Manufacturer catalog

Iran

Iran is the catalog's umbrella manufacturer profile for the Islamic Republic's state defense-industrial base. It groups weapons attributed to Iranian military production, especially systems developed through ministry-linked organizations rather than a single commercial contractor.

2 weapons

Iran is the catalog's umbrella manufacturer facet for the Islamic Republic's defense-industrial base. Public sources usually describe the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and its subordinate organizations, including the Defense Industries Organization, Aerospace Industries Organization, Iran Electronics Industries, Aviation Industries Organization, and Marine Industries Organization, rather than a single private contractor.

The catalog uses this builder label when a weapon is sourced only to Iran or to the wider Iranian state defense sector. That keeps the manufacturer link stable while preserving the sanctions, export-control, and state-ownership context around Iranian weapons production.

missiles and rocketsUAVs and loitering munitionsair defenseelectronics and sensorsnaval systems

Notable Systems

Zelzal-1 rocket

Unguided artillery rocket

CSIS describes the Zelzal family as part of Iran's long-range rocket arsenal, matching the catalog's Iran attribution for the connected Zelzal-1 entry.

Sources: Missiles and Rockets of Hezbollah

15 Khordad air-defense system

Iran Watch says the defense ministry unveiled the 15 Khordad air-defense system in 2019, illustrating the broader state production base behind the Iran facet.

Sources: Ministry profile on Iran Watch

Manufacturer History

1989-01-01
MODAFL formed
Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics was formed by merging the defense ministry with the IRGC logistics ministry, creating the current umbrella defense structure.
Sources: Ministry page on Iran Data Portal, MODAFL profile on NTI
2023-02-15
Iran reports higher defense production and exports
The official government news page says defense-product output had increased three-fold and exports five-fold compared with the prior year.
Sources: Official government page

Website links

Official government page Ministry profile on Iran Watch MODAFL profile on NTI Ministry page on Iran Data Portal

This profile intentionally uses the catalog's country-level manufacturer facet for Iranian state defense production. Public references often describe the same apparatus through MODAFL, its subordinates, or export centers rather than a single commercial builder.

Manufacturer Sources

Official government pagePublisher: Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran | Note: Supports the ministry-level defense-industrial context, including domestic weapon production and the current official government news stream for the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
MODAFL profile on NTIPublisher: Nuclear Threat Initiative | Note: Supports the 1989 merger that created MODAFL and its role as a unified structure for Iran's defense industries, including control over ballistic-missile-related aerospace organizations. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Ministry profile on Iran WatchPublisher: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports Tehran-based ministry context, defense research and manufacturing responsibilities, and the broad portfolio of ammunition, electronics, missiles, vehicles, aircraft, aerospace, and naval equipment associated with MODAFL. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Ministry page on Iran Data PortalPublisher: Syracuse University Iran Data Portal | Note: Supports the 1989 merger of the Defense Ministry and the Revolutionary Guards ministry into the current Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
IRI-MOD.svg on Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the public-domain image of the MODAFL seal used as the builder image for Iran's defense-industrial profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Missiles and Rockets of HezbollahPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports the Zelzal family as an Iranian long-range rocket lineage used to illustrate this catalog's Iran-linked production base. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Arash-2, Long-range one-way attack UAV / loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs

2025 Israel-Iran ConflictArash-2Long-range one-way attack UAV / loitering munitionBuilt in: IranThe Arash-2 is an Iranian long-range one-way attack UAV in the Arash/Kian family, publicly described by Iranian military reporting as a strategic-range system aimed at Israeli targets and radar or fixed-infrastructure attack. Open sources describe booster-assisted or container-style launch, a claimed 2,000 km class range, and possible seeker configurations, while conflict reporting ties the type to Iranian strikes and U.S. counter-drone attacks during the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict.

Zelzal-1 rocket, Unguided artillery rocket, Artillery

2014 Yemen Civil WarZelzal-1 rocketUnguided artillery rocketBuilt in: IranThe Zelzal-1 is an Iranian 610 mm unguided artillery rocket, also reported as Naze'at-10, from a FROG-7-derived rocket family. Open-source reporting places Zelzal production from 1990 into the early 2000s, with reported delivery to Hezbollah and later 2014 Yemen Civil War use by Houthi-aligned forces in long-range attacks on Marib and Saudi border provinces.