Bryon Hargis

Co-Founder & CEO Castelion

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

Dropping a video update from Rio Rancho, NM. Project Ranger is moving faster than most expected, and we want people to see it.

We've been hard at work with our customers within @PAEAviation and @usarmypaefires to integrate Blackbeard, the United States most affordable hypersonic weapon, on F/A-18 and HIMARS. Last week, we signed our HOA with the Department of War for 500 Blackbeards per year, minimum, with a clear path to thousands more. The more than 200 @Castelion, @ARCOMurray, and contractor teams on site have been hard at work building the home of future Blackbeard production in @sandovalcounty.

None of it happens without people in government willing to actually act on the threat in front of us. Grateful to @SecWar Hegseth, @DepSecWar Feinberg, @USWREMichael, and @USDASDuffey for setting real demand and giving companies like ours the signal to go build the Arsenal of Freedom.

We’re growing fast, and we’re hiring in New Mexico. Come build something that matters. https://t.co/zUNXppdqK4

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@hermeuscorp Congrats @hermeuscorp

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@BishopAerospace @PAEAviation @usarmypaefires I will ask our manufacturing team.

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

Dropping a video update from Rio Rancho, NM. Project Ranger is moving faster than most expected, and we want people to see it.

We've been hard at work with our customers within @PAEAviation and @usarmypaefires to integrate Blackbeard, the United States most affordable hypersonic weapon, on F/A-18 and HIMARS. Last week, we signed our HOA with the Department of War for 500 Blackbeards per year, minimum, with a clear path to thousands more. The more than 200 @Castelion, @ARCOMurray, and contractor teams on site have been hard at work building the home of future Blackbeard production in @sandovalcounty.

None of it happens without people in government willing to actually act on the threat in front of us. Grateful to @SecWar Hegseth, @DepSecWar Feinberg, @USWREMichael, and @USDASDuffey for setting real demand and giving companies like ours the signal to go build the Arsenal of Freedom.

We’re growing fast, and we’re hiring in New Mexico. Come build something that matters. https://t.co/zUNXppdqK4

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@jimbelosic Congrats @jimbelosic. Legend! #bootstrappedunicorn

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

I'm grateful to the @DeptofWar, @DoWCTO, and @USDASDuffey for the trust they have placed in @Castelion. We are working with maximum urgency to deliver capability our Armed Forces can leverage to keep America safe.

[Department of War CTO @DoWCTO]

The @DeptofWar has reached new framework agreements with a slate of disruptive new entrants to aggressively expand the United States military’s lethal cruise missile and hypersonic missile strike capabilities.

Low-Cost Containerized Missiles (LCCM) Program:
• Anduril
• CoAspire
• Leidos
• Zone 5
Low-Cost Hypersonic Missiles:
• Castelion

This effort positions the Department to procure 10,000+ LCCMs over three years, starting in 2027. Once Castelion achieves testing and validation, the Department will award a multi-year contract for a minimum of 500 Blackbeard missiles annually, while seeking the necessary authorizations and appropriations for over 12,000 total missiles over five years.

These agreements will rapidly field effective and affordable kinetic mass for the Joint Force at scale, acting directly on the mandate from President Trump and Secretary Hegseth to strengthen America’s Arsenal of Freedom.

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

Please do not be fooled by foreign intel agents who are "recruiting" on behalf of Castelion from non-Castelion email addresses. We've had several reports of someone going after senior military and industry officials. While the email domain name matching ours is a start, even that isn't foolproof. If the email appears to come from us you can always view the original message header and look for something similar to "dkim=pass," depending on your mail provider. Our domain signs outgoing mail and I wish email providers made this more apparent similar to the lock icon on a https website. @Castelion

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

We are honored to deliver this capability for the Navy and the trust you have placed in us. Our success has only been made possible by the incredible partnership with the Warfare Centers, NAVAIR, OPNAV N98 and others, within and outside of the Navy. We wouldn’t be here without you. Thank you!

[Castelion @Castelion]

The @USNavy has awarded @Castelion a $105M contract to integrate Blackbeard, the Navy's first air-launched hypersonic strike weapon, onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

We're grateful for the trust the @DeptofWar has placed in our team and are committed to delivering Blackbeard to the Warfighter on the timeline American deterrence demands.

Read more: https://t.co/XpWdVbyypS

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

Interested in scaling hypersonic manufacturing? We have the job for you!

https://t.co/0lEVxdytKi

https://t.co/BvYJuVi08X

[REINDUSTRIALIZE SUMMIT @reindsummit]

REINDUSTRIALIZE 3.0 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT

Over the coming weeks we'll be announcing our speakers for Reind 3.0. Here's the first crew:

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

ULA effectively died when they failed to find a buyer willing to invest another $5–10B to keep them competitive. Vulcan is not going to be competitive over the next decade. Tory led them to their demise but didn’t stay to preside over the corpse. ULA was pricing itself as a premium offering even though I believe they have a negative NPV. Aggressive changes in management might be able to turn that around, but if Blue can reliably and repeatedly reach orbit anytime this decade, that will be the end of the road for ULA.

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@unusual_whales Before the pitchforks come out, the timeline for selling private shares isn't comparable to a public company. He would have agreed to the sale and the price long before the close date and the timeline for close was likely dictated by xAI, not him.

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@AJ_Piplica @hermeuscorp @khoslaventures Congratulations @hermeuscorp

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@scott_sanderssb @MollySOShea @fubini @ssankar @anduriltech @hermeuscorp @Zsshore @EnchiladasSurf Either there are crystals located at that lat/long, or I was too aggressive in deleting all the BS Google tracking links. Either way you win?

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@scott_sanderssb @MollySOShea @fubini @ssankar @anduriltech @hermeuscorp @Zsshore @Zsshore asked me and @EnchiladasSurf to meet him here for metaphysical brunch, you should think about going if you don't want to be off the podium forever. https://t.co/swpnTPIwUa

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@neelkunjur Congrats @K2SpaceCo!

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@MavrookasD @Saronic @kleinerperkins Congratulations Dino!

[Bryon Hargis @hargsb]

@KaranKunjur @K2SpaceCo @SES_Satellites Great choice by SES here! Congrats to the @K2SpaceCo team.