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U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs conducts a cold-gas launch of a conventional hypersonic missile on the path to Navy fielding in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This test informs the Navy fielding approach for the Conventional Prompt Strike offensive hypersonic capability, as well as the continued development and production of the common hypersonic missile that is being developed in partnership with the Army.
PENTAGON, (May 2, 2025): The Defense Department conducted a successful flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
The test marked the first launch of the Conventional Prompt Strike capability, using the Navy's cold-gas launch approach that will be used in Navy sea-based platform hypersonics.
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PENTAGON, (April 24, 2025): Official reslease - The U.S. Army announced "Dark Eagle" as the popular name for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon following the system's successful end-to-end flight test of the common All-Up Round last December.
Part of the name pays tribute to the eagle — a master hunter known for its speed, stealth and agility — due to the LRHW's combination of velocity, accuracy, maneuverability, survivability and versatility. In addition, the bald eagle — our national bird — represents independence, strength and freedom.
Read more: ARMY ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL NAME FOR ITS LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON
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President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brief reporters at the White House, March 21, 2025.
PENTAGON, (March 21, 2025): During a press conference at the White House today, President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Air Force would proceed with the production of the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter jet platform.
Intended to eventually replace the Air Force's fleet of F-22 Raptors, the NGAD platform is a network-connected family of systems — including a stealth fighter jet component, drone technology and others — that simultaneously interact to ensure air superiority.
Read more: TRUMP, HEGSETH ANNOUNCE AIR FORCE'S NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER PLATFORM
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EXECUTIVE ORDER, (January 27, 2025): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including my authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. The threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks, remains the most catastrophic threat facing the United States.
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Sailors of the Keyport Dive Locker prepare two divers for a training session in the bay outside the locker at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Wash., Sept.9, 2024. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Eugene Oliver
Pentagon, (January 17, 2025): On a blustery, cool autumn day, two divers at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Washington, donned wetsuits, helmets and a tangle of hoses to hop into Liberty Bay for routine training. Four fellow divers from the Keyport Dive Locker circled them to make sure all the various pieces of equipment were hooked up and working correctly.
It wasn't a necessary training, but one that couldn't hurt considering the missions the sailors of the Dive Locker are called to perform.
Read more: TORPEDO TESTS, SALVAGE & MORE: SPEND A DAY AT NUWC DIVISION KEYPORT'S DIVE LOCKER
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