Iranian ballistic missiles strikes focus on key Israeli military sites such as nevim Airbase near beiba and Toff Airbase both of which house the billion dollar Israeli F-35 fighter jets and other high value assets additional targets included the hatzerim airbase in the Mev desert and the mosset headquarters in Tel Aviv this is the fata Hypersonic missile and the shahab 3 and we'll look into the details why the aom missile failed to intercept the Iranian Glide Vehicles all in the video ahead the US traced the launch location to a valley south of the Iranian city of sheres
Iran has launched its largest ever attack on Israel firing 180 ballistic missiles these missiles traveled more than 1,000 mil from this Valley to reach Israel most populated city and Military sites Iran used variants of a shahab 3 ballistic missile in its latest attack on Israel the shahab 3 is the the foundation for all of irin's medium-range ballistic missiles and uses liquid propellant it can carry a warhead weighing between 760 and 1,200 kg which translates to 1,675 and 2,645 lb how it works step one the missile is positioned at a 90° angle and then fired step
two the ballistic missiles trajectory takes it outside or near the edge of Earth atmosphere step three the Warhead payload separates from the rocket that carried it a loft and re-enters the atmosphere descending towards its Target step four the missile can carry a single or multiple Warheads depending on the variant the Warhead separates from the single stage rocket after it has traveled about more than half the distance to its Target the most prolific scud variants had a circular error probable of 300 to 450 m this means that 50% of the missiles fired at a Target would
land within a circle of that diameter this is the fatat 2 the successor to the fatan it was used from the first time and is one of irin's advanced missile systems this missile is equipped with a Hypersonic Glide vehicle inside it is the Warhead which detaches and allows the missile to maneuver and glide at speeds between Mach 5 and 10 the missile has a range of around 1,500 km only slightly more than its predecessor the fatan what sets it apart from other ballistic missiles is its ability to accelerate outside the Earth's atmosphere while its aerodynamic
control surfaces enable steering to evad the famous aerom missiles defense system made by Israel but first let's look at what is a Hypersonic missile Hypersonic missiles are a challenging technology to master because they are so fast that if the US launch a scent missile it could reach China in just 18 minutes traveling at speeds of Mach 5 and above these scr engines collect oxygen from the atmosphere as they travel mixing it with hydrogen fuel to create the combustion needed for Hypersonic flight meanwhile Glide Hypersonic Vehicles like the Chinese dong Fang 17 became the first to
integrate into production with conventional and nuclear warheads they are also designed to Target US aircraft carriers as they can change their trajectory mid-flight this us AO AGM Hypersonic weapon is a missile within a missile which pops out its cover and uses only the Glide vehicle kinetic energy as a weapon and not to forget the Russian Hypersonic missile like the kinel to qualify as a Hypersonic missile it must possess three key attributes speed maneuverability and accuracy let's look at speed as we all know Mac 1 represents the speed of sound which serves as our Benchmark to
better understand this let's make a few comparisons commercial airliners for example fly subsonically just below Machan in contrast modern fighter jets can travel supersonically reaching speeds of Mach 2 or three when we refer to Hypersonic speeds we're talking about anything Mach 5 and above space shovels are an example of vehicles that travel hypersonically often reaching speeds between mach 20 and4 but these can travel only for short distances at these speed to summon up a Hypersonic missile should cross Mach 25 which is around 19,000 mph but wait that's not it hypersonic missiles should also have the
capability of covering vast distances such as from New York to Russia or from China to Texas and vice versa before we looked into how fata missiles manage to penetrate Israeli air defense we have to understand how AOW 3 missile works the aerom missile defense system consists of three basic parts the missile launcher unit the green pine radar antenna and the aom missile the missile launcher unit is composed of six erector launcher tubes housing ready to fire missiles positioned at the rear of a two axle trailer each launcher when fully loaded with six launch twos carrying
ready to fire missiles waste 35 tons the green pine radar serves as the warning and Fire Control radar for the AOW 3 anti-ballistic air defense missile system it plays a crucial role in Target detection and guidance the arrow operates as a two-stage missile let's look inside this engineering technology this is the solid propellant booster in sustainer Rocket Motors at the Rocket's Peak sits the ignition chamber triggering the combustion of the solid propellant when activated this propellant isn't just any substance it's a meticulously crafted blend of fuel and oxidizer poured into a casing and then cured
ENC casing this blend is a protective shell called the motor case at the core of the rocket lies the propellant burning Zone here the solid fuel and oxidizer react producing incredibly high temperature combustion gases which helps to launch the rocket at incredible speed above the Earth's surface moving moving further to the front the most important part of the missile is the kill vehicle which can be divided into three basic parts the second stage is the propulsion system with a Thrust vectoring nozzle just above it is the Warhead a directed high explosive fragmentation weighing 150 kg
which translates to 330 lb the third stage is the Seeker capable of pivoting itself to track its Target but what's the big deal about this long range anti-ballistic missile system let's start with a propulsion Sy system the famous Thad terminal high altitude area defense uses a divert attitude control thrusters in comparison to the AO 3 kill vehicle which utilizes a Thrust vectoring nozzle with a solid fuel rocket it has a shorter and more limited burn time it has a few advantages one of them being the ability to compensate for a lack of radar accuracy when
the radar sends the Interceptor to an inaccurate Target location the AOW 3 kill vehicle can adjust its trajectory since intercon Al ballistic missiles travel at very high speeds the kill vehicle must change its trajectory based on newer more accurate radar data from its Seeker a failure to fully divert the course to the new Target would result in a failure to intercept now let's take a look how the Israeli defense system works the Israeli defense system consists of three tiers first up is the long range aerom missile defense system which was designed specifically with uranium missiles
in mind each of these system Rockets cost a few million dollars and they can intercept missiles outside the Earth's atmosphere resulting in enhanced protection the second layer of defense is the so-called David sling system designed for taking out missiles and drones finally the Iron Dome stops most short-range rocket attacks in Israel let's take a look at why the Iron Dome failed to intercept the Iranian ballistic missiles apart from discussing the multi-layered missile defense system the Iron Dome at itself has a range of around 40 Mi while the David's sling can intercept ballistic missiles up to
a range of 180 Mi the top tier Aero anti-ballistic missile systems can Target threats up to 1,500 M away according to reports 180 ballistic missiles which are possibly Hypersonic as claimed by the Iranian revolutionary guard were launched although the aerrow missile defense system successfully intercepted many missiles before they reached Israel many still got through the main problem behind the failure to interstep was after the Detachment of the Glide vehicle from the launcher the Glide vehicle can change its trajectory multiple times which confused the arrow missiles this maneuver also bypassed the David's sling and finally the
Iron Dome system which is not designed to counter Hypersonic missiles like the fatat 2 model as a result the Interceptor Mis for targets and the Glide vehicle landed on military bases with the $100 million of 35 Jets were stationed let's examine the cost implications of a single day of missile attacks Iran expended over $200 million by launching ballistic missiles along with drones whereas the IDF spent $1 billion to defend itself this includes the AA missile which costs around $2.5 million the David sling costs around $1 million to produce while the Iron Dome costs around 20,000
to $100,000 for a single missile depending on inflation by contrast Iranian ballistic missiles cost around $200,000 each and its drones only $2,000 to $50,000 each we make original videos from scratch so please do subscribe and hit the notification Bell for more videos