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US Navy awards $200 mln for low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missiles
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The U.S. Navy has awarded $200 million for the production of low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missiles, which will be deployed from the service's carrier-based fighter aircraft. The investment, announced on Monday by the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Aviation office and missile start-up Castelion, will fund additional missiles beyond the 50 early operational capability units previously funded in June. According to Defense Department contracts, $43 million of the total will go toward the production of 444 Blackbeard missiles. Castelion aims to keep the per-unit cost around half a million dollars to enable mass affordable production. The award underscores the Navy's push to rapidly field a low-cost hypersonic capability for its carrier air wing.
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U.S. Navy awards Castelion $200 million for low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missile production