WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is changing the way it buys Atlas 5 and Delta 4 rockets from United Launch Alliance (ULA) in a bid to cut costs and increase throughput at its launch ranges, which have suffered from bottlenecks in recent years, according to a service official.

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