In an announcement made on May 29 and echoed by the Time of Israel the day after, Iran declared the successful testing of a groundbreaking hypersonic missile that can effortlessly breach even the most advanced defense systems. No name has been mentioned for this new missile, even not saying whether it is a ground-launched or air-launched one.
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The world is left reeling as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s aerospace unit, under the command of General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, boldly proclaims that this technological marvel will soon be revealed to the world. Astoundingly, General Hajizadeh asserts that no known technology for decades will possess the capability to counter this formidable weapon.
This revelation comes after General Hajizadeh initially disclosed the existence of the hypersonic missile in November 2022. At the time, he confidently asserted that it would possess the capacity to penetrate any anti-missile defense system, further speculating that it would take decades before an interception mechanism could be developed. However, it is worth noting that a single “unstoppable” Russian Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile was successfully neutralized by Ukrainian air defense, employing a Patriot missile supplied by the United States.