DAMA is involved in the research, development and production of the Iranian Shahed-171 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) programme, which is owned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGC AF). DAMA is a front company that carried out covert procurement activities for Iran’s Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA), an entity affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
Iran has sold several kinds of UAVs to the Russian Federation, including Shahed-171, developed by DAMA. The Shahed-171 UAVs were used by the Russian Federation in the war of aggression against Ukraine.