Last Friday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) headquarters as part of his “Arsenal of Freedom” tour, celebrating a major shift in how the Pentagon views the private space sector.
During the visit, Hegseth — who dubs himself the “Secretary of War” — positioned Rocket Lab as a cornerstone of the nation’s modern defense industrial base.
The former Fox News co-host emphasized that the future theater of battle will be won or lost in orbit.
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Securing the High Ground
Hegseth spoke to a group of about 200 Rocket Lab employees about the shift in the Pentagon’s procurement strategy. He called Rocket Lab the foundation of the nation’s “defense industrial base” and the key to gaining “high ground” on the future …Full story available on Benzinga.com
