Castelion To Integrate Blackbeard Missile On USAF F-16s

U.S. Navy F/A-18 flies with Castelion Blackbeard missiles

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 flies with Castelion Blackbeard missiles in a recent flight test.

Credit: U.S. Navy
Castelion announced Oct. 26 it will integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic missile onto the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 under a contract modification from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The AFRL in September awarded Castelion a $16.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract “for low...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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