The contract The US Navy recently awarded to the Defense Start Castelion can point to its new pursuit, more expensive, made hypersesnic strike tendon. The service has something of a gap to fill now after suspending plans to launch the hypersonic anti-truples missita last year, due to costs and industrial factors. Hytelion’s Blacleard Hypersonic Miple could also find its way onto navy ships and surface ships, as well as land-based launchers.
Last Friday, Carelion announced that it received contracts from the navy, as well as the US Army, for the “integration” of Blackbeard in illegal homes ” A rival reached out to sailors for more information. The military has already made it clear that it is interested in using Blackbeard in a source that has been launched, as you can read more about here.
A test article made by carelion used in previous tests related to Blackbeard in front of a palletised launcher loaded on a truck. To put it in front of people The company
“Under these agreements, carelions will work with both services to integrate the hypersonic blackbeard weapon system and remove their capabilities from the test department,” according to the company’s press release. of the Department.”
Many questions remain about the expected final design and capabilities of the blackbeard missile, including whether or not it will be some form of air-breathing. A full “Weapon Program” can also include multiple designs. Candelion has already undergone many live fire launches using various test articles.
On October 5, 2025
Two additional development flights were completed on Sunday.
Each test validates limited integrated subsystems and components from new vendors across the country – strengthening the connection between engineering and manufacturing to deliver power faster. pic.twitter.com/T4TKM2CPX9
— Castellion (@ACoCadelionCorp) October 7, 2025
The designs seen in testing so far “represent the most cost-effective in-house development vehicles we use to enable rapid iteration subsystem design and to get our performance models to real-world test data,” Castellion said. A rival Back in June. “Carelion’s approach to development is focused on hardware-in-the-loop access and early flight testing to support learning cycles throughout the learning experience throughout the social experience does not represent our end systems.”
Various blackbeard review articles. Castellion Corporation
by A rival He noted in the past, the term “hypersonic missle” generally refers to weapons designed for high speed. Ereminily This can include designs that use a ballistic asressic-like booster to phat a glider that tends to rise and fall before ejecting it from its launch pad, as well as air-breathing missiles that can travel at high speed. hypersic. Hypersonic speed is generally defined as anything above Mach 5, the worst ballistic laws reach their limits.
A clear demonstration, in a very bad way, of the differences in the keys between the natural car and the hypersesnic glides-glide car, and the Qupersecnic Cruise Misle. Gao A clear demonstration, in basic terms, of the difference in Flight Trajectory between the hypersesnic vehicle read Gao
The tests revealed by Carelion so far have been focused on the employment of Blackbeard in the source presented completely, which is completely compatible with what is known about the war plans of the weapon. The Navy could have similar surface (or sub-surface) means of activation from ships, submarines, or land-based launchers.
Another flight test in the books – this time @Spaceport_nm. Our second flight in the last 30 days.
The best way to stay ahead of your competition in the long run is to have faster learning cycles than they do. pic.twitter.com/9n776jj8xw
— Castellion (@ACoCadelionCorp) February 19, 2025
At the same time, there are indications that the Navy is after Blackbeard, at least in part, as a wind-powered weapon. In February 2024, Carelion received a contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), which is considered just under 2,750 million pounds of I-144 “long with a production rate of > 200 within 2027 for both weapons.”
Whether or not the design of air weapons The company previously reported that it intended to have the design of Blackbeard more finalized by 2027.
This isn’t the first time that blackbeard’s ghostly variant work has come up, either. In its budget request for the fiscal year 2026, the military said that the version introduced by this weapon that it expects to receive will improve “the existing air structure, expanded, did not explain. A rival has reached out to the military for more information in the past.
As noted, the Navy has had a stated need for an anti-aircraft fighter for years now. As of 2021, the service has been pursuing Air-Breaking Physeersic Miple Mist to fulfill that need with a program called Hypersonic Anti-Sular-surface Warfare (Halo). Raytheon and Lockheed Martin were working on competing designs.
A rendering of Lockheed Martin’s Halo Design. Lockheed Martin
The Navy hoped to begin eliminating the halo before the end of the decade. However, in late 2024, the service threatened to move the program to the next stage of development.
“The Navy has canceled the hypersonic anti-surfered anti-surface warfare (halo) engineering warfare (halo) request for combat in 2024 due to budget constraints preventing the planned new fleet,” said a Navy spokesperson. A rival in April of this year. “This was done after the Navy did a careful analysis, looking at the cost and performance options of the program on an industrial basis against the Navy’s priorities and existing financial commitments.”
“We are working closely with our funders to revive the demand, with an emphasis on liquidity,” Flanders added at the time. “The Navy is committed to its investment in long-range missiles to achieve national defense objectives, with a major emphasis on the development of the AGM-158C’s development capabilities.”
Carelion’s focus on low cost and the choice of Blackbeard, coupled with a schedule that targets Microsual development, are all NATALS’ Post-Halo strategies. The service had previously described the halo as a critical capability, especially for a high-altitude combat situation, such as one in the Pacific via China.
Raytheon’s translation of the aitionle overy hypersonic machine. Raytheon
The Navy may be looking at a number of options to meet this ongoing need for a New, launched, high-speed, high-velocity, anti-Ship Weapon. The service is already considering an air-launched version of the Missle-6 (SM-6), called target-174b, apparently in an anti-aircraft role. However, in its surface-launched form, the SM-6 also has anti-shipping capabilities, and the target-174b can be used in that role, too.
President Donald Trump, right, and the sea behind the ADM. Alexis Walker, Head of Carrier Strike Group 10, at hark, walk carrying F/A-18 Super Horthet loaded with USS USORGE HW Carker on October 5, 2025. Usn
As mentioned, the Navy could still go after other types of Blackbeard in addition to the air-scare type. Previous techniques mentioned in the halo have also included outstanding improvements in the range that can be fired from ships and submarines.
Other services may be interested in Blackbeard’s air classification, too. The US Air Force has also awarded Carelion contracts in the past for long-term waxen concepts, and A rival previously accessed that service for more information.
All of this depends largely on the meeting of tastion, expenses, and other goals of Blackbeard. The military budget documents show that they are aggressively pursuing blackbeard, but in a way that provides many off-ramps.
Carelion certainly received a new vote of confidence in Blackbeard, regardless of whether they have cattle to boot, with new contracts for integration from the military and the army.
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