Fattah Missile

• As tensions with the US over Tehran’s nuclear programme remain high, Iran has added a new weapon to its arsenal in the form of a hypersonic missile that can fly at 15 times the speed of sound.
• The Missile is named by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘Fattah’ in Farsi, which means
• The Missile is the first-ever domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile created by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran.
• The missile had a range of up to 1,400 kilometres (870 miles).
• The Speed of the missile is Mach 15.
• It can bypass the most advanced anti-ballistic missile systems.

HYPERSONIC MISSILES

• Hypersonic missiles are maneuverable, unlike the ballistic missiles that follows a set course or a ballistic trajectory.
• It moves at 5 times the speed of sound or greater and are manoeuvrable, making them difficult for defence systems and radars to target.
• Like traditional ballistic missiles, they can deliver nuclear weapons.