U.S. Army Dark Eagle launchers displayed during Talisman Sabre 2025 in Australia.

Program · United States · U.S. Army

Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (Dark Eagle)

U.S. Army trailer-launched hypersonic boost-glide missile system.

Updated Oct 19, 2026

ProductionU.S. Army

Awarded

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Across linked awards

Timeline2

Oct 7, 2021First deliveryConfirmed
First prototype battery ground equipment delivered
Ground equipment for the first Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon battery, delivered to Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Mar 26, 2026MilestoneConfirmed
Joint Army-Navy common hypersonic missile flight test

Program and variant milestones. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Cost to the Government

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Cost figures
Measure	Variant	Amount	Source
Program totals · 4
Annual RDT&E fundingR-1 PE0605232A Hypersonics EMD. Annual appropriation scope, not lifetime development cost. FY2026 includes the listed reconciliation spend plan; FY2027 includes discretionary and mandatory requests where present. Budget execution and requests are distinct measures.	All	$446.616M / yrNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027
Gross procurement requestIncludes two missiles and separately funded equipment, support and other work.	Army	$301.777MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027
Government-furnished glide bodies · line totalSeparate GFE line; not a per-round price and not included in the headline AUR + canister figure.	All	$71.872MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027
Ground support equipment · line totalSoftware, training, refurbishment, spares and support scope; not a new battery price.	All	$75.62MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027
Unit costs · 1
AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide bodyP-5 recurring AUR and canister line. Common Hypersonic Glide Bodies are government-furnished equipment funded separately. This is not the complete missile or battery cost.	All	$39.039MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 · PB2027 request
Quantities · 2
Requested missile quantityProcurement quantity, not delivered missiles, launchers or operational inventory.	Army	2U.S. only; stated source scope	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 discretionary request
U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.	All	Not established	—
Operating costs · 1
Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.	All	Not established	—

Program totals · 4

Annual RDT&E fundingR-1 PE0605232A Hypersonics EMD. Annual appropriation scope, not lifetime development cost. FY2026 includes the listed reconciliation spend plan; FY2027 includes discretionary and mandatory requests where present. Budget execution and requests are distinct measures.
FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027
$446.616M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Gross procurement requestIncludes two missiles and separately funded equipment, support and other work.
Army
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027
$301.777MNominal $; source budget basis
Government-furnished glide bodies · line totalSeparate GFE line; not a per-round price and not included in the headline AUR + canister figure.
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027
$71.872MNominal $; source budget basis
Ground support equipment · line totalSoftware, training, refurbishment, spares and support scope; not a new battery price.
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027
$75.62MNominal $; source budget basis

Unit costs · 1

AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide bodyP-5 recurring AUR and canister line. Common Hypersonic Glide Bodies are government-furnished equipment funded separately. This is not the complete missile or battery cost.
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 · PB2027 request
$39.039MNominal $; source budget basis

Quantities · 2

Requested missile quantityProcurement quantity, not delivered missiles, launchers or operational inventory.
Army
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 discretionary request
2U.S. only; stated source scope
U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.
Source not recorded
Not established

Operating costs · 1

Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.
Source not recorded
Not established

Earlier observations · 6

Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.

Earlier cost observations
Measure	Amount	Source
AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide body¹	$34.784MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2025 · PB2027
AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide body¹	$36.79MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2026 · PB2027
AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide body¹	$39.039MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 · PB2027 request
Annual RDT&E funding²	$452.628M / yrNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2025 actual · PB2027
Annual RDT&E funding²	$520.931M / yrNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2026 total enacted / spend plan · PB2027
Annual RDT&E funding²	$446.616M / yrNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027

AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide body¹
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2025 · PB2027
$34.784MNominal $; source budget basis
AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide body¹
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2026 · PB2027
$36.79MNominal $; source budget basis
AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide body¹
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 · PB2027 request
$39.039MNominal $; source budget basis
Annual RDT&E funding²
FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2025 actual · PB2027
$452.628M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Annual RDT&E funding²
FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2026 total enacted / spend plan · PB2027
$520.931M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Annual RDT&E funding²
FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027
$446.616M / yrNominal $; source budget basis

¹P-5 recurring AUR and canister line. Common Hypersonic Glide Bodies are government-furnished equipment funded separately. This is not the complete missile or battery cost.

²R-1 PE0605232A Hypersonics EMD. Annual appropriation scope, not lifetime development cost. FY2026 includes the listed reconciliation spend plan; FY2027 includes discretionary and mandatory requests where present. Budget execution and requests are distinct measures.

The published missile line excludes a major component

The Army lists common glide bodies as separate government-furnished equipment. Adding the entire GFE or ground-equipment line to a two-round denominator would allocate broader program work as though it were recurring missile hardware.

FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army

International buyers · 1

International buyers
Country	Qty	Status	Source
United StatesRequested missile procurement, not inventory or completed deliveries.	2	Army budget request	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027

Open research: Current operational missile inventory and complete annual support costs were not established. The recurring missile line excludes government-furnished glide bodies; a complete comparable unit price remains unresolved.

What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Each figure states its dollar basis. What contractors were obligated is under Contracts.