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.
As of 2011, it had hundreds of employees.
Products and services include:
* Manufacturing drones:
Saeghe,
Talash, and
Mohajer
The Qods Mohajer ( fa, مهاجر, "Immigrant"; loanword is Arabic for "holy migrant" or "sacred migrant") is an Iranian single-engine tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by the Qods Aviation Industry Company in four main variants from ...
;
* Developing a variety of
parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift. A major application is to support people, for recreation or as a safety device for aviators, who ...
s (Freefall Personnel Parachutes, Strato Cloud parachutes, Ofogh parachutes, and Fakhte parachutes)
* 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.
See also
*
Iran Aviation Industries Organization
*
Iranian Military Industry
References
Aerospace companies of Iran
Aircraft manufacturers of Iran
Defence companies of Iran
Iranian entities subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
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