Manufacturer catalog

Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex

Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex is an Iranian missile and air-defense producer associated in catalog sources with the Misagh MANPADS line. Defense-reference and sanctions sources identify the related Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industries/Industrial Group as an Aerospace Industries Organization subordinate responsible for surface-to-air missile systems.

2 weapons

Public reporting on Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex is limited, but defense-reference material attributes the Misagh-1 and Misagh-2 shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles to the Tehran-based complex. Those cataloged systems connect the manufacturer to Iran's short-range, infantry-portable air-defense production.

Sanctions records use the longer Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industries Group or Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industrial Group name and describe SAKIG as an Aerospace Industries Organization subordinate that develops and produces surface-to-air missile systems. Those spellings are treated as aliases for the same sourced manufacturer context, while the public record remains sparse.

Man-portable air-defense systemsSurface-to-air missilesShort-range air-defense missile production

Notable Systems

Misagh-1 MANPADS, Man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile, Air Defense

Misagh-1 MANPADS

Man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile

Army Recognition attributes the Misagh-1 MANPADS to Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran and describes it as an Iranian all-aspect passive-infrared system derived from the Chinese QW-1 Vanguard line.

Sources: Misagh-1 technical profile
Misagh-2 MANPADS, Man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile, Air Defense

Misagh-2 MANPADS

Man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile

Army Recognition attributes development of the Misagh-2 MANPADS to Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran, and 2006 reporting covered Iran's launch of domestic mass production for the missile.

Sources: Misagh-2 technical profile, Iran boosts air defenses with locally made missile

Manufacturer History

  1. Misagh-2 mass production announced

    Iran's defense minister launched domestic mass production of the Misagh-2 shoulder-fired air-defense missile, according to contemporary reporting.

    Sources: Iran boosts air defenses with locally made missile, Misagh-2 technical profile

  2. European Union listing date for SAKIG

    EU sanctions material lists Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industrial Group as an AIO subordinate that develops and produces surface-to-air missile systems for Iran's military.

    Sources: EU Council Implementing Regulation 2021/1242

  3. U.S. Treasury designation

    The U.S. Treasury designated Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industries Group and described it as an AIO subordinate responsible for development and production of surface-to-air missiles.

    Sources: U.S. Treasury designation notice

Subsidiaries
M. Babaie Industries
Website links
Iran Watch reference pageU.S. Treasury designation noticeMisagh-2 technical profile

No official public website is available in the reviewed public sources for Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex, so the website field uses the Iran Watch reference page for the related Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industrial Group. Public sources differ between the shorter manufacturer spelling used on Misagh system references and the longer SAKIG sanctions spelling; the longer forms are recorded as aliases with a sourcing caveat.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Misagh-2 technical profilePublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports the catalog manufacturer connection by attributing Misagh-2 development to Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran, and supports Misagh-2 background and specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Misagh-1 technical profilePublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports the catalog manufacturer connection by attributing Misagh-1 development to Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran, and supports Misagh-1 background and specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Iran boosts air defenses with locally made missilePublisher: Tehran Times | Note: Supports the 2006 Misagh-2 domestic mass-production milestone and Iran defense-ministry context for the shoulder-fired air-defense missile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industrial GroupPublisher: Iran Watch | Note: Supports alias spellings, sanctions context, and the description of the related Shahid Ahmad Kazemi entity as a surface-to-air missile systems developer and manufacturer. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • U.S. Treasury designation noticePublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Supports the U.S. designation context, Pasdaran Avenue address, and Treasury's description of Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industries Group as an AIO subordinate responsible for surface-to-air missile development and production. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • EU Council Implementing Regulation 2021/1242Publisher: Official Journal of the European Union | Note: Supports alias and ownership context by listing Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industrial Group (SAKIG) as an AIO subordinate that develops and produces surface-to-air missile systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • M. Babaie Industries narrative summaryPublisher: United Nations Security Council | Note: Supports the subsidiary relationship and former Air Defense Missile Industries Group alias by describing M. Babaie Industries as subordinate to Shahid Ahmad Kazemi Industries Group. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Misagh-2 MANPADS production line imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a Misagh-2 production-line photograph; the Commons page records Satyar Emami/Fars attribution, reviewed CC BY 4.0 licensing, and a 13 February 2006 source date. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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Misagh-1 MANPADS, Man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile, Air Defense2003 Iraq War, 2014 Yemen Civil WarMisagh-1 MANPADSMan-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missileBuilt in: IranThe Misagh-1 is an Iranian shoulder-fired, infrared-guided surface-to-air missile in the Chinese QW-1 design line. Open-source evidence outside Iran is strongest for reported 2003 Iraq War insurgent possession and Houthi QW-1-pattern display evidence in Yemen, but both lanes require care because Misagh-1, QW-1, and closely related patterns can be difficult to distinguish from imagery alone.
Misagh-2 MANPADS, Man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile, Air Defense2014 Yemen Civil WarMisagh-2 MANPADSMan-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missileBuilt in: IranThe Misagh-2 is an Iranian shoulder-fired, infrared-guided MANPADS linked by open sources to the Chinese QW-series design line and Iran's domestic QW-18-pattern assembly. Specialist reporting and arms-proliferation research identify Misagh-2 or QW-18-pattern systems in Houthi-aligned possession during the 2014 Yemen Civil War, giving small units a portable short-range threat to helicopters, UAVs, cruise missiles, and other low-flying aircraft.