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The Pentagon is working on a new generation of weapons:

 Mini-cruise missile that can fit in a backpack

U.S. Department of Defense seeks to develop "smart bombs" small precise military operations 21st century, writes Los Angeles Times, the electronic edition.

The development of such weapons would also reduce costs and avoid civilian casualties.

In this context, the Pentagon is working on a new generation of weapons that focus on specific technologies and can be attached to small planes, and eventually unmanned to avoid using weapons left from the Cold War.

AeroVironment Inc. company engineers. develops a kind of mini-cruise missile that can fit in a soldier's backpack and can be attached to a portable launcher.

These miniaturized weapons have one thing in common - all will be shipped unmanned aircraft, the Pentagon is paying a role in the greater operations of these devices in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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