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Castelion Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile
Castelion's low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missile is being developed for US Navy carrier-based fighters to challenge Chinese air defenses through affordability and mass deployment rather than high unit cost.
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The US Navy aims to field the Blackbeard hypersonic missile, developed by California-based defense company Castelion, on carrier-based fighters. Designed to fly at more than five times the speed of sound and strike ships and land targets, Blackbeard is being developed with an emphasis on affordability and mass production, unlike more expensive hypersonic weapons, according to experts cited by SCMP (SCMP, October 12). The weapon could pose a new challenge to air defenses protecting Chinese warships and coastal military installations.