The $816 million contract follows a separate $515 million — both awarded by the U.S. Space Development Agency.

Rocket Lab's latest national security win has jolted the stock back into the market's spotlight, with RKLB surging 17.7 ...

Needham & Co. reiterated a Buy rating on Rocket Lab shares and lifted its price target to $90 from $63 in a research note Tuesday. While perhaps best known as a challenger to SpaceX in launch services ...

The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics has secured $5 million to advance short-pulsed laser research tied to national defense.

Rocket Lab is making its missile defense development debut as the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded the company one ...

Rocket Lab has transitioned from a promising space startup to a dominant aerospace powerhouse—and its stock reflects the ...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it ...

Rocket Lab (RKLB) is suddenly on a lot more watchlists after landing its largest contract yet: an up to $805 million deal to build 18 missile warning satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency.

Rocket Lab’s largest contract to date solidifies its position as a disruptive force in national security space, redefining ...

Launch provider Rocket Lab is establishing a subsidiary to handle its sensitive U.S. government business, like launching spysats and experimental military spacecraft. Rocket Lab National Security LLC ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — After more than a decade of controversy and delays, the nation's most secure biosecurity laboratory for research on potentially deadly animal and plant diseases has opened in ...

If you want to know what’s going on with the Defense Department’s research laboratories, the Army now has an app for that. The service’s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, or ARDEC ...