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Iranian news outlet claims Iran has launched Fattah missiles toward Israel
From CNN’s Michael Rios
Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency claims Iran has launched Fattah missiles toward Israel.
CNN cannot verify the claim.
What is that missile? Last year, I
ranian media reported that Tehran used a new missile, the Fattah-1, in its attacks on Israel at the time. Tehran describes the Fattah-1 as a “hypersonic” missile – meaning it travels at Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound (about 3,800 miles per hour, 6,100 kilometers per hour).
But analysts point out that almost all ballistic missiles reach hypersonic speed during their flights, especially as they dive towards their targets.
Fabian Hinz, a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, who wrote on the subject, said the Fattah-1 appears to have a warhead on a “maneuverable reentry vehicle,” which enables it to make adjustments to avoid missile defenses during a short portion of its dive to its target.
