Explainer | Hypersonic missiles are stirring fears in the Iran-Israel conflict. Here’s why
Iran says it has unleashed its ‘Fattah 1’ missiles – could the fast-moving weapons test Israel’s vaunted air defences?
Iran is boasting that it has hypersonic missiles and says it already has begun firing the cutting-edge weapons at Israel.
There is no evidence that Iran has unleashed the missiles, and experts are sceptical of the claim.
But the use of these fast-moving projectiles could test Israel’s vaunted missile-defence system and alter the course of the fighting between the two bitter enemies.
Here is a closer look at these advanced weapons.
What is a hypersonic missile?
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed Wednesday that it had fired what it said were hypersonic “Fattah 1” missiles toward Israel. But whether these missiles are hypersonic is a matter of debate.