Mado (manufacturer) explained

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 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iranian drone engines in the spotlight as Herzog visits US - analysis. The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
2. Web site: Takeaways from Iranian National Aerospace Exhibition 2014. Mark. Pyruz.
3. Mehdi H. . mhmiranusa . 1207749048960245760 . 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 . en . 2 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120174526/https://twitter.com/mhmiranusa/status/1207749048960245760 . 20 January 2022 . live.
4. News: Counter Terrorism Designations and Designation Update; Iran-related Designations; Non-Proliferation Designations . 2023-05-10.
5. News: U.S. Announces Sanctions Targeting Iran's Drone Program . 2023-05-10.
6. News: Treasury Sanctions Network and Individuals in Connection with Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program . 2023-05-10.
7. News: Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Company . 2023-05-10.
8. News: U.S. issues Iran-related sanctions over drone program . 2023-05-10.
9. News: US sanctions entities, individuals linked to Iran's UAV program . 2023-05-10.
10. News: US Sanctions Individuals, Firms for Supporting Iran’s Drone Program . 2023-05-10.
11. News: US targets Iran's drone program with sanctions . 2023-05-10.
12. News: Bennett . Dalton . Ilyushina . Mary . Inside the Russian effort to build 6,000 attack drones with Iran’s help . 21 June 2024 . Washington Post . 17 August 2023 . en.