Ghassed
The Ghassed is a family of
missiles developed by Iran
.
It is a highly accurate rocket-boosted smart bomb with a range of 100 km (62 mi) and a 900 kg (2,000 lb) warhead, enabling Iranian Air Force to strike HVTs .
Overview
The Ghassed was designed in accordance with the needs of the
F-5 fighter jets
.
A TV/IR-guided bomb has either a conventional television
remote-control plane. In this mode, the operator may launch the bomb without a specific target and sight, and then pick up the target from the video as the bomb gets closer to the ground.[citation needed
]
Variants
| Variant | Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghassed 1 | TV/IR-guided bomb | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Ghassed 2 | TV/IR-guided bomb | at least 50 km (31 mi) |
| Ghassed 3 | Rocket-boosted TV/IR[1]/INS/GPS-guided bomb/ALCM[1] | at least 100 km (62 mi) |
| Warhead | MK-84 | 900 kg (2,000 lb) |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ghassed.
- ^ a b Chin, Jeremy (5 February 2019). "Iran Displays Hoveizeh and Qased 3 Cruise Missiles". Missile Threat. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-02-05.