Manufacturer catalog

Iran Defence Industries

Iran Defence Industries is the English wording used in Mindex ammunition product copy for some products branded to Iran's Defense Industry Organization, including 60 mm mortar bombs and heavy machine-gun ammunition. The public record places that industrial activity inside Iran's state defense-industrial structure under the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics.

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Mindex, the Iranian Ministry of Defence export center, presents Defense Industry Organization product pages across ammunition, armament, rocket and missile, military vehicle, NBC, and propellant categories. Its 60 mm high-explosive long-range mortar page identifies the brand as Defense Industry Organization and describes the 60 mm mortar shell as produced by Iran Defence Industries, with the long-range variant adding explosive fill and range without requiring a different mortar launcher.

Open-source reference and sanctions records treat Defense Industries Organization as a state-owned MODAFL subsidiary and a large defense-industrial network rather than a single commercial plant. Iran Watch describes it as a MODAFL subsidiary representing a conglomerate of more than 300 companies, while NTI describes DIO as a state-owned organization founded in 1981 to reorganize and expand Iran's defense industry.

AmmunitionMortar bombsHeavy machine-gun ammunitionPropellant and explosivesArmamentMilitary vehicles

Notable Systems

Iranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile, 60 mm long-range HE mortar bomb, Munitions

Iranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile

60 mm long-range HE mortar bomb

Mindex identifies the 60 mm HE LR page with Defense Industry Organization as the brand and describes the 60 mm mortar shell as one of the small mortar bombs produced by Iran Defence Industries.

Sources: Mindex 60 mm HE LR product page, Mindex Iran Defence Products ammunition catalog
12.7x108mm cartridge, 12.7 mm heavy machine-gun cartridge, Munitions

12.7x108mm cartridge

12.7 mm heavy machine-gun cartridge

Mindex lists Defense Industry Organization as the brand for 12.7x108 mm ball, armor-piercing, APHEI, and sniper-ball ammunition and gives technical data for the cartridge family.

Sources: Mindex 12.7x108 mm ammunition product page, Mindex Iran Defence Products ammunition catalog

Manufacturer History

  1. Defense Industries Organization established as a post-revolutionary defense body

    NTI describes DIO as a state-owned organization founded in 1981 to reorganize and expand Iran's defense industry under MODAFL.

    Sources: NTI DIO facility profile

  2. Mindex product-selection effort begins

    Mindex says the idea of selecting exportable items with data and specifications began in 2002, leading to successive catalog editions for MODAFL organizations and industries.

    Sources: Mindex about page

  3. Mindex publishes updated export catalog material

    Mindex states that its 2025 editions are available with more items and updated presentation; the current Defense Industry Organization pages list ammunition, armament, rocket and missile, military vehicle, NBC, and propellant categories.

    Sources: Mindex about page, Mindex Defense Industry Organization page

Website links
Mindex Defense Industry Organization pageMindex 60 mm HE LR product pageMindex 12.7x108 mm ammunition product pageIran Watch DIO profileNTI DIO facility profile

Public sources often identify the parent body as Defense Industry Organization or Defense Industries Organization. Mindex ammunition copy also uses Iran Defence Industries for some product descriptions.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Mindex Defense Industry Organization pagePublisher: Mindex Center | Note: Supports the Defense Industry Organization brand, MODAFL export-center context, activity categories, and product families. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Mindex about pagePublisher: Mindex Center | Note: Supports Mindex's role as the Ministry of Defence export center, its 1989 marketing start, and the 2002 product-selection and later catalog-edition history. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Mindex 60 mm HE LR product pagePublisher: Mindex Center | Note: Supports the Defense Industry Organization brand for the 60 mm HE LR product, the Iran Defence Industries wording in product copy, and technical context for the long-range mortar bomb. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Mindex 12.7x108 mm ammunition product pagePublisher: Mindex Center | Note: Supports the Defense Industry Organization brand for 12.7x108 mm ball, AP, APHEI, and sniper-ball ammunition and its catalog connection to the published 12.7x108mm cartridge record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Mindex Iran Defence Products ammunition catalogPublisher: Mindex Center | Note: Supports the Iran Defence Products ammunition catalog context, including listed 12.7x108 mm ammunition and 60 mm HE LR mortar-bomb families. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Defense Industries Organization sealPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the rights-clear public-domain seal used as visual identification for the Defense Industries Organization parent body. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Iran Watch DIO profilePublisher: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports the broader Defense Industries Organization background, MODAFL relationship, reported conglomerate scale, address context, and sanctions-heavy public record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • NTI DIO facility profilePublisher: Nuclear Threat Initiative | Note: Supports the 1981 founding date, state-owned status, MODAFL subsidiary relationship, and DIO's role in Iran's defense-industry expansion. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OpenSanctions DIO entityPublisher: OpenSanctions | Note: Supports consolidated sanctions and ownership-control context for DIO, including MODAFL ownership and linked subordinate entities. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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