Eine iranische ballistische Rakete trifft Israel, nachdem sie zwölf aufeinanderfolgenden Abfangraketen ausgewichen ist

Expensive interceptors…

In this video at 0:21, we can clearly see the missile activating its secondary solid-fuel motor.
The Fattah-1 is a classic ballistic missile up to a certain point. It climbs into space on a high parabolic trajectory and re-enters the atmosphere at a steep angle.

Up to that stage, it behaves like a conventional missile. The real difference lies in the activation of the re-entry motor and the movable nozzle, which allow it to make sharp corrections, zig-zag maneuvers in the terminal phase, or simply deliver a sudden burst of speed.

Without this motor, a conventional warhead would lose more than 50% of its velocity when performing aggressive maneuvers due to atmospheric friction.

The Fattah-1’s secondary motor is a small spherical solid-fuel engine, compact enough to fit inside the maneuverable re-entry vehicle (MaRV).

Theoretically, it can burn for more than 30 seconds, counteracting atmospheric deceleration and ensuring the warhead strikes at hypersonic speeds.

However, from what the video shows, it appears it can be reconfigured for a short, powerful boost of just a few seconds, delivering intense speed in the final phase.

The developers claim that in this last stage, the missile reaches speeds above Mach 13.
Of course, there’s no such thing as a perfect system.

This secondary motor reduces the payload of the warhead due to space constraints, but that loss can be partially compensated by the massive increase in kinetic impact energy.

Has this become a thing in Israel? Just stand on your balcony and watch the incoming? No fear of death?

It’s all fun and games until one lands a little too close for comfort.

AI?