Marine Industries Organization

Marine Industries Organization (MIO, Persian: سازمان صنایع دریایی), formerly known as Marine Industries Group (MIG),^[2] is a defense industry complex subordinate to the Iranian defence ministry.^[3][4] It is the major producer of equipment for both naval forces of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.^[3]

Marine Industries Organization

Abbreviation	MIO
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Head	Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari[1]
Parent organization	Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
Formerly called	Marine Industries Group (MIG)

History

MIO was established in 1986.^[5]

As of 2023, MIO is placed under sanctions by Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, South Korea, the US, the UK^[2] and the EU.^[5]

Subordinates

Subordinates of the MIO are:^[4]

Organization	Location
Offshore Design and Research Center	Tehran
Shahid Julaei Industries	Tehran
Shahid Darvishi Industries	Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan
Shahid Tamjidi Industries	Bandar Anzali, Gilan
Shahid Mousavi Industries	Khorramshahr, Khuzestan

Products

Subsidiaries of the MIO manufacture a wide range of maritime equipment, including submarines, high-speed boats, as well as principal surface combatants.^[3] Some of the products made by the MIO are:

• MIG-G-0800
• MIG-G-0900
• MIG-G-1900
• MIG-S-1800, built at Shahid Joolaee Industries
• MIG-S-2600, built at Shahid Joolaee Industries
• MIG-S-3700, built at Shahid Darvishi Industries
• MIG-S-4700, built at Shahid Darvishi Industries
• MIG-S-5000
• Moudge-class frigate
• RIBs, built at Shahid Joolaee Industries
• Heidar-class boat, built at Shahid Darvishi Industries
• Sina-class fast attack craft, built at Shahid Tamjidi Industries
• Ghadir-class submarine
• Fateh-class submarine, built at Shahid Darvishi Industries
• Kavoshgare Khalij Fars research vessel, built at Shahid Mousavi Industries

See also

• Iranian Navy's Factories

References

1. "IRGC to operate 'semi-heavy' submarines". 23 March 2021.
2. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1059010/Notice_Iran__Nuclear__040322.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
3. Iran Military Power: Ensuring Regime Survival and Securing Regional Dominance (PDF), Defense Intelligence Agency, August 2019, p. 85, ISBN 978-0-16-095157-2, DIA-Q-00055-A
4. "Marine Industries Group (MIG)", globalsecurity.org, retrieved 1 August 2020
5. https://www.iranwatch.org/iranian-entities/marine-industries-group ^{[bare URL]}