Satellite Images Reveal Destruction of Facilities Linked to Boat Manufacturing Near Shiraz Airport

Recent satellite images made available through Google Earth and reviewed by Misbar revealed extensive destruction at industrial facilities southeast of Shiraz International Airport in Iran’s Fars Province. The area is identified by the Critical Threats Project as being linked to boat manufacturing, following strikes on the site during the “39-Day War” between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other.

The facilities are located at coordinates 29°30'59.8"N 52°36'08.2"E, alongside Shiraz’s ring road and near its international airport. Google Earth’s measurement tool shows that the area surrounding the monitored site covers approximately 4.66 square kilometres, with a perimeter of about 8.68 kilometres.

A comparison of images captured before and after the war shows the extent of the damage sustained by the site. Images from February 2026 show around 10 orderly white facilities and warehouses in the northern sector, while images from May show most of them reduced to rubble, with their roofs collapsed and parts of their concrete foundations remaining.

In Shiraz, the Critical Threats Project identifies a site called the “Martyr Asari Nejad Barracks,” belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, and states that it was targeted in March 2026. Iran’s fact-checking platform Factnameh also indicates the presence of IRGC-affiliated boat manufacturing centres in Shiraz.

At the same time as these facilities were targeted, the military section of Shiraz International Airport was separately struck in March.

Satellite images and published analyses showed the destruction of two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and an Il-76, along with damage to other facilities at the airbase.

According to satellite imagery analyses, these losses affected part of Iran’s military air transport capabilities, which rely on a relatively old fleet of cargo aircraft amid difficulties related to maintenance and the availability of spare parts.

The term “39-Day War” refers to the direct military confrontation that began in late February 2026 and involved extensive U.S. and Israeli strikes against military targets and infrastructure in Iran, alongside Iranian responses targeting sites and interests belonging to both sides.

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