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Castelion wins U.S. Army and Navy contracts to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon system

U.S. defence firm Castelion has secured contracts with the U.S. Army and Navy to integrate its hypersonic Blackbeard weapon system onto operational platforms.

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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 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

Land, Top / Defence Industry Europe

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.

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