Published: 4:46am, 26 Apr 2025Updated: 5:47am, 26 Apr 2025
After a successful test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station last December, the US Army on Thursday officially named its long-range hypersonic weapon “Dark Eagle”. The system, designed to “disintegrate adversary capabilities”, was at it again on Friday morning.
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Images posted to social media showed the missile launch from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 46 while the Eastern Range had posted keep-out notices and warnings for maritime and airspace.
“A combined team of government, academic and industry partners conducted a test on behalf of the Department of Defence from a test site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,” according to a statement from the Office of the Secretary of Defence.
“We are currently evaluating the results of the test.”
The action on the Space Coast comes a day after the Army officially dubbed the defence system with its new moniker.
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“Part of the name pays tribute to the eagle – a master hunter known for its speed, stealth and agility – due to the LRHW’s combination of velocity, accuracy, manoeuvrability, survivability and versatility,” reads a press release from the Defence Department.
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