US Navy awards Castelion nearly $90M for Blackbeard
By The BriefBrief
The U.S. Navy awarded Torrance, California startup Castelion nearly $90 million to develop its Blackbeard Mach 5 hypersonic missile and move it toward Early Operational Capability. The effort includes producing 50 prototype missiles, following the company’s public reveal of the missile on X.
WHO:U.S. Navy and Castelion
WHAT:The U.S. Navy awarded Castelion nearly $90 million to develop the Blackbeard Mach 5 hypersonic missile toward Early Operational Capability, including 50 prototype missiles.
WHEN:Reported Aug 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:Cause not yet established.
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