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Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (مرکز تحقیقات صنایع هوایی شاهد) is an Iranian aerospace company known for designing
military helicopters A military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically designed for or converted for usage by a military. A military helicopter's mission is a function of its design or conversion. The most common use of military helicopters is airlif ...
and
UAVs An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard, but rather is controlled remotely or is autonomous.De Gruyter Handbook of Drone ...
. They are associated with the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; , acronymed in Persian as NEHSA), is the Iran's ballistic missiles program, strategic missile, air forc ...
(IRGC-ASF) and the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA).


Products


Helicopters

* HESA Shahed 274 * HESA Shahed 278 * HESA Shahed 285


Drones

* Shahed 121 *
Shahed 123 The Shahed 123 is a reverse-engineered version of the Elbit Hermes 450, Hermes 450, a reconnaissance drone designed and built by Shahed Aerospace Industries. This Unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, with its V-shaped tail and aerodynamic design, is an ad ...
* Shahed 125 * Shahed 129 * Shahed 131 * HESA Shahed 136 * Shahed 141 * Shahed 149 Gaza * Shahed 161 * Shahed Saegheh-1 * Shahed 171 Simorgh * Shahed 191 ( Saegheh-2) * Shahed 197 * Shahed 238


Sanctions

On 20 October 2022, the
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imposed sanctions against Shahed Aviation Industries, claiming the company is supplying drones to
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to support its invasion of
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. Russia released no statement about whether or not they were using them. In November 2022, Shahed Aviation was also sanctioned by the
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and
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.


References

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