Rocket Lab announced a 190-million-dollar contract on March 18, 2026 for twenty HASTE flights over four years under MACH-TB 2.0 Task Area 1, led by Kratos. Initial tests were then expected within months. These are booked suborbital missions, not twenty completed flights or orbital satellites. The company’s greater-than-two-billion-dollar overall backlog is distinct from this award. Actual speeds, payloads and acceptance require later evidence; prior performance and corporate defence-benefit statements do not guarantee future results.
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MACH-TB 2.0 orders twenty HASTE tests over four years
Rocket Lab announced a 190-million-dollar contract on March 18, 2026 for twenty HASTE flights over four years under MACH-TB 2.0 Task Area 1, led by Kratos. Initial tests were then expected within months. These are booked suborbital missions, not twenty completed flights or orbital satellites. The company’s greater-than-two-billion-dollar overall backlog is distinct from this award. Actual speeds, payloads and acceptance require later evidence; prior performance and corporate defence-benefit statements do not guarantee future results.
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