By Ivan Kesic

Defying international sanctions, Iran has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in its industrial sector with the launch of the ADAK 150AC, a fully electric, 150-ton mining dump truck designed and manufactured inside the country.

This accomplishment is more than just a technical milestone. It embodies a strategic national effort to achieve self-sufficiency in heavy machinery and end reliance on costly foreign imports and their fragile support systems.

Guided by the principles of Iran’s "Resistance Economy" and inspired by the vision of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to replace oil with mining as the backbone of the national economy, the ADAK 150AC is the result of meticulous reverse engineering, collaborative expertise, and determined political resolve.

Developed by Gohar Sanat Adak Gostar Company, the truck represents a fully integrated ecosystem of innovation, from a 100 percent indigenous control system to a powerful regenerative braking mechanism, designed to deliver reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable technology to the country’s mines.

This is the story of how Iran transformed a critical vulnerability into a sovereign strength, paving the way to a redefined industrial future.

The ADAK 150AC truck's specifications

The ADAK 150AC marks a monumental leap in Iran’s domestic industrial capabilities. This fully electric, 150-ton mining dump truck has been meticulously engineered to eliminate the country’s historical reliance on foreign machinery and the notoriously unreliable support networks that accompany it.

Built for the most demanding deep-pit mining operations, the ADAK 150AC is designed to replace outdated, inefficient, and costly diesel-powered trucks with a modern, environmentally conscious, and economically superior alternative.

At the heart of its innovation lies a sophisticated, fully indigenous AC electric drive system, a technological marvel that eliminates traditional mechanical components like gearboxes and differentials. This design drastically reduces potential points of failure and minimizes the extensive downtime typically associated with maintaining such complex equipment.

The truck’s 100 percent localized control and monitoring system is arguably the project’s crowning achievement. This intricate network of hardware and software functions as the truck’s central nervous system, processing vast amounts of data to manage traction, regulate speed on steep inclines, and maintain operational stability under a full 150-ton load.

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