Iran unveils ‘Fattah,’ its first hypersonic missile

The Jerusalem Post reports: “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled the ‘Fattah,’ the regime’s first hypersonic missile, on Tuesday morning, Iranian state media announced.

The unveiling ceremony was attended by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami and other high-ranking officials. Later in the day, Iranian media published footage purporting to show a test launch of the missile.

According to Iranian media, the Fattah hypersonic missile has a range of 1,400 kilometers and hits speeds of Mach 13-15. The reports claimed that the missile is able to bypass and destroy air defense systems.

The Fattah features a moveable secondary nozzle and uses solid propellants, allowing it to reach high speeds and ‘perform various maneuvers inside and outside the earth’s atmosphere,’ according to the Iranian Fars News Agency…”

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