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US Fields 2,175-Mile-Range Hypersonic Missile During Pacific War Drill

Images posted by the Defense Department show soldiers training with the Army’s Dark Eagle system, which has a reported 1,725-mile range.

The U.S. Army has confirmed that it deployed its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system during the Valiant Shield 2026 exercise in the Western Pacific last month, according to War Department photos. The photos surfaced nearly a month after the exercise ended, highlighting the growing role of long-range ground-based missiles are becoming more important in U.S. military planning for the Indo-Pacific. This deployment put one of the Army’s most advanc…

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During the "Valiant Shield 2026" multinational joint operations exercise in the Western Pacific last month, the U.S. Army deployed Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles in Guam, which can strike targets 3,500 kilometers away, covering China's coastal provinces.

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Pacific Daily News broke the news on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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