Iranian Entity: Armament Industries Group

Armament Group
AIG
Armament Industries

An industry of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) (see separate entity record); listed as an entity of concern for military procurement activities in an early warning document distributed by the German government to industry in July 2005; the German government urged caution when initiating commercial dealings with this entity, and suggested that all purchases by this entity must be assumed to serve military aims unless the contrary can be shown by specific and verifiable means; manufactures large and medium caliber guns, cannons, propelled and self-propelled guns, howitzers, various kinds of barrels, rocket and mortar launchers, SPG-9 and 106-mm recoilless anti-tank guns, assault and sniper rifles, sub-machine guns, pistols, and hunting guns; affiliated complexes include Hadid industries (see separate entity record), Imam Ali industries, Jangafzarsazi (see separate entity record), Esfahan Alloy Steel (see separate entity record), and Fajr-e-Shiraz, producing both military and civil products.