Iran's Drone Program

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News Briefs

Iran Rebuilding Military Industrial Base Faster than Expected, Already Producing Drones, According to US Intel
CNN
May 21, 2026
Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route to Iran
New York Times
May 9, 2026
For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent
New York Times
April 18, 2026
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Iranian Entities

Qods Aviation Industries (QAI)
Military, Drone
Last Modified: February 21, 2026
An Iranian company that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); a subsidiary of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), a state-owned enterprise subordinate to the Iranian
Hossein Salami
Military, Drone
Last Modified: January 28, 2026
Commander from April 2019 to June 2025 of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Abdollah Mehrabi
Missile, Military, Drone
Last Modified: September 30, 2025
Former head of the Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the IRGC Aerospace Force (IRGCASF) and co-owner of Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Company (Mado Company).
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Library Documents

Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press (June 23, 2026)
Governments » United States » Executive Branch » Department of State
June 23, 2026
Middle East – Iran resumes drone and missile attacks on its neighbors
Governments » France » Ministry of Foreign Affairs
June 3, 2026
Statement from CENTCOM on Recent Iranian Aggression
Governments » United States » Executive Branch » Department of Defense
May 28, 2026
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Suppliers

Xiamen Limbach Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd.
Military, Drone
Last Modified: May 28, 2026

A China-based engine producer; according to the European Union, suspected of sharing engine designs with entities producing Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Chen Congming
Military, Drone
Last Modified: May 28, 2026

A China-based businessman; controls China-based Xiamen Limbach Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd., which according to the European Union is suspected of sharing engine designs with entities producing...

Xiamen Victory Technology Co., Ltd.
Military, Drone
Last Modified: May 28, 2026
A China-based supplier of Limbach light aircraft engines; has attempted to sell unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engines to Iran.
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