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Dark Eagle, LRHW – The United States successfully tested a hypersonic missile
The rocket costs $41 million at 2023 prices.
In the United States, after several unsuccessful attempts, they conducted the first successful test launch of the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile (LRHW), writes The War Zone.
It is noted that the launch took place from the launch pad at Cape Canaveral on December 12. An LHRW battery was deployed, which included a mobile command post and a Transporter Erector launcher.
It is indicated that until this point the main problem in testing the Dark Eagle was the launcher, and not the missile itself.
It is also worth noting that during the tests, the Americans used a whole fleet of specialized aircraft – one of the NASA WB-57F aircraft, a US Navy NP-3D support aircraft and two specially modified High…
