Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 6
By Umid Niayesh- Trend:
Iran has successfully tested the laser-guided smart bombs on the second day of the Air Force military drill.
The drills are held in an area of 400,000 square kilometers in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.
Various home-made military equipment including laser-guided missiles and bombs, air-to-surface and air-to-air rockets and drones were tested during the aerial military exercises, Iran's state IRINN TV reported Sept. 6.
Fixed and mobile targets in air and surface were successfully hit by bombs and smart missiles during the final stage of the drill.
Home-made Saegheh fighter jet, as well as F-4, F-5, Su-24, F-14 and drones are among the aircraft used in these exercises, in which simulated bases and infrastructure were successfully destroyed by optimized laser-guided smart bombs, optical bombs and smart radar-hitting bombs.
Under international restrictions, Iran has used domestic talents to improve its military power, frequently unveiling new products.
As a result of the embargo, Iran's military capability is drastically limited compared to the US and NATO forces.
Thus, the country's focus on smart munitions, light attack craft, mines, and ballistic missiles are part and parcel of the asymmetrical conflict war policy the country would rely on in the event of conflict with a global military power.
Since 1992, Iran has been manufacturing its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, radars, boats, submarines and fighter planes. Iran also unveiled its first long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in 2010.
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