Three-year-old Castelion is worth $2.8 billion after raising $350 million to fund its ambition to supply thousands of weapons to the U.S. government.
The Military Desperately Needs More Missiles. Startup Castelion Wants to Fix That.
Three-year-old Castelion is worth $2.8 billion after raising $350 million to fund its ambition to supply thousands of weapons to the U.S. government.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Three-year-old Castelion is worth $2.8 billion after raising $350 million to fund its ambition to supply thousands of weapons to the U.S. government.
🇺🇸 Гиперзвуковое оружие Blackbeard от Castelion, установленное на подкрыльевом пилоне истребителя F/A-18F Super Hornet.
September 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
🇺🇸 Гиперзвуковое оружие Blackbeard от Castelion, установленное на подкрыльевом пилоне истребителя F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Castelion has unveiled a new missile designed for HIMARS systems.
- The system is called Blackbeard GL — a low‑cost, mass‑produced missile with a range of up to 1,000 km.
- It features a homing warhead capable of striking moving targets.
- The system is called Blackbeard GL — a low‑cost, mass‑produced missile with a range of up to 1,000 km.
- It features a homing warhead capable of striking moving targets.
January 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Castelion has unveiled a new missile designed for HIMARS systems.
- The system is called Blackbeard GL — a low‑cost, mass‑produced missile with a range of up to 1,000 km.
- It features a homing warhead capable of striking moving targets.
- The system is called Blackbeard GL — a low‑cost, mass‑produced missile with a range of up to 1,000 km.
- It features a homing warhead capable of striking moving targets.
📌 U.S. startup Castelion, founded by former SpaceX employees, has unveiled its low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missile, The War Zone reports.
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U.S. Company Castelion Unveils Low-Cost Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile
U.S. startup Castelion, founded by former SpaceX employees, has unveiled its low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missile, The War Zone reports.
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August 21, 2026 at 9:02 AM
📌 U.S. startup Castelion, founded by former SpaceX employees, has unveiled its low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missile, The War Zone reports.
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🚀 Castelion presented Blackbeard GL hypersonic missile for HIMARS/M270.
🟤Destruction range: up to 1000 km.
🟤Guide system: homing head, capable of hitting moving and stationary targets.
Blackbeard GL can turn HIMARS into a de facto strategic weapon, capable of striking deep behind enemy lines.
🟤Destruction range: up to 1000 km.
🟤Guide system: homing head, capable of hitting moving and stationary targets.
Blackbeard GL can turn HIMARS into a de facto strategic weapon, capable of striking deep behind enemy lines.
January 12, 2026 at 9:20 AM
🚀 Castelion presented Blackbeard GL hypersonic missile for HIMARS/M270.
🟤Destruction range: up to 1000 km.
🟤Guide system: homing head, capable of hitting moving and stationary targets.
Blackbeard GL can turn HIMARS into a de facto strategic weapon, capable of striking deep behind enemy lines.
🟤Destruction range: up to 1000 km.
🟤Guide system: homing head, capable of hitting moving and stationary targets.
Blackbeard GL can turn HIMARS into a de facto strategic weapon, capable of striking deep behind enemy lines.
Castelion is a VC-backed "startup" producing hypersonic missiles, just raised 1 billion. ONE BILLION. dollars.
Funded by all the bad guys: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, General Catalyst
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Funded by all the bad guys: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, General Catalyst
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Castelion Raises $1B to Expand US Hypersonic Missile Production
Castelion has raised $1 billion to accelerate production of its Blackbeard hypersonic missile.
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August 24, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Castelion is a VC-backed "startup" producing hypersonic missiles, just raised 1 billion. ONE BILLION. dollars.
Funded by all the bad guys: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, General Catalyst
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Funded by all the bad guys: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, General Catalyst
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#États-Unis #augmentation #financement #missile #hypersonique #Castelion #USA #increase #funding #missile #hypersonic #Castelion 🇺🇸💰📈 🚀⚡ 🏢🚀 fr.businessam.be/les-etats-un...
Les États-Unis augmentent le financement consacré au missile hypersonique de Castelion
Castelion développe le missile hypersonique Blackbeard en recourant à une fabrication industrielle à l'échelle commerciale.
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September 20, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Hypersonic weapon startup Castelion wins $105 million Navy contract for F/A-18 integration reut.rs/3Qsz0w5
Hypersonic weapon startup Castelion wins $105 million Navy contract for F/A-18 integration
Castelion, a small California defense startup, has won a $105 million U.S. Navy contract to ready its Blackbeard hypersonic missile for use aboard the Navy's carrier-based F/A-18 fighter jets, clearing the way for the weapon to move from the laboratory toward the battlefield next year.
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April 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Hypersonic weapon startup Castelion wins $105 million Navy contract for F/A-18 integration reut.rs/3Qsz0w5
A hypersonic missile maker got more money from the U.S. Air Force, on top of a $200 million order it landed from the U.S. Navy days ago.
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U.S. Air Force joins Navy in funding Castelion hypersonic missile maker
The Air Force Research Laboratory has added $16.4 million to a Castelion Corp. contract for developing a low-cost, mass-producible long-range strike weapon, the latest in a rapid series of government ...
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September 18, 2026 at 12:04 PM
A hypersonic missile maker got more money from the U.S. Air Force, on top of a $200 million order it landed from the U.S. Navy days ago.
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U.S. Navy awards Castelion a production delivery order valued at up to $200 million to manufacture Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapons for carrier-based aviation 🇺🇸
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Castelion Secures U.S. Navy Production Order for Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon - Naval News
U.S. Navy awards Castelion a production delivery order valued at up to $200 million to manufacture Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapons for carrier-based aviation.
www.navalnews.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
U.S. Navy awards Castelion a production delivery order valued at up to $200 million to manufacture Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapons for carrier-based aviation 🇺🇸
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The US Navy has awarded Castelion an $89.9M contract to advance the Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon toward Early Operational Capability (EOC) by 2028 🇺🇸🚀
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US Navy Awards Castelion $90M to Advance Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon
Castelion secures an $89.9M US Navy order for 50 Blackbeard Early Operational Capability hypersonic weapons and transition to a Navy Program of Record.
www.navalnews.com
August 26, 2026 at 7:03 AM
The US Navy has awarded Castelion an $89.9M contract to advance the Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon toward Early Operational Capability (EOC) by 2028 🇺🇸🚀
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The missile is compatible with M142 HIMARS and M270 launchers. Development is being carried out by Castelion, with the project expected to be completed by 2027.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 AM
The missile is compatible with M142 HIMARS and M270 launchers. Development is being carried out by Castelion, with the project expected to be completed by 2027.
🚧The American company Castelion has announced the launch of Project Ranger, a large-scale manufacturing campus covering an area of approximately 405 hectares in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
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Construction of a Hypersonic Weapons Manufacturing Facility Begins in the United States - Militarnyi
The American company Castelion has announced the launch of Project Ranger, a large-scale manufacturing campus.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
🚧The American company Castelion has announced the launch of Project Ranger, a large-scale manufacturing campus covering an area of approximately 405 hectares in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
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you aren't getting Patriot performance at $250K a round, that's literally fucking impossible
what Castelion is doing is already stretching the art of the possible in that $ range to the breaking point, and there's a reason they're focusing on strike because interceptors are 10x more difficult
what Castelion is doing is already stretching the art of the possible in that $ range to the breaking point, and there's a reason they're focusing on strike because interceptors are 10x more difficult
May 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
you aren't getting Patriot performance at $250K a round, that's literally fucking impossible
what Castelion is doing is already stretching the art of the possible in that $ range to the breaking point, and there's a reason they're focusing on strike because interceptors are 10x more difficult
what Castelion is doing is already stretching the art of the possible in that $ range to the breaking point, and there's a reason they're focusing on strike because interceptors are 10x more difficult
Castelion raises $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business
Castelion raises $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business | TechCrunch
A hypersonics weapon startup is lining up a massive new funding round to scale its business with the U.S Department of Defense.
techcrunch.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Castelion raises $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business
Today, Saronic and Castelion announced plans to join forces to launch a hypersonic vehicle from an unmanned surface vessel 🇺🇸
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Saronic and Castelion to Demonstrate First-of-Its-Kind Maritime Hypersonic Launch Capability - Naval News
Saronic and Castelion announced plans to join forces to launch a hypersonic vehicle from an unmanned surface vessel.
www.navalnews.com
June 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Today, Saronic and Castelion announced plans to join forces to launch a hypersonic vehicle from an unmanned surface vessel 🇺🇸
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U.S. Navy just gave startup Castelion $105M to take its Blackbeard hypersonic weapon to live fire tests in the Indo-Pacific. January 2028 deadline.
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U.S. Navy pays Castelion $105M to test Blackbeard hypersonic weapon
A small California defense company just landed a $105 million Navy contract to push its Blackbeard hypersonic weapon through live fire testing in the Indo-Pacific — and the Pentagon is betting on a st...
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April 25, 2026 at 2:35 AM
U.S. Navy just gave startup Castelion $105M to take its Blackbeard hypersonic weapon to live fire tests in the Indo-Pacific. January 2028 deadline.
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Das US-Rüstungs-Start-up Castelion hat nach eigenen Angaben einen Produktions- und Lieferauftrag der U.S. Navy im Gesamtwert von bis zu 200 Mio. $ erhalten, der die Herstellung, Erprobung & Auslieferung einer ersten Charge von „Blackbeard“-Hyperschallwaffen umfasst.
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Castelion erhält Auftrag der U.S. Navy für Hyperschallwaffen
Das US-Rüstungs-Start-up Castelion hat nach eigenen Angaben einen Produktions- und Lieferauftrag der U.S. Navy im Gesamtwert von bis zu 200 Millionen
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September 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Das US-Rüstungs-Start-up Castelion hat nach eigenen Angaben einen Produktions- und Lieferauftrag der U.S. Navy im Gesamtwert von bis zu 200 Mio. $ erhalten, der die Herstellung, Erprobung & Auslieferung einer ersten Charge von „Blackbeard“-Hyperschallwaffen umfasst.
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Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles
Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles
The $1 billion Series C was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JP Morgan Chase.
techcrunch.com
August 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles
Castelion ( USA ) a présenté le missile hypersonique Blackbeard GL pour HIMARS et M270.
Portée de frappe : jusqu'à 1 000 km, ce qui dépasse largement les capacités de l'ATACMS.
Coût et production : production de masse à un prix inférieur à celui des systèmes hypersoniques traditionnels.
Portée de frappe : jusqu'à 1 000 km, ce qui dépasse largement les capacités de l'ATACMS.
Coût et production : production de masse à un prix inférieur à celui des systèmes hypersoniques traditionnels.
January 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Castelion ( USA ) a présenté le missile hypersonique Blackbeard GL pour HIMARS et M270.
Portée de frappe : jusqu'à 1 000 km, ce qui dépasse largement les capacités de l'ATACMS.
Coût et production : production de masse à un prix inférieur à celui des systèmes hypersoniques traditionnels.
Portée de frappe : jusqu'à 1 000 km, ce qui dépasse largement les capacités de l'ATACMS.
Coût et production : production de masse à un prix inférieur à celui des systèmes hypersoniques traditionnels.
Sen. Mark Kelly and Pima County are working to convince Castelion, a startup missile manufacturer founded by former Space-X employees, to come to the Tucson area
A new hypersonic missile manufacturer considers Southern Arizona for expansion - AZ Luminaria
Defense startup Castelion Corporation is considering expanding to the Tucson area. Sen. Mark Kelly, Pima County, UA and the city are involved.
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May 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly and Pima County are working to convince Castelion, a startup missile manufacturer founded by former Space-X employees, to come to the Tucson area
U.S. Air Force joins Navy in funding Castelion hypersonic missile maker
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U.S. Air Force joins Navy in funding Castelion hypersonic missile maker
The Air Force Research Laboratory has added $16.4 million to a Castelion Corp. contract for developing a low-cost, mass-producible long-range strike weapon, the latest in a rapid series of government ...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
U.S. Air Force joins Navy in funding Castelion hypersonic missile maker
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good on Castelion if they actually can meet the price point of 0.5m per AUR
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U.S. Navy Awards Castelion First Delivery Order for Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon - Castelion
Castelion has been awarded a $23.4M firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Navy for the production and delivery of 50 Blackbeard early operational capability pre-production prototypes and 50 associated ...
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August 25, 2026 at 8:39 AM
good on Castelion if they actually can meet the price point of 0.5m per AUR
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