Rocket Lab Secures $190M Contract for 20x HASTE Launches, Cements Hypersonics Leadership with Department of War Partnership
Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB)
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Source: GlobeNewswire
The new award is the single largest launch contract in Rocket Lab’s history, bringing the total number of launches in backlog to more than 70 and pushing Rocket Lab’s total backlog across launch and space systems to more than $2 billion Under MACH-TB 2.0 Task Area 1, led by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (Nasdaq: KTOS) (“Kratos”), Rocket Lab will perform 20 hypersonic test flights with its HASTE launch vehicle over a four-year period LONG BEACH, Calif., March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the signing of its single largest launch agreement yet: a $190 million contract for a block buy of 20 hypersonic test flights with its HASTE launch vehicle for the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 program – a U.S. Department of War effort executed in partnership with Naval Su
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