Air Force Boosts Space Launch Program to $17 Billion, Expanding Award…

US Air Force expanded its National Security Space Launch Phase 3 programme to $17 billion across seven launch providers including SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, and four others, increasing the ceiling by $11.4 billion. The expansion signals sustained, multi-vendor procurement strategy for assured military space access. If you supply propellant, avionics, or ground infrastructure for space launch, the Air Force just committed $11.4 billion more to a programme that now runs through the 2030s across seven different launch providers - that's demand visibility you can sell against. The money isn't in being the launch company anymore; it's in being the supplier they all need to buy from.