Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), (Persian: شرکت صنایع هواپیماسازی ایران – هسا) or Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation,[2][3] is an Iranian aircraft production company. Established in 1976, it belongs to the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) and is located at Shahin Shahr, Isfahan province. Approximately 2 million square meters or 500 acres of land on which the company is established was gifted by the locally notable and well-regarded Boroumand family (the brothers: Abdolghaffar, Abdolrahman, Abdolrahim, Abdolkarim, Abdolrashid and Abdollah). The company has thousands of square meters of available grounds, and 250,000 square meters of shops and hangars are allocated to A/C part manufacturing, assembling, laboratories, flight test facilities and shops of preparation for production.[4]
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| Company type | Aerospace manufacturer Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Isfahan province, Iran |
Key people | Gen. Hojjatulah Qureshi (Chairman)[1] |
| Products | Commercial airliners, civil & military aircraft, civil aviation |
| Parent | Iran Aviation Industries Organization |
| Website | www |
The original factory, built by Textron, was to produce Bell 214s of different configurations in Iran with a deal that involved several hundred helicopters and technology transfers. Reportedly the contract was so huge that a new Textron division had to be founded to meet Iranian demands and handle the program with Major General Delk M. Oden as president. The work ended due to the Iranian Revolution and subsequent sanctions against Iran.
Iran Watch has a helpful compendium of sanctions.[5] HESA has been subject to American sanctions since 2008.[6] The Council of the European Union sanctioned it on 26 July 2010,[7] and HM Treasury on 27 July 2010.[8] On 30 January 2023, the European Union imposed additional sanctions on HESA for providing Russia with UAVs used in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
Names
editOriginally it was Helicopter-sāzi-e Irān شرکت صنعت هلیکوپترسازی ایران[10],[11]
The company is also known as:[7]
- HESA
- HESA Trade Center
- HTC
- IAMCO
- IAMI
- Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company
- Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries
- Karkhanejate Sanaye Havapaymaie Iran
- Hava Peyma Sazi-e Iran
- Havapeyma Sazhran
- Havapeyma Sazi Iran
- Hevapeimasazi
Subsidiaries
edit- Company for Designing and Manufacturing Light Aircraft (high-tech drones).[12]
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Products
editJet-propelled aircraft
edit- HESA Kowsar – a domestic "4th generation" version of reverse-engineered F-5 Tiger.
- Azarakhsh fighter jet (based on Northrop F-5)
- Saeqeh fighter jet (based on Northrop F-5)
- Simorgh: The Simorgh (هواپيماي سيمرغ) is a HESA-built two-seat Northrop F-5A to F-5B conversion. It was first flown in Iran Kish Air Show 2005, and two have been built.[citation needed]
- Qaher313
- Yasin
- Dorna/Tondar/Tazarve training aircraft
- Shafaq Light Trainer/Light Attack/Light Fighter (based on M-ATF)
Propeller aircraft
edit- IrAn-140 passenger plane with Ukrainian cooperation and based on Antonov An-140.
- HESA Simourgh Transport plane based on IrAn-140/An-140.[13]
Miscellaneous
edit- Designing and manufacturing parachute recovery system for Ababil drone.[citation needed]
- Propeller with composite materials
- Manufacturing parts
Rotorcraft
edit- Shahed 278 helicopter (using components from Bell 206 and Panha Shabaviz 2061)
- Zafar 300 helicopter (based on Bell 206)[14][15]
- Shahed 274 helicopter (based on Bell 206)
- Shahed 285 helicopter (using components from Bell 206 and Panha Shabaviz 2061)
Hovercraft
edit- Hovercraft repairs likely for Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
UAV
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Iran's Armed-Drone Prowess Reshapes Security in Middle East". The Wall Street Journal. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Four Foreign Nationals Charged with Iran Sanctions Violations | USAO-EDVA | Department of Justice". 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations". 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Filepool – Detail | Organization for Investment Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran". Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ "Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA)". www.iranwatch.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. Additional Designation of Entities Pursuant to Executive Order 13382. 09/17/2008. 73 FR 64008". www.federalregister.gov.
- ^ a b Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010
- ^ "iran__nuclear" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-25.
- ^ "EUR-Lex – L:2023:026I:TOC – EN – EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "ناگفتههایی از سیستم مستشاری ارتش شاه- اخبار رسانه ها تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ آرین, حسین (2016-06-01). "صادرات سلاح و جایگاه صنایع دفاعی ایران". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "Iran's Armed-Drone Prowess Reshapes Security in Middle East – WSJ". The Wall Street Journal. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Iran's 'domestically manufactured' Simorgh aircraft unveiled". Mehr News Agency. 2022-05-19. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "Zafar 300 helicopter – development history, photos, technical data". Archived from the original on 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ^ "Zafar-300 (Iran), Aircraft – Rotary Wing – Military". Jane’s. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
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