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Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (SAIRC)

IRGC-ASF subordinate and design authority for the Shahed UAV family, including the Shahed-136 loitering munition extensively deployed by Russia against Ukraine.

FILE · shahed-aviation-industriesOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus Subordinate to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGC-ASF); associated with HESA for manufacture. Under US sanctionsUnverified
Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (SAIRC)
Drones/UASCombat-fieldedIRSubordinate to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGC-ASF); associated with HESA for manufacture. Under US sanctions
IRGC-ASF subordinate and design authority for the Shahed UAV family, including the Shahed-136 loitering munition extensively deployed by Russia against Ukraine.
Founded
1985
HQ
Isfahan, Iran
Stage
State-owned
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