New U.S. “Long Range Hypersonic Weapon” Will Fly to War in 2023 on C-17

Video Above: U.S. Army Long Range Precision Fires

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By Kris Osborn – President & Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven

(Washington, D.C.) A mobile launcher armed with eight new high-speed Long Range Hypersonic Weapons will load up onto an Air Force C-17, deploy to a high-threat forward combat zone to set up, attack, and leave … by 2023

The urgency of the Pentagon’s need to accelerate and deploy hypersonic weapons is serious, according to senior U.S. weapons developers citing extreme concern about Russian and Chinese weapons

“We are number 3 in this race. We have to catch up,” Robert Strider, Deputy, Army Hypersonic Project Office, told an audience Aug. 11 at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville Ala., referring to fast-emerging Russian and Chinese progress with hypersonic missiles.

Dark Eagle – Long Range Hypersonic Weapon

This circumstance, well known and often discussed by Pentagon leaders, is likely a primary inspiration for the Army’s current success in developing an emerging weapon called “Dark Eagle.” Called the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, the new missile will be ready for war by 2023.