Why in the News?
The United States Army and United States Navy have successfully completed integrated testing of the Dark Eagle Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system.
About Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile System
- Hypersonic missile system developed for the United States Army
• Non nuclear, ground-launched weapon system
• Designed for strategic attack missions
• Developed by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman
• Intended to penetrate Anti Access Area Denial (A2 AD) environments
Strategic Role
- Suppresses long range enemy fires
• Penetrates advanced missile defense systems
• Delivers rapid, precise, and time critical strikes
• Enhances conventional deterrence without nuclear escalation
Prelims Pointers
- Country: United States
• Type: Ground launched hypersonic weapon
• Nuclear status: Non nuclear
• Speed: Up to Mach 17
• Key component: Common Hypersonic Glide Body
• Objective: Penetration of A2 AD defenses
| [2022] Which one of the following statements best reflects the idea behind the “Fractional Orbital Bombardment System” often talked about in media?
 (a) A hypersonic missile is launched into space to counter the asteroid approaching the Earth and explode it in space. (b) A spacecraft lands on another planet after making several orbital motions. (c) A missile is put into a stable orbit around the Earth and deorbits over a target on the Earth. (d) A spacecraft moves along a comet with the same speed and places a probe on its surface. |
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