Balaban guided smart bomb
"Balaban" [a bird of prey] is a GPS-guided, folding-wing missile that can be mounted under the aircraft. In a ceremony in Tehran on 06 August 2019, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami unveiled the new homegrown munitions, including the ‘Yaseen’ and ‘Balaban’ guided smart bombs. According to the minister, Balaban is a smart bomb with controllable fins that extend its range, and is equipped with the inertial navigation system (INS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance system which boost its precision.
Balaban can be carried by ‘Karrar’ airplane, which receives and analyzes the coordination of targets before the flight, the minister noted, adding that the smart bomb’s fins would slide open after the launch as it approaches the target with the help of a navigation system.
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