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Hypersonic Weapon Startup Castelion Wins $105 Million Navy Contract for F/A-18 Integration

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By Mike Stone
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – 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, cleari… [2489 chars]

Source: U.S. News & World Report | Published: 2026-04-24T21:13:00Z

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