Photo of a previous release of the new US hypersonic weapon, from Cabo Canaveral
Photo of a previous release of the new US hypersonic weapon, from Cabo Canaveral
The US space force launched Friday a long-range hypersonic missile from the Cabo Canaveral space base in Florida, on a test flight that can make way to the entry into operation this year of the new and so far secret “Dark Eagle”.
The US Armed Forces made a military test At Cabo Canaveral’s space base in Florida, a usual stage of NASA’s rocket and orbital ships.
According to, the launch involved the new and still secret hypersonic missile missile, which was named “Dark Eagle“.
The launch, which was not previously announced, drew attention late last week, after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction (TFR) to ban operating aircraft without permission in the region, due to “Spatial operations“.
A statement issued by the Defense Department confirmed a test in Cabo Canaveral, however.
“One Combined team of government partnersacademics and industrialists conducted a test on behalf of the Defense Department from a test site at Cabo Canaveral space base, ”says the statement.
“We are currently Evaluate test results“The statement said, initially released by.
The new long -range hypersonic weapon (LRHW) was fired from a mobile platformShortly after the sunrise on the spatial coast of Florida, then headed to the east over the Atlantic Ocean, driven by a solid fuel rocket thrush.
The Dark Eagle has quickly gained speed and altitude, quickly disappearing from the view of spectators in Cabo Canaveral. Shortly after the release, photographer Jerry Pike on his X/Twitter profile photographs that appear to show the missile in his upward trajectory.
Conceived for conventional ammunition, the new missile is about to become the first earthly hypersonic weapon used by the US Armed Forces.
After a successful test flight from Canaveral Cabo last year, the new hypersonic weapon will give the United States the ability to reach targets with Little or no notice.
Warnings sent by the authorities to pilots and sailors to remain away from the region indicated that the missile should ocean Atlantic, hundreds of kilometers to the north and northeast of Puerto Rico.
Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has in bombing against Ukrainian targets. These missiles are considered “”.
One of these missiles, however, was recently, in what was considered a “striking moment” of the ongoing military conflict between Kiev and Moscow.
China, whose launched the first missile in November 2021, has “the largest hypersonic missal arsenal in the world.”
The appearance of Chinese hypersonic missiles has at the time fear of one – which is effectively underway. Recently, France of hypersonic weapons.
However, as it happens in any arms race when a new weapon is invented, a defense against this weapon is soon emerging. This month, Japan presented a new one.
