Fattah-1 (missile)

Fattah-1 (Persian: موشک هایپرسونیک فتاح) is an Iranian hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and unveiled in 2023. It is Iran's first hypersonic ballistic missile. According to Iran, its high maneuverability and speed helps it to evade missile defense systems. Its name, meaning "conqueror" or "bringer of victory", "victor" in Arabic, is in reference to Al-Fattāḥ, was selected by the Supreme Leader of Iran.

Description

According to Iran, it can maneuver in and out of the atmosphere, and is capable of bypassing missile defenses.

History

On 10 November 2022, during the 11th anniversary of the death of Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, known as the "father of Iranian missiles", Iran announced it has built an advanced hypersonic ballistic missile calling it a "major generational leap". Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, IRGC-ASF commander, said the missile has a high velocity and can maneuver below and above the Earth's atmosphere. He said "it can breach all the systems of anti-missile defence" and added that he believed it would take decades before a system capable of intercepting it is developed.

The unveiling ceremony occurred on 6 June 2023.

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See also

• Hypersonic glide vehicle
• Hypersonic weapon
• Maneuverable reentry vehicle

References

1. Medium-range ballistic missile
2. Hypersonic weapon
3. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
4. 358 missile
5. Sayyad (missile)
6. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
7. Falaq-1
8. Kheibar (missile)
9. Kheibar Shekan
10. Fateh-110
11. List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
12. Paveh cruise missile
13. Noor (missile)
14. List of missiles
15. Shahab-1
16. Zolfaghar (missile)
17. Ghader (missile)
18. Red Sea crisis
19. Tosan (missile)
20. Hormuz-1 (missile)