Sub launches are not publicly posted
Are attack subs typically this close to the cape?https://twitter.com/jennyhphoto/status/1632778527622811649Possible sub for mystery launch
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/mysterious-launch-out-of-cape-canaveral-appears-imminent
Looks like it might be some flavour of missile test, based on this post: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8184.msg2647802#msg2647802Ross.
Not sure where to put this. The LRHW Dark Eagle apparently flew from Cape Canaveral yesterday, December 12, 2024. Complex 46 hosted the launch.https://defensescoop.com/2024/12/13/army-navy-second-hypersonic-missile-test-2024-aur-lrhw-dark-eagle-cps/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2024/12/12/u-s-military-launches-dark-eagle-hypersonic-missile-from-cape-canaveral-space-force-station-florida/76943770007/ - Ed Kyle
Flight testing of the AUR continued with an attempted launch from the Army’s LRHW (Dark Eagle)prototype TEL in March 2023. This test, Joint Flight Campaign-2 (JFC-2), did not occur due tochallenges in pre-flight checks. The JFC-2 Retest (JFC-2R) was attempted in September 2023 butdid not occur as a result of pre-flight checks. The JFC-3 test is planned for FY24, also planned to belaunched from the Army LRHW TEL. JFC testing continues through FY29 using both Navy and Armylaunchers.
Successful LRHW Flight TestOn June 28, 2024 DOD announced, The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army recently completed an end-to-end flight test of a hypersonic missile from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, HI. Reportedly, the two-stage missile was launched from a ground stand from Hawaii across the Pacific Ocean more than 2,000 miles to a test range in the Marshall Islands, with the missile flying its intended course and releasing the C-HGB, which flew to the target.
Third try is the charm. JFC-2 (joint flight campaign) is in the books. The Conventional Prompt Strike campaign phase 1 called for 5 flight tests. The Navy has completed JFC-1 and JFC-4 but the launcher hardware failures delayed the Army flight tests (JFC-2 and JFC-3. Hopefully the flight was nominal and the CPS/LRHW program can get back on track. Success of this test today was a huge milestone for Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor and supplier of the "Dark Eagle" launch hardware. "Under the gun" would be an understatement.
According to U.S. media reports, at about 11:30 local time on December 12, the U.S. Army's "Dark Eagle" long-range hypersonic missile (LRHW) conducted the first vehicle-missile test launch in Florida, and the flight code name was "Joint Flight Test 2R3" (JFC-2R3). Subsequently, the website of the US Department of Defense announced that the test launch of the "Dark Eagle" hypersonic missile was a success, and this is also the second successful test launch of the "Dark Eagle" missile this year.
Prior to this test, when was the last military missile test launch from the Cape? Pershing 2 during the 1980s? Pershing 2, by the way, had similar range to Dark Eagle. Its testing stopped when the US and USSR signed the INF treaty in 1987. Extant missiles were destroyed at that time. - Ed Kyle
There was another attempt later in the year that may have qualified:QuoteThe previous successful suborbital missile test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station took place on August 10, 2023. This test was part of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system and demonstrated the performance of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) at hypersonic speeds.
The previous successful suborbital missile test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station took place on August 10, 2023. This test was part of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system and demonstrated the performance of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) at hypersonic speeds.
Quote from: catdlr on 12/14/2024 03:03 pmThere was another attempt later in the year that may have qualified:QuoteThe previous successful suborbital missile test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station took place on August 10, 2023. This test was part of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system and demonstrated the performance of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) at hypersonic speeds.I can't find the link for this reference. Can you post it?
A Navigational Warning has appeared that points to a test of the #LRHW '#hypersonic' #missile from Cape Canaveral on April 25-27.
Liftoff of the LRHW Dark Eagle this morning 🚀
The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon fired out of a canister on a road-mobile trailer shortly after sunrise on Florida's Space Coast, then headed east over the Atlantic Ocean propelled by a solid-fueled rocket booster. Local residents shared images of the launch on social media.Designed for conventional munitions, the new missile is poised to become the first ground-based hypersonic weapon fielded by the US military. Russia has used hypersonic missiles in combat against Ukraine. China has "the world's leading hypersonic missile arsenal," according to a recent Pentagon report on Chinese military power. After a successful test flight from Cape Canaveral last year, the long-range hypersonic weapon (LRHW)—officially named "Dark Eagle" by the Army earlier this week—will give the United States the ability to strike targets with little or no warning.[...]Dark Eagle is designed to fly at speeds exceeding Mach 5, or 3,800 mph, with a reported range of 1,725 miles (2,775 kilometers), sufficient to reach Taiwan from Guam, or NATO's borders with Russia from Western Europe. The US military says it has no plans to outfit its hypersonic weapons with nuclear warheads.[...]The Congressional Budget Office reported in 2023 that purchasing 300 intermediate-range hypersonic missiles would cost $41 million per missile. Dynetics, a subsidiary of the defense contractor Leidos, is responsible for developing the Common Hypersonic Glide Body for the Army's Dark Eagle and the Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike programs. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor charged with integrating the entire weapon system.
