The U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised March 13, 2024 |
| Report Number |
IF11991 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Andrew Feickert |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)
(Figure 1), with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of
a ground-launched missile equipped with a hypersonic glide
body and associated transport, support, and fire control
equipment. According to the Army
This land-based, truck-launched system is armed
with hypersonic missiles that can travel well over
3,800 miles per hour. They can reach the top of the
Earth’s atmosphere and remain just beyond the
range of air and missile defense systems until they
are ready to strike, and by then it’s too late to react.
The Army further notes
The LRHW system provides the Army a strategic
attack weapon system to defeat Anti-Access/Area
Denial (A2/AD) capabilities, suppress adversary
long-range fires, and engage other high payoff/time
critical targets. The Army is working closely with
the Navy in the development of the LRHW. LRHW
is comprised of the Common Hypersonic Glide
Body (C-HGB), and the Navy 34.5 inch booster
