Commander of Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit predicts that for decades, no technology will be able to counter the new weapon
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defense systems, General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday.
Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles which can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly more than five times the speed of sound.
“This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to counter air defense shields,” Hajizadeh said, quoted by Iran’s Fars news agency.
“It will be able to breach all the systems of anti-missile defense,” said the general, adding that he believed it would take decades before a system capable of intercepting it is developed.
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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-claims-to-develop-hypersonic-missile-that-can-breach-all-defense-shields/
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