Say Hello to 'Dark Eagle,' the Army's New Hypersonic Weapon

– The U.S. Army's new [hypersonic weapon] system is officially named "Dark Eagle." – Dark Eagle is the land-based counterpart of a weapon set to deploy on Navy destroyers and submarines. – The weapon's 1,700-mile range will allow it to strike deep into [China] from a number of nearby countries. The U.S. Army has named its new land-based hypersonic weapon system "Dark Eagle." The service is ["confident"](//breakingdefense.com/2021/08/confident-of-2023-fielding-goal-army-dubs-hypersonic-weapon-dark-eagle/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BreakingDefense+%28Breaking+Defense%29) that the weapon will enter service in 2023. Once it does, Dark Eagle will give the Pentagon a land-based, long-range capability that can cover the scope of Asia, striking deep into the Chinese…