[13]
- 378th Air Expeditionary Wing[28]
- 379th Air Expeditionary Wing[29]
- 380th Air Expeditionary Wing[29]
- 386th Air Expeditionary Wing[30]
- 552nd Air Control Wing[31]
- 609th Air Operations Center[12]
- United States Naval Forces Central Command / United States Fifth Fleet[a][37]
- Carrier Strike Group 3[38]
- USS Abraham Lincoln[39]
- Carrier Air Wing 9[40][38]
- Strike Fighter Squadron 14[38]
- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14[38]
- Strike Fighter Squadron 41[38]
- Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71[38]
- Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117[38]
- Electronic Attack Squadron 133[38]
- Strike Fighter Squadron 151[38]
- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314[38][41]
- Carrier Air Wing 9[40][38]
- Destroyer Squadron 21[38]
- USS Abraham Lincoln[39]
- Carrier Strike Group 12[38]
- USS Gerald R. Ford[42]
- Carrier Air Wing 8[40]
- Strike Fighter Squadron 31[38]
- Strike Fighter Squadron 37[38]
- Fleet Logistics Squadron 40[38]
- Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70[38]
- Strike Fighter Squadron 87[38]
- Airborne Command and Control Squadron 124[38]
- Electronic Attack Squadron 142[38]
- Strike Fighter Squadron 213[38]
- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9[38]
- Carrier Air Wing 8[40]
- Destroyer Squadron 2[38]
- USS Gerald R. Ford[42]
- Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group
- Boxer Amphibious Ready Group
- USS Bulkeley[45]
- USS Canberra[40]
- USNS Carl Brashear[46]
- USS Charlotte[47]
- USS Delbert D. Black[40]
- USNS Henry J. Kaiser[49]
- USS John Finn[38]
- USNS Kanawha[51]
- USS McFaul[38]
- USS Milius[38]
- USS Mitscher[38]
- USS Oscar Austin[52]
- USS Pinckney[38]
- USS Rafael Peralta[53]
- USS Roosevelt[40]
- USS Santa Barbara[40]
- USS Thomas Hudner[38]
- USS Tulsa[40]
- USNS William McLean[54]
- Carrier Strike Group 3[38]
Other
- Task Force Scorpion Strike[55][b]
- Central Intelligence Agency[56]
- United States Cyber Command[57]
Israel
- 1st Golani Brigade[58]
- 7th Saar me-Golan Armored Brigade[59]
- 77th Armored Battalion[60]
- 621st Egoz Unit[61]
- 91st Galilee Division[62]
- 890th Efea/Echis Paratroopers Battalion[66]
- 146th Ha Mapatz Division[30]
- 613th Hasmonean Brigade[58]
- 84th Givati Brigade[67]
- 401st Iron Tracks Brigade[30]
- 9th Eshet Armored Battalion[68]
- 933rd Nahal Brigade[69]
- 210th Bashan Division[62]
- 109th Valley Squadron[70]
- 107th Orange Knights Squadron[71]
- 106th Spearhead Squadron[72]
- 120th Desert Giants Squadron[73]
- Northern Meron Air Traffic Control Unit[74]
Other
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Bahrain
Yemen
Non-state actors against Iran
Defensive operations
Australia
- Detachment, No. 2 Squadron RAAF[104] (Royal Australian Air Force)
- Elements, Special Air Service Regiment[105] (Australian Army)
Azerbaijan
Troops and air defence systems deployed on border with Iran.[106]
Canada
France
- 4th Air Combat Brigade[112]
- 7th Battalion of Chasseurs Alpins[113]
- 54th Artillery Regiment[112]
Germany
Greece
- A squadron of F-16s[126] (Hellenic Air Force)
- 350th Guided Missile Wing[127] (Hellenic Air Force)
- Kimon[128] (Hellenic Navy)
- Psara[126] (Hellenic Navy)
Iraq
- Iraqi National Intelligence Service[129]
- Joint Operations Command[64]
Italy
- Federico Martinengo[117] (Italian Navy)
- 14° Stormo Sergio Sartof[136] (Italian Air Force)
- 51° Stormo Ferruccio Serafini[137] (Italian Air Force)
Jordan
Lebanon
At least three soldiers and a member of the General Security Directorate killed as a result of Israeli military action.[139]
Netherlands
Oman
Interception of drones, and the rescue of crew from a freighter struck by missiles by the Royal Navy of Oman.[140][141]
Pakistan
Activation of the SMDA with Saudi Arabia after attacks on Saudi Arabia. Pakistani F-16s were already in Saudi Arabia for a joint exercise at the start of the war. Air defence systems were deployed.[142]
Pakistan's Navy undertook security operations in the region to protect shipping.[143]
Palestine
Qatar
Iran has claimed Qatar has retaliated with strikes into Iran (denied).[145]
The Qatari Emiri Navy and Air Force have been active in defending against drone and air strikes.[146][147] Two Iranian Su-24 tactical bombers targeting al-Udeid and Ras Laffan Industrial City were shot down by a Qatari F-15QA.[148][149][150]
Spain
Syria
Syria has reinforced its borders with Lebanon and Iraq, with reports of shelling from Lebanon by Hezbollah.[153][154]
Turkey
Turkey deployed F-16 fighter jets and air defense systems to Northern Cyprus.[155]
Ukraine
Ukraine has sent anti-drone teams to several countries to defend against Iranian drones.[156][157]
United Kingdom
Iran
This list is largely compiled from reports of strikes on military and other government targets.
- 44th Artillery Group[173]
- 55th Artillery Group[173]
- 55th Airborne Brigade[174]
- 56th Younes Artillery Group[75]
- 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade[30]
- 92nd Armored Division[65]
- 292nd Armored Brigade[175]
- Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation[176][177][178]
- 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
- Southern Fleet[179]
- IRIS Fateh (sunk)[180]
- IRIS Kurdistan (sunk)[181]
- IRIS Makran (sunk)[182]
- IRIS Sabalan (suspected sunk)[183]
- IRIS Zagros (suspected sunk)[183]
- IRIS Alvand (claimed sunk)[184]
- IRIS Sahand (sunk)[185]
- IRIS Dena (sunk)
- IRIS Bayandor (sunk)[179]
- IRIS Naghdi (sunk)[179]
- IRIS Hamzeh (sunk)[186]
- IRIS Deylaman (sunk)[186]
- Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation[59]
- 8th Najaf Ashraf Division[189]
- 14th Imam Hossein Division[189]
- 29th Nabi Akram Operational Division[64]
- 15th Imam Hassan Mojtaba Special Forces Brigade[190]
- 32nd Ansar ol Hossein Brigade[191]
- 1st Hazrat-e Hojjat Independent Armored Brigade[190]
- 38th Zolfaghar Independent Armored Brigade[192]
- 41st Tharallah Division[59]
- Saheb ol Zaman Provincial Unit[189]
- 33rd Al-Mahdi Brigade[193]
- Ansar ol Mehdi Unit[179]
- 3rd Hazrat‑e Mehdi Ranger Brigade[64]
- 20th Ramzan Independent Armored Brigade[190]
- 22nd Ground Forces Division[194]
- 31st Ashoura Mechanized Division[194]
- Sabireen Special Forces Brigade[30]
- Kurdistan Beit-ol-Moqaddas Corps
- 22nd Beit ol Moqaddas Operational Division[187]
- Imam Sadegh Unit[75]
- 14th Imam Sadegh Infantry Brigade[129]
- 18th Al Ghadir Brigade[129]
- 88th Ansar ol Reza Brigade[195]
- 11th Amir ol Momenin Brigade[30]
- 19th Fajr Operational Division[30]
- Ramadan Unit[30]
- 1st Saheb ol Zaman Region[64]
- IRIS Jamaran (sunk)[198]
- IRIS Shahid Bagheri (struck)[199]
- IRIS Shahid Soleimani (claimed sunk)[200]
- IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi (struck)[201]
- IRIS Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (struck)[202][203]
- 26th Salaman Missile Group[204]
Axis of Resistance
- Intelligence Unit[62]
- Unit 127[64]
- Unit 7900[187]
- Badr Unit[191]
- Radwan Force[187]
- Imam Hussein Brigade[190]
- Lebanese Resistance Brigades[61]
Launched missile and UAV strikes on Israel.[206]
- 6th Kataib Jund al Imam PMF Brigade[192]
- 14th PMF Brigade[209]
- 15th PMF Brigade[129]
- 16th PMF Brigade[210]
- 18th Saraya Talia al Khurasani Brigade[59]
- 27th PMF Brigade[129]
- 19th PMF Brigade[190]
- 30th Shabak PMF Brigade[62]
- 31st PMF Brigade[58]
- 33rd PMF Brigade[193]
- 40th Kataib al Imam Ali Brigade[59]
- 45th PMF Brigade[211]
- 50th PMF Brigade[62]
- 53rd PMF Brigade[174]
- 52nd PMF Brigade[188]
- 55th Badr PMF Brigade[212]
- 59th Ninveh PMF Brigade[213]
- 24th PMF Regiment[213]
- 61st Badr PMF Brigade[197]
- 63rd Badr PMF Brigade[204]
- 65th PMF Brigade[214]
- 2nd Tribal Mobilization Forces Regiment[214]
- PMF General Secretariat Special Forces Regiment[190]
- Turkmen Brigades
Others
Notes
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