The U.S. Army has finally test-fired its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from its trailer-based launcher, something it has been attempting to do so for some two years now. The service has explicitly blamed problems with the launcher for causing major testing woes that have pushed back plans to field the weapon system by years.

Americans successfully tested the hypersonic Dark Eagle missile, reports the U.S. Department of Defence. The test, conducted on 12 December from Cape Canaveral Spaceport in Florida, marks the culmination of over two years of efforts to launch the weapon from a launcher mounted on a trailer.