US Moves to Deploy Never-Before-Used ‘Dark Eagle’ Weapons System Against Iran

America’s military is considering the use of its hypersonic missile if the conflict with Iran resumes, according to new reports.

U.S. Central Command is seeking to deploy the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile, according to Bloomberg.

Deployment of the missile is behind schedule and is not considered fully operational.

Russia and China have already deployed their versions of a hypersonic missile.

The request was made because Iranian missile launchers have been moved beyond the range of the Precision Strike missile, which can hit targets up to about 300 miles away, Bloomberg reported.

Dark Eagle is supposed to have a range of 1,725 miles.

It was made for  “long range conventional precision strike capability” against “time-sensitive and heavily defended targets,” the New York Post reported, citing the Library of Congress.

There are currently about eight missiles, each of which cost about $15 million. The launchers cost about $2.7 billion apiece.

The missile