TEHRAN -- Iran on Sunday unveiled its latest hypersonic missile, named “Fattah II”.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei oversaw the unveiling during an inspection of the missiles and drones belonging to the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
“Fattah II” has been described as a hypersonic missile with glide capability, falling into the HGV hypersonic weapons category.
The announcement follows Iran’s introduction of its first domestically-produced hypersonic missile, “Fattah,” unveiled in June.
During the event, Ayatollah Khamenei said he enjoyed speaking before commanders and officials of the Ashura University of Aerospace Science and Technology.
The Leader said a “correct assessment of needs” and “concentration on needs in science and research” are the most important aspects of Iran’s defense power.
The exhibition included sections on missiles, drones, defense, and space. The new and updated achievements of young scientists and experts from the IRGC Aerospace Force were displayed under the title “All Iranian: From concept to product.”
During the visit, the “Mehran” mobile defense system, and the upgraded “9th of Dey” system, as well as the “Shahed 147” drone were also unveiled.
The latest measures taken and developments in the fields of satellite-carrying rockets and sending satellites into space were another part of this exhibition.
Fattah-II is capable of posing a serious challenge to low, medium and high-altitude defense systems.
The “Shahed-147” drone is also a wide-body aircraft with a wingspan of 26 meters. It can fly up to an altitude of 60,000 feet and has a detection range of more than 1,000 km.
In the defense sector, anti-MAV and missile systems with a range of 20 km to 320 km were exhibited.