Defence industry in Iran – between needs and real capabilities

Robert Czulda

Defense & Security Analysis, 2020, vol. 36, issue 2, 201-217

Abstract: The paper’s goal is to analyses the potential of the Iranian defence industry, including both research-and-development and production capabilities. It is argued that, despite official statements about the great power and sophistication of the Iranian defence industry, in reality its capabilities are very limited and cannot meet the operational needs of the Iranian armed forces. At the same time, it is argued that many official releases, which are abundantly available in the Iranian press and often unthinkingly repeated by the Western media, do not present the real and value of military products, but are rather a tool for deception and propaganda.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2020.1750184

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