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THis think is a ducking MARV, masquerading as a hypersonic weapon,
Countries have this tech since the 80's
Here is an indian MARV from the 90's
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Had it been an actual HGV it would not have such a mssive engine at its back, they move forward by gliding on the air at hypersonic speed.
Don't make me laugh by comparing battle tested Iranian missile technologies to some crude Indian technologies that would not work during an actual battle. We've seen your hardware (what little you actually produce) in action and it was more comical than anything. Just ask our Pakistani friends here.
India does not have the technology for a hypersonic glide vehicle. The Indian system you mentioned simply works as a normal ballistic missile with a ballistic midcouse trajecory followed by a end manveuring phase. The Iranian system on the other hand performs maneveurs during its midcourse phase via glide and also manoeuvres during its final phases.
Fattah is indeed a hypersonic glide vehicle of a conical shape, similar to the US system:
Hypersonc glide vehicles come in various colours, they're not all the same system. In the case of the Iranian system, during its midway flight, it glides to a less extensive state as compared with your typical wedge shaped systems, this means lower thermal load on the system allowing you to get away with more economically viable materials. Now, when the Fattah gets around few 100's of KM from its taget, its motor kicks it allowing it to performs much more kinematic maneuvers defating any curren air defence. By keeping its more extensive manoeuvres for the final stages, the system essentially reduces the amount of time the warhead experiences the relatively more extreme conditions, which, like I mentioned earlier allows for more economical mass production due to lower system cost.