Iran, Tehran announces development of first hypersonic missile

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Iran’s development of the first hypersonic ballistic missile capable of breaching ‘sophisticated’ anti-aircraft systems. “I don’t think – observed the commander of the Aerospace Forces of the Guardians of the Revolution, Amir Alí Hayizadé in giving the announcement – that in the next decades it will be possible to find any technology capable of countering it”. Hayizadé, quoted by the Tasnim agency, then spoke of “a turning point” for the Iranian military industry.