This type of missile is easily maneuverable and flies low in the atmosphere, which makes their trajectory unpredictable and their interception difficult.
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The weapon moves at speeds in excess of 6,000 kilometers per hour, five times the speed of sound. Iran claimed Thursday, November 10 to have manufactured a hypersonic missile. He “can counter air defense shields”said General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of the aerospace force of the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of Iran.
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“It will be able to pass through all missile defense systems and I don’t think there will be a technology to deal with it for decades”, he assured, quoted by the Fars agency. Unlike ballistic missiles, they fly low in the atmosphere and are manoeuvrable, which makes their trajectory unpredictable and their interception difficult.
“The heart of our work is nuclear, but of course nothing can be taken in isolation, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told AFP during an interview on the sidelines of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. We see all of these announcements heightening concerns, heightening public attention about Iran’s nuclear program.” He added, however, that this announcement does not “should have no influence” on the negotiations around Iran’s nuclear program.
Russia, North Korea and the United States announced in 2021 that they had carried out hypersonic missile tests, rekindling fears of a new arms race. But Moscow took a step ahead, claiming in March to have used this weapon in Ukraine, a few weeks after the start of the invasion on February 24.