The U.S. Army has confirmed it will move the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) hypersonic strike weapon into its Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase, allocating $25 million under Project HX3 in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. This funding supports continued integration of the missile into the widely deployed High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), marking a formal transition from earlier prototype and testing efforts.

A game-changer? Blackbeard GL hypersonic missile poised to supercharge U.S. Army’s HIMARS by 2028

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The U.S. Army has confirmed it will move the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) hypersonic strike weapon into its Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase, allocating $25 million under Project HX3.

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