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(171,385 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2026, 04:38 AM Yesterday

US Seeks to Deploy Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Against Iran

Source: Bloomberg

April 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM EDT

US Central Command has asked to send the Army’s long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran, seeking a longer-range system to hit ballistic-missile launchers deep inside the country.

If approved, it would mark the first time the US will have deployed its hypersonic missile, which is running far behind schedule and hasn’t been declared fully operational even as Russia and China have deployed their own versions.

The Request for Forces submission justifies the move by saying Iran has moved its launchers out of range of the Precision Strike Missile, a weapon that can hit targets at more than 300 miles, a person with direct knowledge of the request said.

The person asked not to be identified discussing a request that hasn’t been made public. No decision has been made yet on the request, the person said. US Central Command declined to comment.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/us-seeks-to-deploy-hypersonic-for-the-first-time-against-iran?srnd=phx-politics

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US Seeks to Deploy Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Against Iran (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

What kind of damage can a hypersonic missile do? no_hypocrisy Yesterday #1

I don't think it is so much a "damage" thing BumRushDaShow Yesterday #2

As if a billion dollars a day isn't enough? Bluetus Yesterday #3

no_hypocrisy

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1. What kind of damage can a hypersonic missile do?

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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 04:52 AM

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How is it distinguished from conventional bombs?

BumRushDaShow

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2. I don't think it is so much a "damage" thing

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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 07:09 AM

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but rather its ability to evade interception (and a target's difficulty defending against one) due to missile speed.

Bluetus

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3. As if a billion dollars a day isn't enough?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 08:32 AM

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For what?

The only thing we are accomplishing here is using up 10 years of ordnance ...

so that the M-I-C will get $200 billion more in contracts to replenish.

Ohhhh ....... Never mind. I get it.

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"In just 38 days of combat, the U.S. burned through over 1,100 JASSM-ER stealth cruise missiles, leaving just 1,500 in the global inventory. Over 1,200 Patriot interceptors and over 1,000 Tomahawk missiles have been expended, creating a significant strain on inventory. While the Pentagon is attempting to ramp up production, officials noted that replacing the expended Tomahawks, which were previously produced at a rate of roughly 100 per year, could take up to a decade."

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