Hypersonic Weapons Archives

June 19, 2025
International
World

Israel-Iran conflict: Tehran claims first hypersonic missile strike on Israel; what is Fattah-1?

The Israeli Iron Dome air defence system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Wednesday (Image credit: AP) Iran has claimed possession of hypersonic missiles and has begun deploying them against Israel, reported news agency AP. The ongoing Iran–Israel conflict escalated on Wednesday when Iran fired a Fattah-1 hypersonic […]

March 23, 2025
International
World

Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’: A high-tech shield of lasers, space radars and missile interceptors

File photo of US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US is working on an advanced missile defence system called the “Golden Dome,” aiming to create an invisible shield using space-based radars, missile interceptors, and laser weapons. This project, first envisioned by former US President Ronald Reagan 40 years ago, has been revived under US […]