The Iranian Air Force is planning to manufacture the third-generation of guided Qased (messenger) missiles.

The new-generation missile, equipped with an engine, will fly over a distance of 100km, Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Karshaki told Fars news agency.

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The 2,000lb missiles are among the strongest missiles in the world, Karshaki said.

Iran began designing and manufacturing these missiles during the final years of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.

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