By Mufarokah @Adobe Stock
Richard Tribou of the Orlando Sentinel reports that the U.S. Army has officially named its long-range hypersonic weapon “Dark Eagle” following a successful test at Cape Canaveral. Designed to strike high-value targets at extreme speeds, the missile system combines speed, accuracy, and stealth. Developed jointly by the Army and Navy, Dark Eagle aims to enhance U.S. deterrence by countering enemy defenses with rapid, hard-to-intercept strikes. Tribou writes:
After a successful test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station last December, the Army on Thursday officially named its long-range hypersonic weapon “Dark Eagle.” The system designed to “disintegrate adversary capabilities” was at it again Friday morning. […]
The launch apparatus uses a battery operations center and transporter erector launcher sending the missile streaking east over the Atlantic.
The December test was the system’s first “live-fire event,” DOD stated.
The system is meant to be deployed on land or sea. Hypersonic missiles travel at more than five times the speed of sound offering a much more difficult weapon to counter after launch.
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