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May 2 5 tweets 2 min read
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Yet another development that appears to have flown under the radar 🕵️‍♂️

Rocket Lab was awarded a $10M contract by AFRL late last year (with $1.5M obligated so far) for the Rocket Cargo program

Presumably building on the 2022 CRADA with USTRANSCOM

rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket…Image Interesting blogpost on the strategic implications of rocket cargo for military logistics:

johnwlittle.com/rapid-response…
Jan 18 13 tweets 5 min read
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Definitely give this Payload report a read if you haven't already 👍

Re: constellation opportunities, CFO Adam Spice has mentioned in recent interviews that RL is considering inorganic ways to enter the space applications market

🧵 continued below... My and many others' first thought on hearing this is M&A, with an emphasis on the *A*

But don't discount the possibility that they could JV with an existing operator, especially if commercial satcom is in play.