Defense startup Castelion said on Friday it has won contracts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon with current U.S. Army systems, the first step toward allowing the military to place the powerful and nearly unstoppable weapons around the world.

The Army’s new acquisition chief said Wednesday he’ll look to embrace a “portfolio management approach” for the service’s program offices and plans on

Defense startup Castelion secures military contracts to integrate affordable hypersonic Blackbeard weapons with U.S. Army and Navy platforms for live-fire testing.

The weapons of war have developed and become more advanced over time, but the purpose has remained the same -- to exert dominance over an adversary. The industrial revolution and the advent of mechanized warfare have had the greatest impacts on weaponry and it is during these periods that many of our modern weapons came to be.

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SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 30, 2025 / Cubic Defense has been awarded a multi-year contract from Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of Canada's Department of National Defence, to provide live simulation support to the Canadian Army through Contractor Conducted Logistics Support.

The 1122 program, as it’s known, presents a danger to protesters facing off against militarized cops, according to a new report.