SpaceX, ULA awarded $653 mn in US military launch contracts

The US Air Force announced that Elon Musk's SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have been awarded $653 million in combined military launch contracts. The contracts are for launch services orders beginning in 2022. ULA and SpaceX will be allocated $337 million and $316 million, respectively, for the first of the total missions that both firms will support through 2027.