Shahed Aviation Industries

Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (مرکز تحقیقات صنایع هوایی شاهد) 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)^[1] and the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA).^[2]

Products

Helicopters

• HESA Shahed 274
• HESA Shahed 278
• HESA Shahed 285

Drones

Main article: Shahed drones

• Shahed 121
• Shahed 123^[3]
• Shahed 125^[4]
• Shahed 129
• Shahed 131
• HESA Shahed 136
• Shahed 141^[5]
• Shahed 149 Gaza
• Shahed 161^[5]
• Shahed Saegheh-1
• Shahed 171 Simorgh
• Shahed 191 (Saegheh-2)
• Shahed 197^[6]
• Shahed 238

Sanctions

On 20 October 2022, the European Union imposed sanctions against Shahed Aviation Industries, claiming the company is supplying drones to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine.^[1] Russia released no statement about whether or not they were using them.^[7] In November 2022, Shahed Aviation was also sanctioned by the United States^[8] and Canada.^[9]