The Navy version is intended for both the single-seat F/A-18E and the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet. The Air Force integration contract covers the F-16, while the F-35A has also been identified as a potential launch aircraft. — Castelion (@Castelion) November 2, 2026 Castelion says Blackbeard…
A $120 million Lockheed Martin investment is helping bring PAC-3 MSE to sea. The US Navy is adapting Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE interceptor for deployment aboard warships through integration with the Aegis Combat System. The interceptor will use the Mk 41 Vertical…
U.S. expands Dark Eagle and Navy CPS hypersonic missile production through 2031 as manufacturing bottlenecks delay long-range strike capabilities. US Dark Eagle and Navy Hypersonic Missiles Gain New Parts Supply as Production Bottlenecks Persist. The United States is expanding its industrial capacity…
5 November 2026 - 11:24 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced Wednesday that it has been selected by Leidos to manufacture critical hypersonic components for weapon systems designed to strike time-sensitive, heavily defended targets at long range. Under the multiyear subcontract, GA-EMS will produce…
PARIS — An industry consortium developing a European hypersonic interceptor plans to fly a full-systems demonstrator by the end of 2029, project leader MBDA said in a briefing at the Euronaval maritime-defense exhibition. The program, named Hydis, is competing with the Hydef…
General Atomics will manufacture precision-machined parts and cable assemblies for the Army and Navy’s shared hypersonic glide body. General Atomics will manufacture precision-machined parts and cable assemblies for the Common Hypersonic Glide Body under a Leidos subcontract running through 2031. The…
An aerial view shows the Villa Vie Residences' cruise ship Odyssey docked at Sihanoukville port in Preah Sihanouk province US-based operator Villa Vie Residences announced it had 'suspended operations in Cambodia' as it worked to address 'extraordinary increases' in fuel…
The Air Force has awarded Castelion, a venture capital-backed defense startup founded in 2022, a contract to integrate its hypersonic Blackbeard missile onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The announcement, which came from the company via social media on Oct. 26, marks a major…
It comes as part of a UK-German defense parnership signed by former defence secretary John Healey in 2024 A British-German startup developing hypersonic long-range cruise missiles that could strike deep inside Russia has received significant funding, the company has said. Hypersonica…
Castelion’s Blackbeard missile is expanding beyond Navy fighters, with HIMARS and F-16 integration also underway. The U.S. Navy is advancing integration of Castelion's Blackbeard hypersonic missile with its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters. Blackbeard is designed to exceed Mach 5 and…
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