Iranian UAV manufacturer
Qods Aviation Industry Company (also spelled Ghods) is an Iranian state-owned aerospace company established in 1985. It specializes in UAVs.
It was formed under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In early 1998 it was reorganized under the Aerospace Industries Organization.[1] As of 2011, it had hundreds of employees.[1]
Products and services include:
- Manufacturing drones: Saeghe, Talash, and Mohajer;[1]
- Developing a variety of parachutes (Freefall Personnel Parachutes, Strato Cloud parachutes, Ofogh parachutes, and Fakhte parachutes)[2]
- Manufacturing powered paragliders;
- Manufacturing and design of ground control station (GCS) systems, imagery, targeting, optical tracking and aviation systems.
Qods Aviation is subject to American OFAC sanctions.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "نگاهی به نقش ناشناخته "تلاش" و "مهاجر" در کربلای 5 و والفجر 8" [A look at the little known role of "Talash/Target" drones and "Mohajer/immigrant" drones in Karbala 5 and Operation Fajr 8]. mashreghnews.ir. 1 October 2011.
- ^ "qods-aviation-industries". www.mindexcenter.ir. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Department. Actions Taken Pursuant to Executive Order 13382. December 12, 2013. 78 FR 77203". www.federalregister.gov.
