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Air Force Expects RD-180 Review Results Around End Of May

Pat Host

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

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Air Force Expects RD-180 Review Results Around End Of May

Aerojet Rocketdyne currently provides rocket engines used in United Launch Alliance's Atlas V launch vehicles. Photo: ULA.

The Air Force expects the results from its review on the Russian-made RD-180 first stage rocket engine around the end of May, service Secretary Deborah James told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee Wednesday. Air Force Under Secretary Eric Fanning said recently the service was performing a “business case analysis” of how much it would cost to produce the RD-180 in the United States. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh told reporters after the subcommittee hearing the Air Force,…

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