Iran unveils "Fattah" hypersonic missile
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Tue / 6 June 2023 / 12:34
Tehran (ISNA) - "Fattah" home-grown hypersonic missile was unveiled on Tuesday in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the Chief Commander of the IRGC Major General Hossein Salami and the Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
With a solid fuel propulsion system and a second-stage mobile nozzle, "Fattah" can fly at very high speeds and perform various maneuvers in and out of earth's atmosphere. The speed of the missile can reach Mach 13-15 before hitting the target.
The precision-guided missile also features stealth ability to pass through radar systems.
It has a range of 1,400 kilometers and is able to breach all anti-missile shields and destroy them.
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