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Defense Startup Castelion Identified as Company Behind Project Ranger Hypersonic Missile Site
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Defense Startup Castelion Identified as Company Behind Project Ranger Hypersonic Missile Site

Nick Kanavati Nov 1, 2025
According to Arizona State Land Department documents, Castelion Corporation plans to build Project Ranger, a hypersonic missile manufacturing and testing facility north of Florence, Arizona.

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