Iran Starts Production of Smart Bombs

Iran said that it has developed a new 900-kilogram (2,000-pound) smart bomb and that it will start industrial-scale production of the bomb on August 26. The guided bomb, named Qased (Messenger), can be deployed by Iran's F-4 and F-5 fighter jets and will be officially unveiled next week, Iranian defense ministry said. The bomb, equipped with a smart guiding system, is produced by few countries due to the advanced technical know-how required for its production and Iran is the last in the chain of countries which have succeeded in developing the technology.