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Iranian missile forces

Iranian missile forces describes Iran's state-run missile force and supporting industrial network, centered on the IRGC Aerospace Force, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, Aerospace Industries Organization, and subordinate solid- and liquid-propellant missile groups.

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Open sources describe Iran's missile establishment as a military force backed by a state-controlled production system rather than a single commercial manufacturer. Iran Watch identifies the IRGC Aerospace Force as developing and operating Iran's ballistic-missile inventory through its Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization and al-Ghadir Missile Command, while DIA reporting places Aerospace Industries Organization under MODAFL with responsibility for ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, and anti-tank guided missiles.

The production side is split across organizations with different specialties. Iran Watch describes Aerospace Industries Organization as a leading MODAFL subsidiary that oversees missile production and lists Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group and Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group among its missile-related subsidiaries. SBIG is tied to solid-propellant ballistic missiles and systems such as Fateh-110, while U.S. Treasury reporting identifies SHIG as central to Iran's liquid-propellant ballistic-missile program.

ballistic missilescruise missilessurface-to-surface missile forcesmissile launchers and ground support equipmentmissile warheads and components

Notable Systems

Iranian ballistic missiles, Ballistic missile family, Artillery

Iranian ballistic missiles

Ballistic missile family

CSIS describes Iran as possessing the Middle East's largest and most diverse missile arsenal, including thousands of ballistic and cruise missiles, and lists operational Iranian Shahab, Qiam, Fateh, Sejjil, and Zolfaghar systems.

Sources: CSIS Missiles of Iran
Fateh-110 / Fateh-family ballistic missile, Short-range ballistic missile, Artillery

Fateh-110 / Fateh-family ballistic missile

Short-range ballistic missile

Iran Watch identifies Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group, an AIO subordinate, as responsible for solid-propellant ballistic missiles and as a producer of the Fateh-110 missile.

Sources: Iran Watch SBIG profile
Zolfaghar Ballistic Missile, Short-range ballistic missile, Artillery

Zolfaghar Ballistic Missile

Short-range ballistic missile

CSIS lists Zolfaghar as an operational Iranian short-range ballistic missile, while Iran Watch places solid-propellant missile production within the AIO/SBIG industrial structure.

Sources: CSIS Missiles of Iran, Iran Watch SBIG profile
Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile, Medium-range ballistic missile, Munitions

Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile

Medium-range ballistic missile

The linked catalog record covers a later Iranian solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile associated in public sources with the IRGC Aerospace Force and Iran's state missile program.

Sources: Iran Watch IRGC Aerospace Force profile, CSIS Missiles of Iran

Manufacturer History

  1. AIO establishment period

    Iran Watch records Aerospace Industries Organization as established in 1998-1999 and describes it as the MODAFL-linked body overseeing Iran's missile production.

    Sources: Iran Watch AIO profile

  2. AIO proliferation designation

    Iran Watch records the U.S. State Department's June 2005 Executive Order 13382 designation of Aerospace Industries Organization, reflecting its role in Iran's missile and delivery-system infrastructure.

    Sources: Iran Watch AIO profile

  3. SHIG subordinate sanctions

    The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six Iran-based subordinates of Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group and described SHIG as central to Iran's ballistic-missile program and responsible for liquid-propellant ballistic missiles.

    Sources: Treasury SHIG sanctions release

  4. CSIS inventory update

    CSIS updated its Missiles of Iran reference, describing Iran's missile arsenal as the largest and most diverse in the Middle East and listing major operational ballistic- and cruise-missile systems.

    Sources: CSIS Missiles of Iran

Subsidiaries
Aerospace Industries OrganizationShahid Bagheri Industrial GroupShahid Hemmat Industrial GroupIRGC Aerospace Force al-Ghadir Missile CommandIRGC Aerospace Force Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization
Website links
MODAFL websiteIran Watch IRGC Aerospace Force profileCSIS Missiles of IranDIA Iran Military Power report

This is a broad state-run force and industrial-network attribution. Public sources often separate operational control by the IRGC Aerospace Force from production by MODAFL, Aerospace Industries Organization, Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group, Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, and related subordinate entities.

Manufacturer Sources

  • CSIS Missiles of IranPublisher: CSIS Missile Threat | Note: Supports the current public inventory context for Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles, including arsenal scope, system list, and the June 17, 2026 update date. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • DIA Iran Military Power reportPublisher: Defense Intelligence Agency | Note: Supports MODAFL's defense-industry role and Aerospace Industries Organization's listed responsibility for ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, SAMs, AAMs, and ATGMs. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Iran Watch IRGC Aerospace Force profilePublisher: Iran Watch / Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports the Tehran location, IRGC Aerospace Force aliases, and the description of the force as developing and operating Iran's ballistic-missile inventory through named IRGC Aerospace Force organizations. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Iran Watch AIO profilePublisher: Iran Watch / Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports AIO aliases, Tehran addresses, MODAFL relationship, missile-production oversight, product scope, subsidiaries including SBIG and SHIG, and the 1998-1999 establishment period. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Iran Watch SBIG profilePublisher: Iran Watch / Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports SBIG as an AIO subordinate responsible for solid-propellant ballistic missiles and as a producer of the Fateh-110 missile and Fajr rocket system. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Treasury SHIG sanctions releasePublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Supports SHIG's role in Iran's ballistic-missile program, its liquid-propellant missile responsibility, and subordinate entities tied to structural components, engines, propellant, guidance, launchers, and research services. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Wikimedia Commons IRGC-AF SRBMs imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for a missile-display photograph showing Iranian IRGC Air Force short-range ballistic missiles. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

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

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Cluster-munition warhead, Ballistic-missile cluster warhead, Munitions2025 Israel-Iran Conflict, 2026 Iran WarCluster-munition warheadBallistic-missile cluster warheadBuilt in: IranCluster-munition warheads are missile payloads that open in flight and disperse multiple submunitions over a wide area instead of delivering a single unitary blast. Iranian ballistic-missile use of the payload was reported during the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict and again in the 2026 Iran War, where monitors emphasized both the wide-area effect and the uncertainty around exact missile models.