Manufacturer catalog

Shahed Aviation Industries

Shahed Aviation Industries, also listed as Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center, is an Iranian aerospace design and manufacturing organization tied to the IRGC Aerospace Force and associated with Shahed-series UAVs, including the Shahed-136 one-way attack drone represented in this catalog.

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Shahed Aviation Industries is a difficult-to-source Iranian defense aerospace organization whose public profile is mostly documented through sanctions records, defense research, and open-source analysis rather than normal corporate reporting.

For this catalog, the builder catalog page is most directly connected to the Shahed-136. Official U.S. and EU records identify Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center as responsible for Shahed-series UAV design, development, and production, while research reporting describes HESA production in association with Shahed Aviation Industries.

Unmanned aerial vehiclesLoitering munitionsMilitary helicoptersAerospace design and development

Notable Systems

Shahed-107, Long-range explosive-reconnaissance UAV / loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs

Shahed-136

Long-range explosive-reconnaissance UAV / loitering munition

One-way attack UAV tied to Shahed-series design and production records; C4ADS describes HESA producing the S-136 in association with Shahed Aviation Industries.

Sources: U.S. Treasury designation, C4ADS Airborne Axis report, OSMP Shahed-131 and -136 visual guide

Shahed-129

Medium-altitude reconnaissance and strike UAV that the U.S. Treasury attributes to SAIRC development for the IRGC Aerospace Force.

Sources: U.S. Treasury designation

Shahed-171 project

UAV project for which the U.S. Treasury identifies SAIRC as lead contractor.

Sources: U.S. Treasury designation

Manufacturer History

  1. European Union sanctions listing

    The EU listed Shahed Aviation Industries, also naming Shahed Aviation Industries Research Centre, and described it as an IRGC Aerospace Force-linked company responsible for Shahed-series UAV design and development.

    Sources: EU Council Implementing Regulation 2022/1985

  2. U.S. OFAC designation

    The U.S. Treasury designated Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center and identified it as responsible for the design and production of Shahed-series UAVs, including the Shahed-136.

    Sources: U.S. Treasury designation, OFAC sanctions record

  3. C4ADS reports HESA-Shahed association

    C4ADS reporting on leaked records described the Shahed-136 as produced by HESA in association with Shahed Aviation Industries and discussed localization of Iranian UAV production abroad.

    Sources: C4ADS Airborne Axis report

Website links
Listed websiteU.S. Treasury designationOFAC sanctions recordEU Council Implementing Regulation 2022/1985Iran Watch entity profile

Shahed Aviation Industries is sanctioned, IRGC-linked, and opaque; the profile relies on official sanctions records and specialist defense research because ordinary corporate disclosures and stable official web pages are limited.

Manufacturer Sources

  • U.S. Treasury designationPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Official designation identifying Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center as responsible for design and production of Shahed-series UAVs, subordinate to the IRGC Aerospace Force, and tied to the Shahed-136, Shahed-129, and Shahed-171 project. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • OFAC sanctions recordPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control | Note: Official sanctions-list entry supporting the research-center legal name, aliases, listed website, Isfahan address, and IRGC Aerospace Force linkage. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • EU Council Implementing Regulation 2022/1985Publisher: European Union | Note: Official EU listing supporting the Shahed Aviation Industries and Research Centre names, Iran country context, IRGC Aerospace Force linkage, and Shahed-series UAV design and development role. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Shahed Aviation Industries entity profilePublisher: Iran Watch / Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Reference profile supporting aliases, website, Isfahan address, aircraft and UAV design/manufacturing focus, Shahed-series systems, helicopter work, and public sourcing caveats. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • C4ADS Airborne Axis reportPublisher: C4ADS | Note: Research report supporting the HESA and Shahed Aviation Industries association for the S-136/Shahed-136, plus basic payload and range context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • OSMP Shahed-131 and -136 visual guidePublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Technical and background source for the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 as Iranian-designed one-way attack UAVs and for system dimensions and role context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Shahed-136 display imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance source: Commons records a Shahed-136 display photograph by Meghdad Madadi / Tasnim News Agency with reviewed CC BY 4.0 licensing; the image relates to the cataloged Shahed Aviation Industries-linked Shahed-136 system. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Shahed-107, Long-range explosive-reconnaissance UAV / loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarShahed-107Long-range explosive-reconnaissance UAV / loitering munitionBuilt in: IranThe Shahed-107 is an Iranian high-wing one-way attack UAV first reported as a Shahed-101-family explosive-reconnaissance design offered to Russia and later documented by Ukrainian intelligence through recovered or examined Shahed-107 components. Public sources distinguish between early 1,500 km range claims from Iranian media and a DIU-assessed battlefield sample with a 15 kg warhead, DLE 111 two-stroke engine, 28 L fuel tank, X-shaped tail, anti-jam navigation equipment, and about 300 km operational range.
Shahed-131, Long-range one-way attack UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2004 Iranian-Kurdish Conflict +2 moreShahed-131Long-range one-way attack UAVBuilt in: IranThe Shahed-131 is the smaller Iranian one-way attack UAV in the Shahed-131/Shahed-136 family, built around a delta-wing airframe, pre-programmed coordinate navigation, and a compact warhead. Russia operates the type as Geran-1 in Ukraine, Iran has used Shahed-131-series salvos in direct regional attacks, and Houthi sources and U.S. intelligence identify the Waid-1 as the corresponding smaller Houthi designation.
Shahed-101, Small one-way attack UAV / loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict +1 moreShahed-101Small one-way attack UAV / loitering munitionBuilt in: IranThe Shahed-101 is a smaller Iranian one-way attack UAV in the wider Shahed loitering-munition family, publicly documented through recovered Iraqi material, Hezbollah launches toward Israel, Houthi use in Yemen, and Russian fielding against Ukraine. Open sources describe piston and electric-motor configurations, a compact warhead, satellite/inertial navigation, and a battlefield-to-mid-range strike role below the larger Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 classes. June 2025 Israel-Iran debris records identify a Shahed-101/107 series, but do not isolate the Shahed-101 submodel.