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United Launch Services wins $861 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon

The Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral
The Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Brown (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Launch Services, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp <LMT.N> and Boeing Co <BA.N>, has been awarded an $861 million modification to a previously awarded contract for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle launch capability for the Delta IV and Atlas V rockets, the Pentagon said on Friday.

(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)