Defense Industries Organization
Small arms Artillery Explosive Combat vehicle Naval vessels Civil and military aerospace Defence electronics | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defense (100%) |
|---|---|
Number of employees | >35,000 |
The Defense Industries Organization (DIO) is a
History
Prior to 1963, the Iranian military industry consisted of a number of independent factories. Iran's military industry was born under the last
In an early effort to overhaul Iran's military capabilities,
The Iranian Revolution halted all the military activities of the MIO. Plagued by the upheavals of the time, the MIO was left unable to operate without foreign specialists and technicians; by 1981 it had lost much of its management ability and control over its industrial facilities. [5]
The outbreak of the Iran–Iraq War in 1980 and the Western arms embargo served as a massive catalyst for the MIO to reorganize its operations. In late 1981, the new revolutionary government of Iran brought together the now disorganised sections of the MIO and placed them under the Defense Industries Organization. The DIO would from this point onwards supervise all production, research and development.
The
Operations
In 1987, the DIO was governed by a mixed civilian-military board of directors and a managing director responsible for the actual management and planning activities. Although the DIO director was accountable to the deputy minister of defense for logistics, it was the president of Iran, in his capacity as the chairman of the SDC, had ultimate responsibility for all DIO operations.
Since 1992, it also has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, a submarine, and a fighter plane.[7]
Today, the DIO has more than 35,000 employees, 30% of whom are university graduates. It is also the key organisation driving Iran's significant military industry.
In 2007, following events in
See also
References
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