F-16 Jets to Add Startup Castelion’s Hypersonic ‘Blackbeard’ Missile
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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 advancement in the Air Force’s work on hypersonic munitions.
Neither the Air Force Research Laboratory, which awarded the contract, nor Castelion immediately responded to a request for comment.
The same day, the servic
The announcement, which came from the company via social media on Oct. 26, marks a major advancement in the Air Force’s work on hypersonic munitions.
Neither the Air Force Research Laboratory, which awarded the contract, nor Castelion immediately responded to a request for comment.
The same day, the servic
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