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A collection of multi-award contracts and framework that Rocket Lab is on (or competing for).
## đź”— Programs
1. [[VADR]] - NASA
2. [[EWAAC]] - U.S. Air Force
3. [[Orbital Services Program 4]] - U.S. Space Force
4. [[SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)]] - SDA
5. [[MACH-TB]] - DoD / Test Resource Management Center
6. [[NSSL Phase 3]] - U.S. Space Force
7. [[HTCDF]] - UK Ministry of Defence
8. [[REGAL]] - U.S. Air Force + USTRANSCOM
9. [[AFRL Archimedes Digital Engineering Award]] - U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
10. [[SSC Neutron Upper Stage Development]] - U.S. Space Force SSC
## VADR
> [!summary] [[VADR]] - NASA
> **Ceiling:** $300 M
> **Period:** thru 2028
> Small-sat rideshare (< 200 kg) IDIQ, Neutron enables larger payloads.
> Both Electron (January 2022) and Neutron (January 2025) On-Ramped.
## EWAAC
> [!summary] [[EWAAC]] - U.S. Air Force
> **Ceiling:** $46 B
> **Period:** thru 2031
> Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition Contract focused on armaments & “Digital Trinity”.
> Rocket Lab’s sub-orbital **HASTE** (Electron) was on-ramped Apr 2025.
## Orbital Services Program 4
> [!summary] [[Orbital Services Program 4]] - U.S. Space Force
> **Ceiling:** $986 M
> **Period:** orders until Oct 2028
> Small-launch IDIQ under the Rocket Systems Launch Program.
> **Electron** on ramped and completing missions; **Neutron** aims to join in the next on-ramp.
## SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)
> [!summary] [[SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)]] – SDA
**Ceiling**: No fixed ceiling (multi-tranche, multi-billion total to date)
**Period**: Ongoing through 2030s (structured in 2-year “tranches”)
Spiral-development LEO constellation of hundreds of optically cross-linked satellites.
Rocket Lab selected for 18 Beta SVs under Tranche 2 Transport; Tranche 3 Tracking RFP released April 2025, with awards expected October 2025.
## MACH-TB
> [!summary] [[MACH-TB]] – DoD / Test Resource Management Center
> **Ceiling:** up to $1.45 B (MACH-TB 2.0 OTA)
> **Period:** Oct 2022 – 2030 (five-year base for each OTA; 2.0 runs 2025-2030)
> Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed uses commercial boosters for rapid, low-cost hypersonic flight tests. Rocket Lab’s **HASTE** Electron flew the first MACH-TB mission in Jun 2023, holds a four-launch [[Leidos]] deal, and was selected by [[Kratos]] in Apr 2025 for a full-scale MACH-TB 2.0 flight NET 2026.
## NSSL Phase 3
> [!summary] [[NSSL Phase 3]] - U.S. Space Force
> **Ceiling:** $5.6 B
> **Period:** thru 2029
> Medium-class launch services for national-security payloads (Lane 1).
> **Neutron** on-ramped Mar 2025.
## HTCDF
> [!summary] [[HTCDF]] - UK Ministry of Defence
> **Ceiling:** ÂŁ1 B (~$1.3 B)
> **Period:** thru Mar 2031
> Eight-lot hypersonic R&D framework.
> First International HASTE contract.
## REGAL
> [!summary] [[REGAL]] - U.S. Air Force + USTRANSCOM
> **Ceiling:** No fixed program cap
> **Period:** thru 1 Jul 2027
> Rapid-response “Rocket Cargo” Vanguard demos for < 1-hr, point-to-point logistics; CRADA (Electron / Neutron / Photon, 2022) plus Neutron return-to-Earth flight test (contract May 2025, launch NET 2026).
## AFRL Archimedes DE Award
> [!summary] [[AFRL Archimedes Digital Engineering Award]] - U.S. Air Force
> **Value:** $8 Million
> **Type:** Single‑award AFRL R&D contract under the Rocket Propulsion Division (AFRL/RQR)
> AFRL will collaborate with Rocket Lab to apply DE principles to the oxidizer-rich staged combustion Archimedes engine, reduce cost and schedule, and build a DE framework for future NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 providers
## SSC Neutron Upper Stage Development
> [!summary] [[SSC Neutron Upper Stage Development]] - U.S. Space Force SSC
> **Value:** $24.35 million
> **Type:** Prototype award via [Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)](https://space-enterprise.org/)
> Fund development of Neutron’s upper stage to meet NSSL Phase 3 mission needs