SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon system featuring a Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) launched by a two-stage booster from a ground mobile platform. Reaches speeds exceeding Mach 5 with a range of 2,775+ km. Designed for rapid precision strike of high-value targets in denied environments. Being fielded to the US Army.
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Dark Eagle (LRHW) - Lockheed Martin
ADVANTAGES
- Extreme speed (Mach 17 terminal); virtually no time for adversary reaction
- Long range (2,775 km) enables deep strike from standoff positions
- Ground-mobile for survivability and operational flexibility
DISADVANTAGES
- Development delays pushed IOC multiple times
- Extremely expensive per round
- No nuclear warhead; limited to conventional strike
- Complex logistics for ground-mobile hypersonic system
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TYPEGround-Launched Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicle
RANGE2,775 Km
PROGRAMLong-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)
WARHEADConventional Unitary
MOBILITYGround-Mobile TEL
MANUFACTURERLockheed Martin
TERMINAL SPEEDMach 17
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