US Army Deploys Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile to Guam During Valiant Shield Exercise
The US Army's 7th Infantry Division released photos showing soldiers training with the Dark Eagle Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) during Exercise Valiant Shield in June 2026. While the Army did not disclose the location, open-source analyst '笑脸男人' (lfx160219) identified Guam as the likely site based on the photos, the movements of US Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, and the exercise's geographic scope. The Dark Eagle system, developed by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, fires a hypersonic glide body at speeds over Mach 5 with a range of approximately 3,500 km. From Guam, this places mainland China within striking distance. The deployment comes after years of testing delays, with the first operational missiles expected to be delivered to the 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force in fiscal 2026.
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