Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract | TechCrunch

"The company said Friday that its subsidiary, Rocket Lab USA, was awarded a prime contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to design and manufacture 18 satellites. The satellites will be quipped with advanced missile warning, tracking, and defense sensors for the agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 3 program. This contract is separate from an existing $515 million award to deliver satellites for SDA's Transport Layer-Beta Tranche 2 program."

"The satellites will be quipped with advanced missile warning, tracking, and defense sensors for the agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 3 program. This contract is separate from an existing $515 million award to deliver satellites for SDA's Transport Layer-Beta Tranche 2 program. Together, Rocket Lab has SDA contracts valued at more than $1.3 billion. Rocket Lab has expanded into defense and has more recently said it would bid for multibillion-dollar Department of Defense initiatives like Golden Dome."

Rocket Lab USA received an $816 million prime contract from the Space Development Agency to design and manufacture 18 satellites equipped with missile warning, tracking, and defense sensors for Tracking Layer Tranche 3. The award is separate from a prior $515 million contract to deliver satellites for the SDA Transport Layer-Beta Tranche 2, which provides encrypted, low-latency communications in low Earth orbit for the military. Combined SDA contracts exceed $1.3 billion. Rocket Lab has expanded into defense markets and intends to pursue larger Department of Defense programs such as Golden Dome.

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