AhlulBayt News Agency: A prominent military magazine has revealed in a report that Iran’s new hypersonic missile, known as “Fattah-2,” due to its extraordinary speed and high maneuverability, has become a serious challenge for Western and allied air defense systems, and intercepting it is nearly impossible.
The analytical military magazine Military Watch Magazine, publishing images of Iran’s recent strikes on positions of the Israeli regime, described the technology used in the Fattah-2 missile as a turning point in the region’s military equations. The report emphasized that by entering the club of countries possessing missiles equipped with hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) warheads, Iran has posed a major challenge to the defensive capabilities of the Israeli regime.
Intercepting Iran’s New Missile Is Nearly Impossible
Military Watch wrote regarding the missile’s capabilities: “Iran has announced an attack using the hypersonic Fattah-2 missile. The use of this missile could represent a significant display of power and demonstrate the potential for escalation of the conflict. The missile has a range of 1,400 kilometers. The combination of speed and maneuverability makes intercepting the Fattah-2 nearly impossible.”
Referring to footage of the missile striking a military command center of the Israeli regime, the outlet noted that the trajectory and speed of the strike closely resemble Russia’s Oreshnik ballistic missile used during the Ukraine war. This similarity, it said, confirms Iran’s success in acquiring hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) technology.
The report further explained the difference between the original Fattah missile and the Fattah-2, stating that while Fattah-1 employed an advanced maneuverable reentry vehicle (MaRV), Fattah-2 is the first and only known Iranian missile equipped with a true hypersonic glide vehicle warhead. These warheads are capable of performing extensive, high-altitude maneuvers at extreme speeds, and the combination of such maneuvers with multiple times the speed of sound renders them almost impossible targets for current air defense systems.
Israeli Military Officials Acknowledge Inability Against Fattah
Military Watch also referred to remarks by senior officials in the Israeli regime’s defense industry, writing that Yuval Bazesky, deputy at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems—the primary developer of the regime’s air defense systems—had acknowledged in August 2025 that hypersonic missiles have opened “a new era in air defense.”
He had emphasized: “To intercept a target traveling at Mach 10, we would need a missile traveling at Mach 30, which is impossible due to atmospheric friction.”
The analytical outlet concluded that given the Israeli regime’s inability to implement proposed regional defense systems—requiring tens of billions of dollars and several years—Iran’s Fattah-2 missile arsenal would be able to penetrate deep into the strategic depth of the occupied territories with high immunity. This situation, it noted, increases pressure on aggressor forces to destroy Iran’s missile launch platforms before launch.
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