{"id":270083,"date":"2026-06-21T13:19:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/us-centcoms-request-for-dark-eagle-missiles-shows-shortage-of-weapons-and-limited-options\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T13:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:19:54","slug":"us-centcoms-request-for-dark-eagle-missiles-shows-shortage-of-weapons-and-limited-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/us-centcoms-request-for-dark-eagle-missiles-shows-shortage-of-weapons-and-limited-options\/","title":{"rendered":"US CENTCOM\u2019s Request for Dark Eagle Missiles Shows Shortage of Weapons and Limited Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/span><span class=\"photoview__desc-text\">Artist notional rendering of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon &#8216;Dark Eagle&#8217; program.<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ae9ef49f528ed56e52b4a89618f43025.jpg\"  \/><span class=\"article__news-services--label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__news-services--list\">\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"Telegram\" data-name=\"telegram\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"X\" data-name=\"twitter\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The request for untested hypersonic missiles for the Middle East arena exposes the US&#8217; failure to neutralize Iran\u2019s launcher network, veteran war correspondent Elijah J. Magnier tells Sputnik.&#8221;The Dark Eagle has reportedly not been declared fully operational in the past,&#8221; Magnier says. &#8220;So when the US decided to deploy it, it signaled urgency, escalation pressure. And above all, shortage of suitable conventional weapons.&#8221;The request also shows that earlier Pentagon statements that Iran\u2019s launchers were fully destroyed did not match reality, the pundit continues.<\/p>\n<p>&#34;If all key launchers were eliminated, CENTCOM would not need a new system.&#34;<\/p>\n<p>It was previously reported that the US Army intends to deploy Dark Eagle long-range hypersonic missiles against Iran.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article__h2\" id=\"1124067568-1\">Dark Eagle Won&#8217;t Change Balance of Power<\/h3>\n<p>&#34;Militarily, the Dark Eagle hypersonic would not overturn the balance of power by itself, especially if the available inventory is very limited,&#34; Magnier says. &#34;The value is political and operational.&#34;<\/p>\n<p>The US aims to keep deeper Iranian missile sites at risk as a tool of pressureThe request is intended to strengthen coercion while talks remain stalledIt combines coercive message with operational contingency planning<strong>&#8220;By  talking about the new type of missiles that obviously doesn&#8217;t scare Iran, it shows also that the Americans are lacking options,&#8221;<\/strong> he says.The war correspondent doesn&#8217;t believe the US and Israel are in a position to achieve their declared objectives.US-Israel War on IranIran Will Respond With Long-Term Strikes to US Attack, Even If It Is Short-Term &#8211; IRGC30 April, 12:40 GMT<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/20260430\/us-centcoms-request-for-dark-eagle-missiles-shows-shortage-of-weapons-and-limited-options--1124067568.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist notional rendering of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon &#8216;Dark Eagle&#8217; program. The request for untested hypersonic missiles for the Middle East arena exposes the US&#8217; failure to neutralize Iran\u2019s launcher network, veteran war correspondent Elijah J. Magnier tells Sputnik.&#8221;The Dark Eagle has reportedly not been declared fully operational in the past,&#8221; Magnier says. &#8220;So &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":270085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[155],"tags":[7607,14293,2095,2093,2257,2310,2418,9964],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US CENTCOM\u2019s Request for Dark Eagle Missiles Shows Shortage of Weapons and Limited Options - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/us-centcoms-request-for-dark-eagle-missiles-shows-shortage-of-weapons-and-limited-options\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US CENTCOM\u2019s Request for Dark Eagle Missiles Shows Shortage of Weapons and Limited Options - World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Artist notional rendering of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon &#8216;Dark Eagle&#8217; program. 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