Iran Electronics Industries (IEI)

IRAN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES (IEI), is a state-owned subsidiary of Iran's Defense Industries Organization. It is a diversified organization with operations in electronics, optics, electro-optics, communications, computer and semiconductors.

IEI was established in 1972 and presently is the major producer of electronic systems and products in Iran.

IEI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MODAFL (Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics) and a sister-organization to AIO (Aerospace Industries Organization), DIO (Defense Industries Organization), and AvIO. The Company oversees subsidiaries including Shiraz Electronics Industries (SEI), Iran Communication Industries (ICI), Electronic Components Industries (ECI), Information System of Iran (ISIRAN), Isfahan Optics Industries (IOI), Iran Electronics Research Institute, Security of Telecommunication and Information Technology (STI) and Iran Space Industries Group (ISIG).

IEI manufactures electronic components for Iranian weapons systems and is said to be the largest manufacturer of electronic and communication equipment in Iran. Among its main fields of activity are communications, information technology, consumer electronics, test & measurement, optics, electro-optics, micro-electronics, security systems, training aids and electro-medical equipment and products.

Among its military products and activities are communication equipment, electro-optics and lasers, telecommunication security and electronic warfare equipment, radar tubes, missile launchers, military tactical communication systems, night vision systems, laser range finders, binoculars and periscopes; inaugurated an opto-electronic chip production line in November 1999.