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Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center is an Iranian aerospace company known for designing military helicopters and UAVs. They are associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGC-ASF). They are also associated with Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA);
On 20 October 2022, the European Union imposed sanctions against Shahed Aviation Industries, claiming the company is providing drones to Russian troops in Ukraine.[1] Russia does not confirm using Iranian UAVs;
OFAC is designating Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center, the firm responsible for the design and production of Shahed-series UAVs being used by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (SAIRC), subordinate to the IRGC ASF, has designed and manufactured several Shahed-series UAV variants, including the Shahed-136 one-way attack UAV that Russian forces have used in recent attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, Odesa, and the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. SAIRC also developed the Shahed-129 medium-altitude reconnaissance and strike UAV for the IRGC ASF, and it is the lead contractor for the IRGC ASF’s Shahed-171 project.
SAIRC is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the IRGC ASF. The IRGC ASF, also known as the IRGC Air Force, was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 on June 16, 2010 as a key element in the operational deployment of Iran’s ballistic missile capability.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning firms involved in the production or ongoing transfer to Russia of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Russia has used in devastating attacks against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine
“As we have demonstrated repeatedly, the United States is determined to sanction people and companies, no matter where they are located, that support Russia’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine. Today’s action exposes and holds accountable companies and individuals that have enabled Russia’s use of Iranian-built UAVs to brutalize Ukrainian civilians,” said Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen. “This is part of our larger effort to disrupt Russia’s war effort and deny the equipment it needs through sanctions and export controls.”
Action is being taken pursuant to E.O. 13382 and E.O. 14024 and follows OFAC’s September 8, 2022 designation of an Iranian air transportation service provider involved in the shipment of Iranian UAVs to Russia, as well as three companies and one individual involved in the research, development, production, and procurement of Iranian UAVs and UAV components for Iran’s IRGC and its Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) and Navy. This also follows the October 20, 2022 decision by the European Union to impose sanctions on three Iranian military leaders and Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center for their role in the development and delivery of UAVs used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Involved In:
Aviation Industry
Products:
Helicopters:
– HESA Shahed 274
– HESA Shahed 278
– HESA Shahed 285
Drones:
– HESA Shahed 136
– Shahed 129
– Shahed 131
– Shahed 149 Gaza
– Shahed Saegheh
– Shahed 171 Simorgh
Also Known As:
SHAHED AVIATION
SHAHED AVIATION INDUSTRIES
SHAHED AVIATION INDUSTRIES COMPLEX
SHAHED AVIATION INDUSTRIES RESEARCH
SHAHED AVIATION INDUSTRIES RESEARCH CENTRE
Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center
SAIC
SAIRC
(Arabic: تحقیقات صنایع هوایی شاهد)
Country:
Iran
Address:
Shahid Lavi Street, Sajad Street, Isfahan, Iran
Website:
www.shahedaviation.com