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The World’s First Islamic Satellite
Iran has taken decisive steps with regard to its aerospace industries during
the past 25 years.
Minister of Defense and Logistics of the Armed Forces Rear Admiral Ali
Shamkhani announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran would launch its first
satellite within the next one and a half years. Addressing the inaugural
ceremony of the second aerospace conference, he added that Iran would be the
first Islamic country to find its way into outer space through indigenized
science.
Referring to the high number of papers presented by participants in the second
Science and Application Conference on Aerospace in comparison with the first
conference, the Minister added, “Aerospace capabilities of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, which are a major pillar of the country’s inhibitory power,
would be bolstered through bilateral cooperation between defense industries
and academicians.” Explaining some aerospace achievements of Iran he noted
that the Persian Gulf was once considered as a threat platform against Iran,
but the region cannot be turned into a threat platform against us by any
trans-regional power any longer.
The second aerospace conference, held in Tehran for three days, was attended
by major academic personalities and top officials who discussed ways of
scientific promotion of the Iranian aerospace industries.
Ahmad Vahid, the Managing Director of Aerospace Industries Organization and
head of the conference, also stated that aerospace industries played a pivotal
part in developing national and other industries. Such industries also play an
axial role in the industrial development of developed countries.
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The development of aerospace industries was a good way of manufacturing
big systems as well as strengthening thought, corporate power and a
systematic attitude. |
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Iran had taken decisive steps with regard to aerospace industries during past
25 years. The aerospace industries could greatly affect other industries due
to its high potential for creating jobs in downstream industries, high added
value and most importantly, scientific capacities and taking advantage of
specialist manpower.
Aerospace industries are among industries that were born after Iran’s Islamic
Revolution and during the Sacred Defense in the 1980’s and have grown so
extensively that the country is currently capable of design and production in
the field.
Fortunately, good capabilities, strong infrastructure, and extraordinary
manpower potentials have enabled the Islamic Republic of Iran to greatly
progress in the field. The Managing Director went on to note that aerospace
industries were very expensive and investment in them was very problematic.
Therefore, this organization needed help from various sectors including design
and engineering capabilities for final assembly and intermediate sectors.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Eslami, Deputy Head of Aerospace Industries Organization
and Head of the Executive Committee of the Second Science and Application
Conference on Aerospace stated that development of aerospace industries was a
good way of manufacturing big systems as well as strengthening thought,
corporate power and a systematic attitude. He believed that those industries
were not only very varied in the world but a ground for development of
superior technologies.
Eslami maintained that since science was unlimited and could be obtained from
a variety of sources, holding such conferences would provide an opportunity
for exchange of views and opinions among experts. Since Iran is currently
under scientific sanctions, holding such conferences could be a good response
to those who want to keep Iran under scientific embargo.
During the conference on aerospace, four specialized committees made up of
academic experts discussed the following topics over three days:
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Role of aerospace industries in technological development;
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Role of regional and international cooperation in aerospace industries and
use of satellites;
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Role of aerospace industries as an inhibitory factor;
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Role of universities in developing aerospace industries.
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