Speaking
to reporters, Vahidi said that the new munitions are suitable to target
static and mobile targets with high precision strike.
"The
laser system used in the munitions is able to track and identify targets
and locate and assess their distance," Vahidi noted, adding that
Iran is among the only five world countries which possess the capability
to manufacture this types of munitions.
Yesterday,
Vahidi had said that Iran plans to display several home-made achievements
in different military and technological fields in the near future.
New
home-made satellite carrier rockets, smart ammunition, aeronautic products,
as well as new electronic and telecommunication devices will be unveiled,
Vahidi told reporters after a cabinet meeting here in Tehran on Sunday.
He
said that the new products would be unveiled during the Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies
from February 1 to 11, celebrating the victory of the Islamic Revolution
back in 1979.
The
minister further announced that the country would unveil a new domestically-manufactured
naval surveillance plane and a new cruise missile in the near future.
Iran
has taken wide strides in designing and manufacturing different types
of light, semi-heavy and heavy weapons, military tools and equipment.
Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed
war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has
produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter
planes.
Yet,
Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and
arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as
a threat to any other country.
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