Hypersonic ballistic missile launched from Iran

Iran announced that it has produced a “hypersonic ballistic missile” that can destroy moving sea vehicles and travels 8 times faster than the speed of sound.

According to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, Iran’s Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri said in his speech at the event held in the capital Tehran that his country produces ballistic missiles that can destroy maritime vehicles. moving.

Stating that the tests of the missile were successfully completed and mass production started, Bakiri said, “Iran has become one of the three countries that have these missiles by producing them.” Stating that the speed of the ballistic missile in question is mach 8 (8 times the speed of sound) and its range is 1,500 kilometers, Bakiri claimed that having such a missile will create a security area with a radius of 1,000 kilometers in the surrounding seas. . the country.

Bakiri did not share information about when and where the missile was tested.

The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Army Air Forces, Brigadier General Emir Ali Hajizade, also said in a statement on November 10, 2022 that his country had developed a new ballistic missile.

Hypersonic missiles, which move 5 times faster than the speed of sound, cannot be blocked by air defense systems. (AA)