The U.S. Space Force announced Friday it has awarded satellite contracts with a combined value of about $1.6 billion to Rocket Lab in Long Beach and to the Redondo Beach Space Park campus of Northrop Grumman. The $805-million contract awarded to Rocket Lab is its largest to date. Also awarded contracts announced Friday were a Lockheed Martin group in Sunnyvalle, Calif., and L3Harris Technologies of Fort Wayne, Ind. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, acting director of the Space Development Agency, said the contracts awarded “will achieve near-continuous global coverage for missile warning and tracking” in addition to other capabilities. Beck said that the contracts reflects Rocket Labs growth into an “industry disruptor” and growing space prime contractor.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 20, 2025 17:27 UTC