The US Army’s Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system has made its overseas debut, deploying to Australia as part of this year’s Talisman Sabre exercise.
Dark Eagle is a land-based hypersonic weapon designed to strike targets at distances of up to 1,700 miles (2,735 kilometers) while traveling at speeds greater than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.
Each system includes four launchers that can fire a total of eight missiles, enabling it to overwhelm high-value or time-sensitive targets in contested environments.
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