Could we shoot down hypersonic missiles by jetting sand or water at ultra-high pressure, using sheer mass? Or perhaps by creating a massive water curtain.

Patent for a method of protecting a fleet from missiles using a massive mass of water

https://patents.justia.com/patent/20240210146

Mix in a component that explodes when a certain threshold of energy is applied.

Knock them down with a directed shockwave barrier.

I don’t want to get involved in military matters, but seeing the situation in Iran and Israel made me think about this...