Iran’s Fattah Hypersonic: Separating Fact from Fiction in Middle East Missile Tech
In June 2023, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) pulled the curtain back on a sleek, black-painted missile labeled “Fattah” (The Conqueror). The banner headline was chilling: “Hypersonic.” Tehran claimed the missile could travel at Mach 15, maneuver inside and outside the atmosphere, and penetrate all existing missile defense systems, specifically naming Israel’s Iron Dome […]