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Report to Congress on U.S. Army’s Dark Eagle Hypersonic Weapon​

The following is the April 7, 2026, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle.

From the report​

What Is the Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon?

The Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)—also known as Dark Eagle —with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of a ground-launched missile equipped with a hypersonic glide body and associated transport, support, and fire control equipment. The LRHW is intended to provide the Army with a long-range, conventional precision strike capability against time sensitive and heavily defended targets, particularly in contested environments.

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US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War​

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the U.S. record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the military raid in Venezuela and the Iran war.

The ship's 295th day at sea surpassed the previous longest deployment by an aircraft carrier in the past 50 years, when the USS Abraham Lincoln was sent out for 294 days in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data compiled by U.S. Naval Institute News, a news outlet run by the U.S. Naval Institute, a nonprofit organization.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u...-the-vietnam-war/ar-AA20Zk8b?ocid=socialshare
 

The Enlisted Pilots of SEAL TEAM 6 | The DEVGRU Files - Episode 6​

Oct 20, 2021
During a SOFREP exclusive interview, Dick Marcinko recalls one of the most controversial moves during his time developing SEAL Team 6: turning his operators into pilots. He leased commercial aircraft and sent his operators to flight school. Due to obstacles related to jurisdiction and bureaucracy, having the in-house capability of flying was paramount to the team and their counterterrorism mission.


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Life Inside US Navy’s $4 Billion Giant Submarine Patrolling Deep Ocean​

Apr 14, 2026


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