I think you do not even know the basics of missiles.
Going by your imbecile definition, even decades-old SCUD is a hypersonic weapon since it attains some multifold Mach speeds at its apogee. ROFL-COPTER. Thats not how missile speed categories work! Missiles have boost velocity, burnout velocity, terminal phase re-entry velocity, then rather unique low-terminal velocity (hitting the target). A conventional missile may go 15 Mach during its mid flight but when it comes down and and re-enters it starts losing the Velocity because of massive drag and course corrections.
HYPERSONIC Weapon is such a system that is still flying at ~Hypersonic Speed while its near the end phase of its flight (glide and post glide)! Yes ONLY that thing is classified as Hypersonic Weapon and Fattah qualifies for because it re-enters at Mach 8 and glides to target at (~+5 Mach) Hypersonic speed. Other conventional even modern missiles can not do that because (a) their trajectory is ballastic or quasi ballastic they never enter the glide phase (b) because of lack of glide they start losing their terminal velocity. This is one of the reasons every modern military is chasing hypersonic weapons now otherwise why would they do that because according to your BS logic, Russian Scuds, American Pershing, Chinese DF-3 is also hypersonic right ? just stop humilating yourself
Whatever speed a missile attains during its mid course phase means nothing in definition of Hypersonic Weapon.
Its terminal and Low-Terminal Speed at glide phase and post glide is Hypersonic. Our previous closest relatives to this thing was called Qassem and Kheybar Shikan both Skip Glideers ... tested years ago which I think played a role in Fattah's development. They were semi-Hypersonic vehicles while Fattah is a full one. Makes sense, R&D wise we started from somewhere and ended up at the perfect product. Knowing Iran, we might soon see this thing converted into Anti Shipping Ballastic Missile because our current Antishipping Ballastic Missiles are Quasi Ballastic Trajectory holders.
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Then show me which of the decade old "missile" has a low-terminal Hypersonic speed + Glide phase ?
I ASKED YOU BEFORE, WHAT IS THE TERMINAL/LOW TERMINAL VELOCITY + TRAJECTORY OF INDIAN MISSILE you claimed was also hypersonic? I am waiting.
(Hint: I have been reading Norbert Brugg, IISS, Janes, Missilethreat etc for 22 years)
Thankyou
Illogical!
Hypersonic weapon is a vehicle that attains Hypersonic speed while gliding and even hits the target at multifold faster speeds than conventional Ballastic or Quasi Ballastic Trajectory. Fattah does both things.
Hyping? Your prime minister or some guy was smashing coconuts on French bribed/overpriced rafales like they are some holy entities and we having a military presentation in a missile base is hyping?
Show me the official figures of its low terminal speed + trajectory then?
I know what is happening to you, you somehow have manifested in your mind that the Wegde-shaped glide vehicles are the only types that attain Hypersonic speeds. LOL. Thats just stupidity based upon lack of knowledge.
American Hypersonic RV
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Iranian Hypersonic RV
Please tell us, what is the difference?