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New Video Offers Clearest Look Yet At Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile On F/A-18F Super Hornet

The release shows two Blackbeard missiles under a Super Hornet wing as the Navy pushes the weapon toward limited service by 2028.

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For the first time, newly released imagery shows Castelion’s Blackbeard low-cost hypersonic weapon carried by a U.S. Navy Super Hornet during a test flight. Newly released imagery provides the clearest look yet at Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon mounted on a U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The footage, released by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), […]

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The U.S. Navy has begun testing a new compact Blackbeard hypersonic missile, which is planned to equip deck fighter aircraft to attack air and submarine targets, based on data from the United States fleet.

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The U.S. Navy first introduced Blackbeard hypersonic missiles under the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter wing during flight tests of a new impact product. The relevant video is shown online. It is expected that this innovation will allow the ship ' s air force to move forward.

New NAVAIR video confirms two Blackbeards flying from F/A-18F, without yet documenting release or launch. The article Two supersonic Blackbeards flew for the first time on a Super Hornet appeared first on FLIGHT.

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twz.com broke the news on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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