Military Watch Magazine – May 1, 2026
The U.S. Armed Forces are considering deploying the country’s first ground-based hypersonic missile system, the Dark Eagle, to support an expected resumption of hostilities against Iran. The system was designed to provide a high-speed, long-range precision strike capability able to penetrate advanced multi-layered defences, making it optimal for attacks on strike time-sensitive targets. The U.S. Armed Forces Central Command responsible for operations in the Middle East has highlighted that the system could be valuable due to its ability to strike targets, in particular Iranian missile launchers, out of range of the new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) which is deployed from the Army’s HIMARS launchers.
The decision to consider the deployment of the Dark Eagle is being considered at a time when U.S. missile stockpiles have been severely depleted by the war effort against Iran. Although the most severely depleted arsenals have been those of surface-to-air missiles such as those from the THAAD and Patriot systems, arsenals of cruise and ballistic missiles including the Tomahawk, PrSM, and JASSM have also been used up at wholly unsustainable rates, with expenditures in five weeks of hostilities expected to take over half a decade to recover from. With Dark Eagle still being in testing, and considered an experimental weapon fielded in very limited numbers, even if it is combat capable it will not be available in the numbers needed to significantly influence the course of hostilities.
Although the Dark Eagle completed a number of successful tests in 2024, it repeatedly failed to launch during other tests because of issues with both the launcher and with the missile’s production quality issues. Although Fox News cited an unnamed defense official stating that the missile has reached initial operational capability, the Pentagon testing office says it will not have enough data to evaluate Dark Eagle’s combat effectiveness until early 2027. Commenting on the decision to consider the Dark Eagle for deployment, senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities Jennifer Kavanagh stated that this“suggests that the Pentagon has lost all perspective.” “Iran is not an existential threat, and the United States should not be expending its highest-end missiles there no matter what… The unit cost per missile is $41 million or so. Are any targets in Iran worth this much?,” she added.
The fact that Iran does not have advanced air defences which the Dark Eagle would be needed to penetrate has contributed to questions regarding the practicality of a deployment. While the missile is fielded in insufficient numbers and is far too costly to significantly alter the course of the war effort against Iran, the announcement that its deployment may be considered may represent an effort to improve morale in the United States, and potentially intimidate the Iranian leadership who are likely targets of strikes by the systems. This would be far from unprecedented, with the U.S. Air Force having deployed F-22 fighters to Israel shortly before attacks on Iran began in an apparent effort to further intimidate Tehran and bolster Israeli morale, with the fighter type’s reputation having been built up over decades, although its viability for actual combat remained limited and it did not take part in actual hostilities. Other analysts have assessed that the use of the Dark Eagle may be intended to increase funding for the missile program, with Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center Kelly Grieco observing: “How do you know it is defense budget season in Washington? An unnecessary push to deploy a not-yet-fully-operational hypersonic missile against Iran… Nothing says ‘fund me’ like first use, I guess.”
The Russians, who are supplying eye-ran with all of their weapons, have had hypersonic missiles for years. Having a bigger pea shooter won’t win a “war”, fake or otherwise. If it did, then the ukraine would’ve been defeated years ago. The only thing that matters is the number of cannon fodder “soldiers” that you have on the ground. Again, see the ukraine.
Bring on the war. Let’s get to it. Let’s start the killing. Let’s see all the “big and strong” faggots machete’d by their lovely immigrant friends (that they live nowhere near). Let’s see all the “christians” in the streets waving “the end is nigh” placards whilst their daughters are raped and murdered. Bring it on!
I think only the US homeland being targeted by missiles will stop US aggression. If they want war send it to them. Make those two oceans obsolete, like they’re just on your border. Take war to their door, see how they like it. Until that happens and some US politicians die they’ll change nothing.
“… in particular Iranian missile launchers,…” But Trumpstein said many times that Iran has no launchers left and is totally destroyed!!!
Also a very fake missile. Like their B2 flying over Iran skies, dodging bullets, and the fake nukes , that no one has, threatening humanity with. It’s so much cheaper to fake a “raging” war with cheaper cgi videos.
Wow. Cant wait to see this non existing super duper missile go to blow up some elementary school, or some vacant building. Perhaps sales are down a bit with the useless tomowhawks now used up, since no one bought any. And what happened to that boat full of marines on the way to the “raging war” ?
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” The U.S. Armed Forces are considering deploying the country’s first ground-based hypersonic missile system, the Dark Eagle, to support an expected resumption of hostilities against Iran. ”
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“Iran is not an existential threat, and the United States should not be expending its highest-end missiles there no matter what… The unit cost per missile is $41 million or so. Are any targets in Iran worth this much?,” she added….”
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So…..An UNtested weapon, never before used in battle,……that costs over $ 41 Million each.
(……and the stoopid USA forewarned Iran.???)
Typical ra-ra-ra we’re #1 USA bullshit.
Instead, seems like more evidence that the US military is simply an excuse for ad nauseum grifting via the Miltary Industrial Complex.
My Math , based on an Iranian drones @ $5,000 each, is $41 MILLION would fund 8200 Iranian drones. My guess is many UNproven Dark Eagles would misfire, miss the target, or be intercepted.
Be amusing is Iranians could hack into one and “re-direct it”
Any Bets ?
Like ” Nukes Exist ” cult……Orders of Magnitude greater destruction by Non- Nukes since Feb. 28.
“Nukes ?” would be deployed at larger targets.. but then such an ” attack ” would trigger a massive retaliation.
Uranium issue and Nukes exist propaganda BS needs to be parked….its just a Mind F*ck.
“dark eagle” ffs…
lets have a competition for stupid names for missiles etc here on TTS!
Ill start with one for a Brit missile…
“daft bugger”