Today, Saronic and Castelion announced plans to join forces to launch a hypersonic vehicle from an unmanned surface vessel. By integrating Castelion’s Blackbeard with Saronic’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) Marauder, the two companies offer a powerful, credible option to deter would-be adversaries. The collaboration between Castelion and Saronic marks the first integration of autonomous surface vessels with hypersonics, and stands to accelerate distributed hypersonic capabilities by pairing Saronic’s autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) with Castelion’s low-cost hypersonics. The companies, both founded in late-2022, are targeting a demonstration in 2027.

“Launching a Castelion hypersonic from a Marauder MUSV significantly changes the approach for any adversary calculating where and how the U.S. can strike,” said Dino Mavrookas, Co-Founder and CEO of Saronic. “Deterrence is ultimately a function of capability, capacity, and credibility. Saronic and Castelion are working to increase all three by combining autonomous maritime and hypersonic strike capabilities that are more scalable, more affordable, and faster to field.”

Full report : Saronic Technologies and Castelion collaborate to pair Marauder MUSV with Blackbeard hypersonic capability.

For more see the OODA Company Profile on Saronic Technologies and Castelion.