The US Department of Defense said that the primary reason for the cancellation of the launch of the Dark Eagle missile was the failure of one of the batteries. It will now be problematic to put these missiles into service with the US Army before the end of the year, as originally planned.
The planned test of the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile as part of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LHRW) complex, which is expected to be held at the Space Force station in Cape Canaveral, has been cancelled. The Pentagon office said the launch of the missile was delayed after pre-flight test checks. On September 7, War Zone observers described what this event meant for the US defense ministry.
The publication says that the US Army has long set a priority goal: to receive the first operational Dark Eagle missiles by the end of this year. However, the cancellation of tests scheduled for September 6 and the failed LHRW test in March of this year jeopardize the implementation of plans for the supply of Dark Eagle missiles for combat duty.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon does not lose its optimism and states that these failures are one of the stages on the way to creating hypersonic weapons.
“The Department has been able to successfully collect data on the operation of ground equipment and software that will be used to further the creation of offensive hypersonic weapons,” the US Department of Defense said.
Meanwhile, delays in this program are already hampering the US Navy’s plans to introduce a similar sea-based missile, which should be implemented by 2025.
Reason for cancellation of exam
Admiral of the Navy Johnny Wolfe, director of strategic systems programs for the US Congress, said automatic pre-flight checks had revealed that one of the batteries had failed. This led to the cancellation of the rocket launch.
“We are actively investigating the cause of the test failure and will continue development and additional testing to support military deployment once the cause has been identified and corrected,” he said.
Important
Observers write that this year’s two failed tests cast doubt on the near future of the joint Army-Navy hypersonic missile program. The authors of the publication emphasized that the Army hopes to have an operational capability with the Black Eagle by the end of this year, but that this is increasingly unlikely.
Earlier, it was reported that the US Air Force is testing the AGM-183A hypersonic missile after failing tests after an almost six-month hiatus. The test was conducted off the coast of Southern California, where the B-52 Stratofortress bomber fired the AARW missile.
Source: Focus
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