History

Following the purchase by Iran of some Italian

Italy

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 helicopters from Agusta

Agusta

Agusta is an Italian helicopter manufacturer. It is based in Samarate, Northern Italy. It is a subsidiary of Finmeccanica. The company was founded by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923, who flew his first airplane in 1907...

 Company, it became important to establish a plant for support and repair these helicopters. This plant was named Iran Joint Helicopter Industry. Later on, after purchase of some large number of helicopters from Bell

Bell Helicopter Textron

Bell Helicopter is an American rotorcraft manufacturer headquartered in Hurst, Texas, near Fort Worth. A division of Textron, Bell manufactures military helicopter and tiltrotor products in and around Fort Worth, as well as in Amarillo, Texas, and commercial rotorcraft products in Mirabel, Quebec,...

, planning for expansion of this plant to support the new fleet started. Part of this expansion was to crate three major sections.

• 1. (NMP) Repair and Maintenance Center
• 2. (HDMC) Main Fleet Repair Center
• 3. (NICP) Logistics and Support Center

After Iran’s revolution in 1979, US embargo on Iran, and start of Iran-Iraq war, PANHA Company started its operation with a goal of support and maintaining helicopters in the war. After few years, they became self-sufficient in repair and maintaining all of Iran's military helicopters. In 1986, following this success, their task of repair, maintenance, and support expanded to other organizations like communication, oil, Red Cross of Iran, and power plants.

Currently, this organization repairs and maintains ten different kinds of military and non-military helicopters in sixteen different models. In 1994, experts at PANHA Company completed the structure of their first helicopter called Shabaviz. After this, they received their first official permit to start manufacturing commercial helicopters. PANHA has been instrumental in reverse-engineering helicopters, their upgrades and servicing the large fleet of Iranian helicopters.

Duties

• Repair and maintain nine kinds of helicopters in fifteen different models. (Bell 205, Bell 206, Bell 212, Bell 214
  Bell 214
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  , CH, RH, SH, 412, Mil 17)
• Body structure and upgrading helicopters
• Design and configuration of variety of helicopters windows and glasses
• Design and manufacturing fixtures

See also

• Panha 2091
  Panha 2091
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• Panha Shabaviz 2-75
  Panha Shabaviz 2-75
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• Panha Shabviz 2061
  Panha Shabviz 2061
  The Panha Shabaviz 2061 is an Iranian-produced helicopter used by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. It is an unlicensed reverse-engineered and upgraded Bell 206 Jet Ranger.-See also:...
  
  
• Shahed-278
• Iran Aviation Industries Organization
  Iran Aviation Industries Organization
  The Iran Aviation Industries Organization was established in 1966 for the purpose of planning, controlling, and managing the military aviation industry of Iran....
  
  
• Iranian Military Industry
  Iranian military industry
  Iran's military industry has taken great strides in the past 25 years, and now manufactures many types of arms and equipments. According to Iranian officials, the country sold $100 million worth of military equipment in 2003. and as of 2006 had exported weapons to 57 countries...
  
  

External links

• Iran Aerospace research and industries - Helicopter industries