Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force, made the comments at a ceremony this week. While the claims were buried at the end of his speech, Iranian pro-government media highlighted them, meaning that Iran is sending a message: It will attempt to increase the range of a missile that so far remains unproven.
Iran has been talking up “hypersonic” weapons this month. Iran wants to join the exclusive club of countries that claim to use these types of missiles. Hypersonic missiles are those that travel above Mach 5.
“Hypersonic speed is considered anything faster than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, equivalent to just over 100 kilometers (60 miles) per minute or about a mile every second,” DW noted in an article about these types of weapons. READ MORE
