Iran Unveils First Hypersonic Missile ‘Fattah’

Defensemirror.com Bureau
08:53 AM, June 6, 2023
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Fattah hypersonic missile unveiled on June 6, 2023 @Iran's state media

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) today unveiled a new hypersonic missile named Fattah.

Fattah has a range of 1,400km and can breach all anti-missile shields, Iran’s state-controlled media reported.

The unveiling ceremony was held on June 6 in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, Chief Commander of the IRGC Major General Hossein Salami, and the Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh.

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