Claimed by IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami (Iranian)
Iran successfully tested its Fattah-2 hypersonic glide vehicle on April 2, achieving a terminal velocity of Mach 15 and defeating all U.S. Patriot and Israeli Arrow-3 interception attempts during the live-fire exercise.
Filed 4/2/2026
Unverified
Neutral analysis
Iran has demonstrated genuine hypersonic glide vehicle capability with the Fattah series, but specific performance claims from this test have not been confirmed by any independent technical assessment.
Verification notes
No independent radar or telemetry data has confirmed the Mach 15 velocity claim. NORAD acknowledged detecting a hypersonic test but declined to confirm performance parameters. The claim of defeating interception attempts cannot be verified as no intercept attempts occurred — the test was conducted in Iranian territory.