Manufacturer catalog

Iranian Marine Industries Organization

Iranian Marine Industries Organization is Iran's Tehran-based naval defense builder, subordinate to DIO and MODAFL, and tied in this catalog to submarines and fast boats.

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Iranian Marine Industries Organization is a state-linked marine defense builder in Iran's industrial network. Public records also use the names Marine Industries Organization, Marine Industries Group, and MIO, reflecting a sanctions-heavy and alias-rich public footprint.

For this catalog, the builder page connects the organization to cataloged naval systems and to the broader production base that open sources associate with Iranian submarines, fast boats, and other military and civil maritime craft.

naval systemssubmarinesfast boatsshipbuildingmaritime military production

Notable Systems

Iranian submarines, Diesel-electric submarine force, Naval Systems

Ghadir-class mini submarine

Diesel-electric submarine force

Iran Watch says Marine Industries Group produced the Ghadir-class mini submarine family as part of Iran's domestic naval production base.

Sources: Iran Watch profile

Qaem-class submarine

Iran Watch identifies the Qaem-class submarine as another product family associated with Marine Industries Group.

Sources: Iran Watch profile

RIB-38 speedboat

The Wikimedia Commons RIB-38 category lists Marine Industries Organization as the manufacturer for this Iranian naval speedboat family.

Sources: Wikimedia Commons RIB-38 category

RIB-42 speedboat

The Wikimedia Commons RIB-42 category lists Marine Industries Organization as the manufacturer for this Iranian naval speedboat family.

Sources: Wikimedia Commons RIB-42 category

Manufacturer History

  1. Began work

    Iran Watch says the organization began work in 1986.

    Sources: Iran Watch profile

  2. EU listing

    Iran Watch records a 24 April 2007 European Union listing tied to proliferation-sensitive nuclear and delivery-system concerns.

    Sources: Iran Watch profile

  3. U.S. Treasury designation

    Treasury designated Marine Industries Organization because it was owned or controlled by MODAFL and handled marine military acquisitions for Iran's navy and IRGC.

    Sources: Treasury designation

Subsidiaries
Offshore Design and Research CenterShahid Darvishi Offshore IndustriesShahid Julaei Offshore IndustriesShahid Mousavi Offshore IndustriesShahid Tamjidi Offshore Industries
Website links
Official websiteIran Watch profileTreasury designationOpenSanctions entityWikimedia Commons category

Marine Industries Organization appears in sanctions and reference sources under several English aliases, and open web material on its site history is sparse. This profile standardizes the common English forms and uses the publicly listed website and Commons references as the current catalog context.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Iran Watch profilePublisher: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports the Marine Industries Group aliases, the 1986 start date, DIO/MODAFL relationship, Tehran address context, product families, and the organization's alias-heavy public footprint. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Treasury designationPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Supports the 21 December 2012 designation, the MODAFL control relationship, and Treasury's description of the organization as responsible for marine military acquisitions. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • OpenSanctions entityPublisher: OpenSanctions | Note: Supports the Tehran registration context, MODAFL and DIO association, and the maritime missile-program description used to frame this builder catalog page. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wikimedia Commons categoryPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the official website listing, Tehran location, and subordinate organizations shown on the Commons category page for Marine Industries Organization. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wikimedia Commons RIB-38 categoryPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and the manufacturer attribution for the RIB-38 speedboat family. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wikimedia Commons RIB-42 categoryPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and the manufacturer attribution for the RIB-42 speedboat family. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wikimedia Commons logo filePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY 4.0 reuse for the Marine Industries Organization logo used as the builder image. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Iranian submarines, Diesel-electric submarine force, Naval Systems2020 United States-Iran ConflictIranian submarinesDiesel-electric submarine forceBuilt in: Russia / IranIranian submarines are the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy's mixed diesel-electric submarine force, combining Russian-built Tareq/Kilo boats with domestically built Fateh, Ghadir, and smaller midget-submarine classes. Centered on Bandar Abbas and the Strait of Hormuz, the fleet supports coastal sea denial, mine warfare, and anti-ship strike; during Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM listed Iranian Navy ships and submarines among vessels damaged or destroyed.
Peykaap / Zolfaghar missile boat, Fast attack craft / missile boat, Naval SystemsPeykaap / Zolfaghar missile boatFast attack craft / missile boatBuilt in: IranThe Peykaap and Zolfaghar missile-boat family covers North Korean IPS-16-derived Iranian fast attack craft adapted for torpedo or anti-ship missile attack. Official and specialist references place Peykaap I torpedo boats, Peykaap II/Bavar missile boats, and Peykaap III/Zolfaghar missile boats inside the IRGC Navy small-craft inventory, with Kowsar/TL-10, Zafar, and Nasr/C-704-family missile fits on the missile variants. Current Strait of Hormuz reporting discusses IRGCN small-boat swarms and missile threats, but public sources reviewed for this entry did not identify a Peykaap/Zolfaghar hull in a specific 2026 engagement.
Ashura-class speedboat, Fast patrol boat / fast inshore attack craft, Naval SystemsAshura-class speedboatFast patrol boat / fast inshore attack craftBuilt in: IranThe Ashura-class speedboat is a small Iranian fast patrol and fast inshore attack craft family associated with the IRGC Navy's asymmetric small-boat force. Public sources describe the original Ashura/Ashoora boat as a compact glass-reinforced-plastic craft with gun, rocket, troop-carrying, and mine-capable configurations, while later Iranian reporting also applies the Ashura-class label to improved missile-capable boats.
Iranian small attack boats, Small attack boat / fast attack craft, Naval Systems2020 United States-Iran ConflictIranian small attack boatsSmall attack boat / fast attack craftBuilt in: IranIranian small attack boats are a mixed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy fast attack craft and fast inshore attack craft force used for swarm harassment, mine laying, anti-ship missile attack, and littoral sea denial around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The family covers domestically produced speedboats and named classes such as Ashura/Ashoora, Tareq, Zolfaghar/Peykaap, Thondor/Houdong, Boghammar-derived craft, and Bladerunner-derived craft rather than a single standardized design.