Castelion signs U.S. Department of War agreement to produce Blackbeard hypersonic missiles at scale
Castelion has signed a production framework agreement with the United States Department of War to manufacture and field its Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile.
Castelion wins $105 million U.S. Navy contract to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic weapon on F/A-18 by 2027
Castelion has received a $105 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue integrating its Blackbeard onto the F/A-18 Super Hornet and move the system toward early operational capability in 2027.
U.S. Navy awards $50 million to Castelion to advance Blackbeard hypersonic system toward operations
The U.S. Navy has awarded nearly $50 million to Castelion to advance its Blackbeard hypersonic system from prototype to an integrated early operational capability.
Castelion breaks ground on Project Ranger hypersonic campus in New Mexico with $220 million investment
Defense technology company Castelion on January 21 announced the launch of Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre hypersonic manufacturing campus in Sandoval County aimed at supporting high-cadence production of hypersonic strike systems.
Castelion launches Project Ranger, a major hypersonic manufacturing campus in New Mexico
Castelion has broken ground on Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre hypersonic manufacturing campus in Sandoval County aimed at high-cadence production of hypersonic strike systems.
Castelion raises $350 million to accelerate mass production of U.S. hypersonic weapons programme
Castelion has secured $350 million in Series B financing to support large-scale U.S. hypersonic weapons production.
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.
A game-changer? Blackbeard GL hypersonic missile poised to supercharge U.S. Army’s HIMARS by 2028
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.

