Iranian specialists are not only studying and reverse-engineering captured US weapons but also using the technology to develop new military systems tailored to the country's own requirements.

Ali Balali, an adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, made the remarks on November 14, Izvestia reports.

"We are not limiting ourselves to reproducing existing weapons. We are introducing new ideas to develop weapons that differ from the original models and are better suited to our needs," Balali said.

Balali said that US military equipment and technology captured by Iran during the conflicts in June 2025 and since February 2026 are undergoing reverse-engineering procedures.

The Iranian official's comments suggest that Tehran aims to use captured foreign military technology as a basis for developing its own weapons systems rather than simply reproducing existing designs.