The U.S. Navy awarded defense startup Castelion $200 million for the production of its Blackbeard hypersonic missile.

The U.S. Navy awarded $200 million this week for the production of low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missiles that will be ...

Blackbeard is an air-launched hypersonic missile, extending naval aviation’s strike range and capacity against sea and land ...

The U.S. Navy has ordered its first production lot of Castelion's Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon, placing a $43.6 ...

The U.S. Navy has moved Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon into production with an award worth up to $200 million, advancing a new long-range capability designed to extend the combat ...

U.S. Navy awards Castelion a production delivery order valued at up to $200 million to manufacture Blackbeard hypersonic ...

The US Navy has placed an order worth up to $200 million to put Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic weapon into production.

The U.S. has fallen behind countries like China and Russia with hypersonic missile development. Now, it's testing out one ...

The round will fund expanded production of the Blackbeard hypersonic missile and development of longer-range strike and defensive weapons ...

The Navy awarded Castelion an $89,997,162 firm-fixed contract for funding the Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon system to an Early Operational Capability (EOC). Castelion markets Blackbeard as a low-cost, ...

TORRANCE, Calif., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Castelion has been awarded a $23.4M firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Navy for the production and delivery of 50 Blackbeard early operational ...

Hypersonic Weapon Startup Castelion Wins $105 Million Navy Contract for F/A-18 Integration By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Castelion, a small California defense ⁠startup, ⁠has won a ...