The Air Force confirmed this week that it has awarded the United Launch Alliance a sole-source contract for the first would-be competitive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission, but a spokesman told Inside the Air Force that the service plans to expand the number of launches open to new providers beyond what it had previously planned. The Air Force on Jan. 28 issued a $382.9 million contract to United Launch Services, a subsidiary of the United Launch Alliance, to provide...
