Mado (manufacturer)

The Iranian company known as Mado specializes in aircraft propulsion systems.[1][2][3]

The managing director of the Mado company, Yousef Aboutaleni, was sanctioned by the United States in 2021 for his role in the MT Mercer Street bombing.[1] The company's ownership list includes Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Abdollah Mehrabi.[1]

Sanctions

On 29 October 2021 the US added to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List both Aboutaleni and Mehrabi as well as Mado.[4][5]

On 29 October 2022 Mado Company and Aboutaleni were designated pursuant to Executive Order 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the IRGC. At the same time, Mehrabi was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the IRGC ASF SSJO.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

The organization has also been sanctioned for its contributions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]

Products

A non-exhaustive list, obtained from a 2014 trade fair, follows:[2]

  • Mado MD26 1-cylinder 2-cycle engine
  • Mado MD275 2-cylinder, horizontally opposed 2-cycle engine
  • Mado MD550: a 4-cylinder, horizontally opposed 2-cycle engine
  • MADO Wankel-type single-rotor engine similar in appearance to Chinese BMP MDR-208
  • at least 8 types of wooden propellers

References

  1. ^ a b c "Iranian drone engines in the spotlight as Herzog visits US - analysis". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
  2. ^ a b Pyruz, Mark. "Takeaways from Iranian National Aerospace Exhibition 2014".
  3. ^ Mehdi H. [@mhmiranusa] (19 December 2019). "New pictures by @Reuters from US report to @UN Security Council on the UAV used for Aramco attack in Abqaiq. Shows its engine & vertical gyro compared to the ones from Iranian Shahed-123 UAV and a far picture of that delta wing UAV in an IRGC exhibition. https://t.co/kJrMtb7goz" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Counter Terrorism Designations and Designation Update; Iran-related Designations; Non-Proliferation Designations". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  5. ^ "U.S. Announces Sanctions Targeting Iran's Drone Program". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  6. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Network and Individuals in Connection with Iran's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  7. ^ "Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Company". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  8. ^ "U.S. issues Iran-related sanctions over drone program". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  9. ^ "US sanctions entities, individuals linked to Iran's UAV program". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  10. ^ "US Sanctions Individuals, Firms for Supporting Iran's Drone Program". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  11. ^ "US targets Iran's drone program with sanctions". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  12. ^ Bennett, Dalton; Ilyushina, Mary (17 August 2023). "Inside the Russian effort to build 6,000 attack drones with Iran's help". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2024.