
The Air Force has awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) $156.7 million for the last of three National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) launches, which will possibly mark the final national security launch aboard the alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket. The new funds provide for NROL-70, the final planned NRO launch mission under a contract awarded in October 2018. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract from $310.7 million to $467.5 million, according to an Aug. 7 contract announcement.…