This missile of Iran is extremely lethal, can beat Iron Dome, S-400 with its hypersonic…, Israel in tension because…
Tehran: The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel further escalated on Saturday when the United States entered it, attacking crucial nuclear sites in Iran. US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that American bombers had attacked Iranian nuclear sites, pushing the superpower into Israel’s war with its archrival Iran. “A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime—Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan,” Trump said in a speech from the White House.
As per a report by NBC News citing defence officials,
A few days earlier, Iran had used its most deadly missile against Israel. The Middle East country has used its hypersonic missile named Fattah-1, which pierced all powerful air defence systems and unleashed hell on Tel Aviv.
However, this is not the first time Tehran has used hypersonic missiles against Israel. The Middle Eastern country used several Fattah-1 missiles on Israel during its Operation True Promise II in October last year.
Fateh-1 Hypersonic Missile
Hypersonic missiles are highly advanced weapons and capable of maneuvering at hypersonic speeds within Earth’s atmosphere, significantly hindering detection and interception, making it almost impossible to tract and intercept.
- Hypersonic missiles travel at a speed of Mach 5, five times the speed of sound which is about 6,100 kmph.
- The Fattah-1 is Iran’s first hypersonic missile which was first unveiled in 2023.
- It was named by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- The missile is designed to pierce even the most advanced missile defence systems such as Arrow and Iron Dome. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps termed it as the “Israel-striker”.
- Fattah missile is known for its accuracy and speed.
- The speed of Fateh-1 is approx 16000-18500 kmph. Its strike range is up to 1400 km.
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