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| Iran says new guided-bomb ready for test |
| 2010-03-02 |
| Iran plans to test a "more powerful and accurate" generation of a 2000-pound guided-bomb with a "longer range," Air Force commander Brigadier General Hassan Shah Safi said Monday. The new bomb is the improved version of Qassed-1, meaning Herald, which was first tested in 2006. "The Qassed-1 guided-bomb has been mass produced and left at the disposal of the Air Force ... its new generation will be test-fired soon," Fars news agency quoted Brig. Gen. Shah Safi as saying. Qassed-2, he said, has a longer range, more accuracy and enjoys more explosive power than its previous version. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Has been mass produced, first test firing soon. That's how you do it. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2010-03-02 11:15 |
| #2 Qassed photos: 1 2 TV guided GBU-15 Coincidence? I think not. Actually, based on the slight differences of the nose of the Qassed, I believe the Iranians took the seeker of a Maverick (which was sold to the Shah) and copied the control surfaces of the GBU-15 (don't know if Iran bought any in the '70's). The Maverick and GBU-15 used almost identical tech. Even though it is 40 year old tech, can the Iranians build more after their supply of clapped out Mavericks runs out? |
| Posted by: ed 2010-03-02 09:21 |
| #1 Hasn't this been tried before. I wonder who the lucky test pilot will be? see: http://www.aviastar.org/air/japan/yoko_ohka.php |
| Posted by: Don Vito Anginegum8261 2010-03-02 07:19 |
