Castelion
Founders: Sean Pitt, Bryon Hargis, Andrew Kreitz
Country: USA | Funding: $469.6M (+)
Founded: 2022
Website: https://www.castelion.com/
Castelion develops and manufactures affordable hypersonic strike missiles Blackbeard for the US Army. These missiles travel through the upper atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound, enabling them to overcome traditional defenses. Missle's flight computer features mission critical real-time capability, hardware-enforced isolation and real-time cryptographic acceleration. Castelion is working on integrating Blackbeard with the HIMARS missile platform. The company is building a solid-fuel rocket manufacturing facility in New Mexico to support large-scale production of hypersonic missiles. The company is founded by SpaceX veterans.
Founded: 2022
Website: https://www.castelion.com/
Castelion develops and manufactures affordable hypersonic strike missiles Blackbeard for the US Army. These missiles travel through the upper atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound, enabling them to overcome traditional defenses. Missle's flight computer features mission critical real-time capability, hardware-enforced isolation and real-time cryptographic acceleration. Castelion is working on integrating Blackbeard with the HIMARS missile platform. The company is building a solid-fuel rocket manufacturing facility in New Mexico to support large-scale production of hypersonic missiles. The company is founded by SpaceX veterans.
