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Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company

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Iranian aircraft company

Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), (Persian: شرکت صنایع هواپیماسازی ایران – هسا) or Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation, is an Iranian aircraft production company. Established in 1976, it belongs to the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) and is located at Shahin Shahr, Isfahan province.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1976Founded1
  • Industryaircraft industry, defence industry1
  • HeadquartersIsfahan1
  • Founded inIsfahan Province1
  • Websitewww.hesa.ir
  • Legal formstate-owned enterprise1

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Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), (Persian: شرکت صنایع هواپیماسازی ایران – هسا) or Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation, is an Iranian aircraft production company. Established in 1976, it belongs to the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) and is located at Shahin Shahr, Isfahan province. The company has thousands of square meters of available grounds, and 250,000 square metres of shops and hangars are allocated to A/C part manufacturing, assembling, laboratories, flight test facilities and shops of preparation for production.2

Products and brands

Subsidiaries

Company for Designing and Manufacturing Light Aircraft (high-tech drones).

Products

Jet-propelled aircraft

HESA Kowsar – a domestic "4th generation" version of reverse-engineered F-5 Tiger.

Azarakhsh fighter jet (based on Northrop F-5)

Saeqeh fighter jet (based on Northrop F-5)

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Simorgh: The Simorgh (هواپيماي سيمرغ) is a HESA-built two-seat Northrop F-5A to F-5B conversion. It was first flown in Iran Kish Air Show 2005, and two have been built.

Qaher313

Yasin

Dorna/Tondar/Tazarve training aircraft

Shafaq Light Trainer/Light Attack/Light Fighter (based on M-ATF)

Propeller aircraft

IrAn-140 passenger plane with Ukrainian cooperation and based on Antonov An-140.

HESA Simourgh Transport plane based on IrAn-140/An-140.

Miscellaneous

Designing and manufacturing parachute recovery system for Ababil drone.

Propeller with composite materials

Manufacturing parts

Rotorcraft

Shahed 278 helicopter (using components from Bell 206 and Panha Shabaviz 2061)

Zafar 300 helicopter (based on Bell 206)

Shahed 274 helicopter (based on Bell 206)

Shahed 285 helicopter (using components from Bell 206 and Panha Shabaviz 2061)

Hovercraft

Hovercraft repairs likely for Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

UAV

Karrar (UCAV)

Shahed 131

Shahed 136 loitering munition

Sofreh Mahi

Shahed 129

Shahed 149 Gaza

Shahed 171 Simorgh

Shahed Saegheh

IAIO Fotros

HESA Ababil

From Wikipedia’s article on Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Iran Aviation Industries Organization

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Timeline

  1. 1976Founded Founded in Isfahan Province1

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