A missile dogfight: An Iranian ballistic missile approached its target, seemingly adjusting its trajectory to come from behind the Israeli interceptor, overtaking it, and ascending toward the expected impact point.
— 𝐓𝐌𝐓 (@TMT_arabic) March 23, 2026
The ballistic missile then deceived the interceptor, diving… pic.twitter.com/tpEk5jgoHm
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To intercept a hypersonic missile–the interceptor has to travel at least twice the speed of the incoming target and be able to adjust in real time to the new course of the target. So if the Iranian missile is coming in at Mach 10–then the interceptor has to travel at Mach 20 at least (impossible to do so because of air friction–and because of mechanical stress on the airframe and computer reaction times). This is why the hypersonic is currently an unbeatable weapon.
The BULLY never expects the unexpected from his/her victim.