Multi-mission Affordable Capacity Effector

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The Multi-mission Affordable Capacity Effector (MACE) is a planned U.S. Navy air-launched anti-ship intended to focus on cost-effectiveness, extended range and increased lethality. It has been described as essentially a "miniature cruise missile". In 2026, Castelion's "Blackbeard" hypersonic missile was selected as the winner of the program. It is designed as an air-launched weapon with adequate stand-off ranges to enable lethality while minimizing significant survivability risks to manned platforms. It will be launched from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-35A and F-35C, and its intended range and usage will complement the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) currently fielded on the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 and the U.S. Air Force's B-1B platforms. The design requirements state that four All-up Rounds (AURs) should be able to be carried internally on the F-35, in addition to external (pylon) carriage. The Navy is interested in producing at least 500 missiles per year and would begin fielding an...

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