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Rocket Lab To Acquire Laser Comms Supplier Mynaric To Strengthen Supplier Base

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025

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Rocket Lab To Acquire Laser Comms Supplier Mynaric To Strengthen Supplier Base

A rendering of a side to side comparison between Mynaric's CONDOR Mk2 (left) and CONDOR Mk3 (right) optical communications terminal. Photo: Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab USA [RKLB] on Tuesday evening said it intends to acquire German optical communications company Mynaric in a $75 million deal that would bring a key supplier in house, expand its international footprint, and, it highlighted, strengthen the supply chain for laser communications terminals, which the small Munich-based firm has struggled to manufacture. Mynaric is supplying its Condor Mk3 optical communications terminals to Rocket Lab, Northrop Grumman [NOC], and York Space Systems for satellites each company is building for…

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