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Rocket Lab and Raytheon Selected To Demonstrate Advanced Capabilities For U.S. Space Force’s Space Based Interceptor Program | Independent Space News

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Published May 7th, 2026 8:09 PM

Updated May 9th, 2026 8:01 AM

ISN News Desk · Reporting based on Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab and Raytheon Selected To Demonstrate Advanced Capabilities For U.S. Space Force’s Space Based Interceptor Program

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced that in partnership with Raytheon it has been selected to demonstrate advanced capabilities for the United States Space Force’s Space Based

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