Name: Castelion CEO: Hypersonics will be one of the most important capabilities in the American arsenal
Uploaded: 2026-01-23T12:29:50+00:00
Duration: 362 s

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Bryon Hargis — CEO and Co-Founder, Castelion

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Bryon Hargis, CEO and co-founder of Castelion, joins Squawk Box to discuss the company's new 1,000-acre hypersonic manufacturing campus in New Mexico. Hargis argues hypersonics will be a critical US military capability, but the main bottleneck is affordable mass production rather than technology. He also explains Greenland's strategic importance to Golden Dome and comments briefly on SpaceX amid IPO speculation.

Castelion broke ground on a 1,000-acre hypersonic manufacturing campus in New Mexico.
Hargis says hypersonics are a top Department of War priority and hard to shoot down.
He argues the US fell behind China and Russia on production scale and cost.
Castelion has contracts with all three major service branches and has raised almost $500 million.
Hargis says deterrence depends on manufacturing capacity and affordable munitions.
He explains Greenland's importance to Arctic defense and Golden Dome.
The interview briefly mentions a possible SpaceX IPO but does not complete the thought.

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Bryon Hargis CEO and Co-Founder, Castelion 0:31

Hypersonics critical for US defense.

Hargis argues hypersonics will be one of the most important capabilities in the American arsenal because they travel far and fast, are highly maneuverable and very hard to shoot down, allowing the US to hold targets at risk from long distances and fight at distance from safety. He says this is a top Department of War priority and the US is playing catch-up to China and Russia, making the hypersonics buildout a critical defense theme.

Bryon Hargis CEO and Co-Founder, Castelion 1:21

Deterrence hinges on affordable munitions production.

Hargis says deterrence is manufacturing: the key problem is not hypersonic technology but producing munitions at scale and at a cost the Department of War can afford. He notes the US lost its lead because it could not mass-produce cheaply, and Castelion is building a 1,000-acre dedicated hypersonic production facility to start producing munitions in the thousands this year.

This CNBC video, published January 23, 2026, features Bryon Hargis discussing Hypersonics, Munitions. 2 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Bryon Hargis · Tickers: Hypersonics, Munitions

Castelion CEO: Hypersonics will be one of the most important capabilities in the American arsenal

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