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Barak Magen vs Fattah I missile
June 20 , 2025
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- Israel activated its new aerial defence system, 'Barak Magen' or 'Lightning Shield,' for the first time after Iran’s Fattah-1 missile attack.
- It is a special version of the Barak MX missile defence system.
- It is built to protect the navy ships from various aerial threats like drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.
- The system is deployed on advanced Israeli Navy ships called Sa'ar 6 corvettes.
- Fattah-1 is a medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile.
- It has been specifically engineered to evade defense systems such as Israel’s Iron Dome and Arrow
- The missile is capable of reaching the speeds between Mach 13 and 15—around 15,000 km/h.
- It has a range of approximately 1,400 kilometres (about 870 miles).
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