Posted on 03/02/2010 3:05:58 AM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: "A senior Iranian military commander today announced that the Iranian Army is due to test-fire an optimized version of the country's 2,000-pound smart bomb, the Qassed (Messenger), in the near future.
Iranian Air Force Commander Brig.-Gen. Hassan Shahsafi told the Fars news agency that early samples of the new version, called Qassed 2, will be tested in the near future."
SNIPPET: "He also said that Qassed 1 has already been mass-produced and delivered to the Iranian Air Force."
(Excerpt) Read more at thememriblog.org ...
A look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
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Iran develops smart bomb
Reuters ^ | 8/22/07 | unknown
Posted on August 23, 2007 4:55:38 PM PDT by racnpartsales4u
Iran develops 900-kg ‘smart bomb’ - official media Guided bomb developed by specialists within Islamic Republic’s Defense Ministry and is now operational, IRNA news agency reports, adding it could be dropped from F-4 and F-5 jets
Reuters Published: 08.22.07, 23:57 / Israel News
Iran has developed a 2,000-pound (900 kg) “smart bomb”, official media quoted a Defense Ministry statement as saying on Wednesday, in the latest announcement from Tehran about progress regarding military hardware.
Revolutionary Guards
Guards chief: Iran missiles can hit warships in Gulf / Reuters
Commander of Revolutionary Guards says his ground forces have missiles that could penetrate armor plating fitted to Israel’s Merkava tanks, US Abrams tanks Full Story The guided bomb, named Qased (Messenger), was developed by specialists within the ministry and is now operational, IRNA news agency said, adding it could be dropped from F-4 and F-5 jets.
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Systems in Israel’s F-15 Jets Upgraded for Long Distance Attacks
Arutz Sheva ^ | June 28, ‘09 | Gil Ronen
Posted on June 29, 2009 3:18:17 AM PDT by MestaMachine
The Israel Air Force’s F-15 fleet is undergoing an upgrade, with systems that make it better equipped for complex long distance attack scenarios. The systems are being installed in both the F-15 and the F-15I — a model of the F-15 that was developed by its U.S. manufacturer specifically for the IAF.
According to IDF journal BaMachaneh, the F-15I model is currently being fitted with two new systems – one called “Barad Pelada” (“Steel Hail”), and another named Lightning.
The Barad Pelada advanced weapons system has been operational in the IAF’s F-16s for almost four years, but had to be modified in order to fit the F-15.
Barad Pelada is an advanced Israeli armament that operates like a smart bomb. “The system is unique in that it is able to plan the bombing in an accurate way by identifying the target from above,” a knowledgeable source in the IAF explained. “After the identification, the system carries out guidance to the target and only then is impact made.”
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“Israel distributes new gas masks to civilians: army”
Agence France-Presse/Hindustantimes.copm ^ | 2/28/2010 | Agence France-Presse
Posted on February 28, 2010 9:33:27 PM PST by sonofstrangelove
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“IAF Expands Training For Rapid Refueling”
Jerusalem Post ^ | 28 Feb 2010 | Yaakov Katz
Posted on 02/28/2010 5:07:55 AM PST by edpc
Does this mean that sucide bombers now are required to have a college degree?
When I hear of sophisticated Iranian weapons systems I think of the stuff made by the Little Rascals in their short movies.
What do the Iranians use to deliver such a weapon?
Maybe Flash Gordan has the answer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97lH0-tuuWE
“Iran test Ali Z28 missile”
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“Iran making new smart bombs”
Space Daily ^ | 3/3/2010 | UPI vis Space Daily
Posted on March 3, 2010 8:28:55 PM PST by sonofstrangelove
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