TEHRAN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran has developed a new 2,000-pound(900-kilogram) smart bomb called "Ghadr" to boost the capacity of its air force, local Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

    Ghadr is a guided optical bomb and is considered as a new version of Qased (Messenger), another 2,000-pound smart bomb manufactured by Iran earlier this year, Fars reported.

    The precision ordnance Qased was successfully test-fired by F-4 and F-5 fighter jets during Iran's war games in August. A production line for manufacturing the 2,000-pound "smart bomb" was inaugurated later in August.