Rocket Lab wins $460 million contract with US military

Rocket Lab has won a $266 million contract from the US Space Force for 12 suborbital launches with options for six more, launching primarily from its Kodiak, Alaska facility. The contract is Rocket Lab's largest to date and reflects Pentagon demand for high-frequency launch capacity for missile defence systems.

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