Iran issues threat to Israel, US with new hypersonic weapon
The hypersonic missile is claimed to have the capacity to bypass the most advanced anti-ballistic missile systems of the United States and Israel.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force today unveiled the Fattah II, a hypersonic missile claimed to have the capacity to bypass the most advanced anti-ballistic missile systems of the United States and Israel, according to Reuters.
The missile, developed within Iran in spite of numerous sanctions from the West, has a supposed range of 1,400 kilometers (870 miles).
Building on Fattah I
The first version, Fattah I, was unveiled in June but the newer version contains a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) warhead that supposedly supports the weapon reaching maximum speed, Iran’s Tasnim News reported.
The source reported that the updated missile can reach speeds of Mach 5-20 (6,170-24,700 kph).
The weapon was unveiled by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Ashura Aerospace Science and Technology University, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.
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