Info:
Iran is using Aras Tech Aircraft Maintenance Services as cover to evade sanctions and produce military drones to strike targets across the Middle East;
The NCRI identifies Aras Tech Aircraft Maintenance Services with close ties to either Iran’s Ministry of Defense or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, which allow Iran to obtain parts for its growing fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs);
The IRGC “uses these companies to purchase UAV accessories and equipment and circumvent sanctions,” the report states. “They make up a key smuggling ring of UAV parts and other aerospace industries’ needs under the guise of civilian activities.”;
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program
Also Known As:
Aras Tech Aircraft Maintenance Services Company
Country:
Iran
Reason for the color:
» Iran using network of civilian companies as cover for deadly drone program;