U.S. Air Force Awards Castelion Contract for F-16 Blackbeard Integration
The U.S. Air Force awarded Castelion a contract related to integrating the company's Blackbeard hypersonic missile with the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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Photo: Air & Space Forces Magazine
The U.S. Air Force awarded Castelion a contract covering integration of its Blackbeard missile onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon, according to reporting by Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Key details
- Castelion developed Blackbeard, which the reporting describes as a hypersonic missile.
- Castelion was founded in 2022.
- The company is venture-capital-backed.
Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile is the subject of a U.S. Air Force F-16 integration contract.
Why it matters
The contract connects a U.S. Air Force fighter platform, the F-16, with a missile developed by Castelion. The work centers on integrating the weapon with an aircraft already in the Air Force’s fleet.
What happens next
The integration work puts the F-16 and Blackbeard at the center of Castelion’s next development steps. What aircraft-and-technology pairings would you like to see explored next?
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