08:54 AM EST, 02/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rocket Lab USA ( RKLB ) unit Rocket Lab National Security said Monday that it has completed the critical design review for the US Space Force's Victus Haze tactically responsive space mission.

The mission aims to show launch readiness within a day's notice, ability to track and reach a target object, and ability to recognize and characterize potential threats in orbit, Rocket Lab National Security said.

The completion of the critical design review marks the transition to the production phase, which will include integration of the spacecraft and launch vehicle and the beginning of ground segment preparations for launch later this year, Rocket Lab National Security added.