Shahab series ballistic missiles
Iranian short- and medium-range ballistic missile familyIran Watch identifies AIO as responsible for developing the Shahab 1, 2, and 3 ballistic missiles.
Sources: Iran Watch AIO profileManufacturer catalog
Iranian missile industry
Iran's missile industry is a state-controlled production network centered on the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, the Aerospace Industries Organization, and subordinate groups that manage missile research, procurement, component production, testing, and final assembly.
2 weaponsIran's missile industry is not organized as a single private corporation. Public sanctions records and nonproliferation references describe a state-controlled industrial system in which MODAFL, Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), Defense Industries Organization (DIO), Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group, and other subordinate entities divide work across liquid-fuel missiles, solid-fuel missiles, guidance components, launch equipment, procurement, and testing.
AIO is the most visible public anchor for this industrial base. Iran Watch describes it as a leading MODAFL industrial and military subsidiary that oversees missile production, while Treasury releases identify AIO as responsible for ballistic-missile research, development, production, testing oversight, and international supplier relationships. Recent Treasury actions continue to describe AIO-linked procurement networks seeking gyroscopes, accelerometers, MEMS components, and other missile-applicable technology.
Notable Systems
Sejjil ballistic missile
Medium-range ballistic missileIran Watch identifies Sejjil as a two-stage solid-propellant ballistic missile developed by AIO.
Sources: Iran Watch AIO profileHoveyzeh cruise missile
Iran Watch lists Hoveyzeh among the missile systems associated with AIO.
Sources: Iran Watch AIO profile
C-802/Noor anti-ship cruise missile
Anti-ship cruise missileIran Watch lists Noor among the anti-ship missile families manufactured by AIO.
Sources: Iran Watch AIO profile
Kowsar cruise anti-ship missile
Anti-ship cruise missile familyIran Watch's missile chronology says Iran announced Kowsar production in 2004 as an AIO-made anti-ship cruise missile with shore-, air-, and ship-launched variants.
Sources: Iran Watch Missile Milestones
Burkan-2H ballistic missile
Short-range ballistic missileOpen-source missile analysis links the Burkan-2H to Iran's Qiam missile family and describes the longer-range configuration as part of the Iranian missile-technology stream later appearing under Houthi designations.
Sources: The Missile War in YemenBurkan-3 ballistic missile
Medium-range ballistic missileIran Watch describes Burkan-3/Zulfiqar as a customized Qiam-derived missile line associated with Iranian missile support to the Houthis.
Sources: Iran Solidifies Missile Support to the HouthisManufacturer History
AIO is sanctioned as Iran's missile manager
Treasury later describes AIO as the Iranian organization responsible for ballistic missile research, development, and production, and says it was sanctioned on June 28, 2005.
Sources: Treasury on Iran's ballistic missile program
Treasury says AIO oversees Iran's ballistic missile program
Treasury says AIO is responsible for Iran's ballistic missile program and that Shahid Bakeri Industries Group is subordinate to AIO.
Sources: Treasury on Iran's ballistic missile program
Treasury calls AIO the key oversight body
Treasury describes AIO as the key organization responsible for overseeing Iran's ballistic missile programs and says its director oversees production and testing.
Sources: Treasury on AIO and Iran's ballistic missile programs
Treasury targets AIO-linked procurement networks
Treasury says an Iran-based procurement network acquired weapons components on behalf of AIO and subordinate entities, including SBIG, and sought guidance, navigation, and electronics components relevant to ballistic-missile and unmanned-aerial-vehicle programs.
Sources: Treasury on Iranian weapons procurement networks
Website links
Public sources often identify Iran's missile work through overlapping state organizations, sanctioned subsidiaries, procurement fronts, and program offices. AIO is the clearest public anchor, but MODAFL, DIO, SHIG, SBIG, and other subordinate groups appear in separate records for different parts of the production and procurement chain.
Manufacturer Sources
- Iran Watch AIO profilePublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Reference profile for Aerospace Industries Organization, including its entity website, aliases, MODAFL relationship, and missile-program background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Treasury on AIO and Iran's ballistic missile programsPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: January 6, 2023 Treasury release describing AIO as the key organization responsible for overseeing Iran's ballistic missile programs and noting its director's role in production and testing. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Treasury on Iran's ballistic missile programPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: May 17, 2017 Treasury release describing AIO as responsible for Iran's ballistic missile research, development, and production, and identifying SBIG as subordinate to AIO. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- NTI AIO facility pagePublisher: Nuclear Threat Initiative | Note: Facility reference describing AIO as the MODAFL subsidiary responsible for managing Iran's missile program and procurement activity. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Treasury on Iranian weapons procurement networksPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: June 20, 2025 Treasury release describing AIO-linked procurement networks, SBIG's solid-fueled ballistic-missile role, and procurement of guidance, navigation, and electronics components for Iranian missile programs. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- Iran Watch Missile MilestonesPublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Chronology supporting Kowsar production attribution to AIO and broader Iranian missile-program development milestones. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- The Missile War in YemenPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Open-source missile study supporting the Qiam-derived analysis for Burkan-series missiles and the broader Iranian missile-technology lineage discussed in the manufacturer context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- Iran Solidifies Missile Support to the HouthisPublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Supports background on Burkan-3/Zulfiqar as a customized Qiam-derived missile associated with Iranian missile support to the Houthis. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Produced weapons
Category
Munitions
Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.