A front company for the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, part of a network that has facilitated and financed the sale of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia on behalf of MODAFL.

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has helped MODAFL facilitate the sale of sample UAV models, UAV parts, and related ground stations to Joint Stock Company Special Economic Zone of Industrial Production Alabuga (SEZ Alabuga) in support of UAV production in Russia; has received millions of dollars in payments from SEZ Alabuga and its subsidiaries as part of a Russian contract with MODAFL and Sahara Thunder to produce UAVs at SEZ Alabuga.

According to leaked documents posted on an Iranian opposition website, in 2023, sold 27 million dollars' worth of stainless steel goods to the Russia-based firm Alabuga Machinery Limited Liability Company in a transaction facilitated by Bank Melli; holds a bank account with the Dubai branch of Bank Melli.

Established in 2018.

Sanctions

Added on February 23, 2024, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity may be subject to U.S. sanctions; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; foreign financial institutions facilitating transactions for the entity may be prohibited from opening or maintaining correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States; subject to heightened export license requirements (with a presumption of denial) due to involvement in activities related to terrorism.