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US Navy Backs 3,800 MPH-Speeding Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile With First Contract
US Navy Backs 3,800 MPH-Speeding Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile With First Contract
Authored by Sujita Sinha via Interesting Engineering,
The U.S. Navy has awarded defense technology startup Castelion its first production contract for the Blackbeard hypersonic missile. This $23.4 million deal includes 50 pre-production missiles and shows the Navy is ready to move the program past development and testing.
The U.S. Navy awarded Castellion a contract to deliver Blackbeard hypersonic missiles. Castelion
This contract comes as the Pentagon looks for faster, more affordable hypersonic weapons for long-range strikes. For Castelion, it is the first step...
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