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US turns to low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missiles to overwhelm Chinese defences

12 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC · 1 source
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🚨 US NAVY SEEKS CHEAPER HYPERSONIC MISSILE The US Navy aims to field a relatively low-cost hypersonic missile on its carrier-based fighters. Castelion’s Blackbeard is designed to fly at more than five times the speed of sound and strike ships and land targets. It is being developed with an emphasis on affordability and mass. Source: South China Morning Post #Blackbeard #US #Chinese #hypersonicmissiles

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