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US Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon Targets Affordable Mass Production

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US Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon Targets Affordable Mass Production

⚡ PENTAGON — Affordable hypersonics reframe the carrier strike threat against Iran. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Blackbeard is designed for the F/A-18 fleet already on Gulf carriers. Mass-producible Mach 5+ weapons change the strike math: Iran's degraded air defenses can't intercept volume. If Trump resumes strikes post-midterms, this isn't symbolism — it's saturation. Pickaxe Mountain hardening assumed scarcity; affordable mass production removes that bet.

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