Manufacturer catalog

Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group

Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group is an Iranian missile-industrial organization subordinate to Aerospace Industries Organization and publicly associated with Iran's liquid-fueled ballistic missile program, including the Shahab-3 and Ghadr/Qadr missile lineages.

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Public information about Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group comes mainly from sanctions records, nonproliferation references, and missile databases rather than ordinary corporate disclosures. Iran Watch describes SHIG as an AIO subordinate responsible for Iran's liquid-fueled ballistic missile program, including the medium-range Shahab-3, while the U.S. Treasury describes SHIG as central to Iran's ballistic-missile program and responsible for development and production of liquid-propellant ballistic missiles.

The organization appears in open sources as both a production authority and a procurement-linked industrial group. Iran Watch lists aliases, Tehran-area addresses, reported foreign procurement and cooperation activity, and subordinate or front entities connected to missile materials, research, or production support. U.N. Security Council records separately identify SHIG as a subordinate entity of AIO, and CSIS Missile Threat reports SHIG participation in Shahab-3 development alongside other Iranian missile-industrial organizations.

liquid-fueled ballistic missilesmedium-range ballistic missilesmissile engines and airframesmissile guidance, launch, and ground-support equipmentmissile-related procurement and production support

Notable Systems

Ghadr/Qadr Ballistic Missile, Medium-range ballistic missile, Munitions

Ghadr/Qadr Ballistic Missile

Medium-range ballistic missile

NTI identifies SHIG with Iran's ballistic missile programs including Ghadr, and the cataloged Ghadr/Qadr record carries source-backed SHIG manufacturer context for the Shahab-3-derived medium-range missile family.

Sources: NTI SHIG facility profile, Iran Watch SHIG profile
Shahab series ballistic missiles, Iranian short- and medium-range ballistic missile family, Munitions

Shahab series ballistic missiles

Iranian short- and medium-range ballistic missile family

Iran Watch and NTI connect SHIG to the Shahab-3 program, while CSIS reports Shahab-3 development participation by Shahid Hemat Industrial Group alongside AIO and related Iranian missile organizations.

Sources: Iran Watch SHIG profile, NTI SHIG facility profile, CSIS Shahab-3 profile

Manufacturer History

  1. Shahab-3 engine activity reported near SHIG facility

    NTI reports that U.S. satellites detected a Shahab-3 missile-engine heat signature near SHIG's research facility in 1997.

    Sources: NTI SHIG facility profile

  2. U.S. missile-proliferation sanctions

    Iran Watch records U.S. State Department missile-technology proliferation sanctions against SHIG and its successors or sub-units on 6 April 2000, followed by another action on 17 November 2000.

    Sources: Iran Watch SHIG profile

  3. Executive Order 13382 designation

    Iran Watch says the U.S. Department of State designated SHIG under Executive Order 13382 on 28 June 2005 and added it to OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals list.

    Sources: Iran Watch SHIG profile

  4. U.N. listing as AIO subordinate

    The U.N. Security Council narrative summary says SHIG was listed on 23 December 2006 in Annex B of Resolution 1737 and identifies it as a subordinate entity of AIO.

    Sources: UN SHIG narrative summary

  5. Treasury names SHIG subordinate entities

    The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six Iran-based SHIG subordinates and described SHIG as responsible for development and production of Iran's liquid-propellant ballistic missiles.

    Sources: Treasury SHIG subordinate sanctions release

  6. U.N. sanctions reimposed

    Iran Watch states that SHIG had been removed from the U.N. list on 18 October 2023 after targeted sanctions expired, then returned to the U.N. list on 28 September 2025 as sanctions were reimposed.

    Sources: Iran Watch SHIG profile

Subsidiaries
Shahid Karimi IndustriesShahid Rastegar IndustriesShahid Cheraghi IndustriesShahid Varamini IndustriesShahid Kalhor IndustriesAmir Al Mo'Menin Industries
Website links
Iran Watch profileU.N. Security Council narrative summaryU.S. Treasury SHIG subordinate sanctions releaseNTI facility profileCSIS Shahab-3 profile

No official public SHIG website was identified in the reviewed sources, so the website field points to Iran Watch's entity profile. Public records describe SHIG through sanctions, missile-program references, and facility reporting; headquartersLocation is omitted because the sources support Tehran-area locations but not reliable map coordinates for a public headquarters.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Iran Watch SHIG profilePublisher: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports SHIG aliases, Tehran-area addresses, AIO subordinate relationship, liquid-fueled ballistic missile program role, Shahab-3 context, procurement background, sanctions dates, and listed subordinate or front entities. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • UN SHIG narrative summaryPublisher: United Nations Security Council | Note: Supports SHIG's 23 December 2006 U.N. listing and the U.N. description of SHIG as a subordinate entity of AIO. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Treasury SHIG subordinate sanctions releasePublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Supports Treasury's description of SHIG as central to Iran's ballistic missile program, responsible for liquid-propellant ballistic missiles, and owner or controller of subordinate entities tied to structural components, engines, propellant, guidance, launchers, and research or production services. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • NTI SHIG facility profilePublisher: Nuclear Threat Initiative | Note: Supports Tehran location, missile-production facility type, SHIG responsibility for ballistic missile programs including Shahab-3 and Ghadr, reported 1997 Shahab-3 engine activity near SHIG's research facility, and the caveat that NTI's older facility project is no longer updated. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • CSIS Shahab-3 profilePublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports Shahab-3 development participation by Shahid Hemat Industrial Group and related Iranian missile-industrial organizations, plus public Shahab-3 background relevant to SHIG-linked catalog systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

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

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Ghadr/Qadr Ballistic Missile, Medium-range ballistic missile, Munitions2025 Israel-Iran Conflict, 2026 Iran WarGhadr/Qadr Ballistic MissileMedium-range ballistic missileBuilt in: IranThe Ghadr/Qadr family is an Iranian road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile line derived from the Shahab-3, with open-source references using Ghadr, Qadr, Ghadr-1, Ghadr-110, Ghadr-H, Qadr-H, Qadr-F, Emad, and related labels unevenly across variants. CSIS and Iran Watch describe Ghadr-class missiles as deployed Iranian systems with roughly 1,600-1,950 km range and a payload near 750-800 kg, while Iranian state reporting directly connects Ghadr-H/Qadr-H/Kheibar, Qadr/Qader, Emad, and one source-limited Badr wording to long-range strikes in the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict and 2026 Iran War.