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Story summary
- The U.S. Army will miss the 2025 deployment deadline for the Dark Eagle weapon, originally set for 2023.
- The timeline slipped due to testing challenges, with completion now targeted for early 2026.
- The United States lags Russia and China in hypersonics, with more than $12 billion funding since 2018.
- The Dark Eagle is a ground-launched system for long-range strikes, estimated at about $2.7 billion.
