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Also known as "Dark Eagle," this is a medium-range, surface-to-surface hypersonic missile with two main parts – the missile itself, and a glide body. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are developing the missile component of the LRHW, while Dynetics is building the unpowered Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB).

Without a major test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, the Army's plan to field its hypersonic weapon by the end of the year has slipped away.

Two Dark Eagle test launches have been abruptly cancelled this year, raising questions about its planned operational debut this year.

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The Pentagon's top weapons tester says the service has "limited flight test opportunities" to support putting a hypersonic weapon onboard the Zumwalt class.

The U.S. Army is one step closer to fielding its first operational Long Range Hypersonic Weapon system, known as the "Dark Eagle." Recently, the service has completed delivery of the prototype hardware for its hypersonic weapon system, achieving a significant milestone for its long-range precision fire modernization effort.

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