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![[Iran Aviation Industries Organization]](../images/i/ir^iaio.gif) image by Zoltan Horvath, 30 
November 2014
 image by Zoltan Horvath, 30 
November 2014
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The Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) (Persian: سازمان صنایع هوایی 
ایران) was established in 1966 for the purpose of planning, controlling, and 
managing the military aviation industry of Iran.
Currently, the IAIO is 
responsible for directing five aviation organizations:
SAHA,
HESA,
PANHA,
GHODS,
Shahid Basir Industry. 
These five organizations have different and complementary roles in the Iranian 
defense industry and Iranian civil aviation, and have progressed, with the 
exception of Ghods, from repair and maintenance facilities to larger defence 
enterprises with several thousands employees.
The Iran Helicopter Support 
and Renewal Company (IHSRC), or PANHA, was formed in 1969, the Iranian Aircraft 
Industries (IACI) in 1970, and Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries 
Corporation (IAMI), also known under its Persian acronym HESA, in 1974. Two 
other important companies, Iran Aviation Industries Organization of the Armed 
Forces, (also known as the Iranian Armed Forces Aviation Industries Organization 
(IAFAIO)), and GHODS Research Center were formed in the early 1980s.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Aviation_Industries_Organization 
The flag is a light blue horizontal flag with the logo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Aviation_Industries_Organization#mediaviewer/File:SAHA.svg) 
in dark blue, in the middle, and the name of the company in Farsi and English 
also in black, as seen here:
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1393/08/24/13930824000700_PhotoI.jpg
(source:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930824000965).
Esteban 
Rivera, 30 November 2014
![[Iran Aviation Industries]](../images/i/ir^iaio-iaci.jpg) image located by Esteban 
Rivera, 9 April 2024
 image located by Esteban 
Rivera, 9 April 2024
Source:
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/saha.htm 
Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI) or SAHA was established in 1961 as SAHA Iran 
Aircraft Industries and renamed Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI), with the help 
of German scientists mainly for maintenance and overhaul services for Iran's 
military helicopters and aircraft (i.e. major repair of fighter, passenger, and 
air support planes). Over time, SAHA became an important part of Iran’s aviation 
industry. In 1998, Iranian scientists and experts started designing, 
engineering, and manufacturing complex engine parts, airplane parts, and 
manufacturing turbine engines.
Sources:
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/saha.htm 
https://www.iranwatch.org/iranian-entities/iran-aircraft-industries-iaci 
and 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Aircraft_Industries 
The flag is a 
white horizontal background with the logo and organization's name in Persian 
below, all in black.
Logo
![[Iran Aviation Industries]](../images/i/ir^iaio-iaci).gif) image located by Esteban 
Rivera, 9 April 2024
 image located by Esteban 
Rivera, 9 April 2024
Source:
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/saha.htm 
For additional information go to IACI (official website): http://www.iaci.ir
Esteban Rivera, 9 April 2024