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Russian Sanctions Not Impacting RD-180 Purchase

Pat Host

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

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Russian Sanctions Not Impacting RD-180 Purchase

ULA's Atlas V rocket launches on Dec. 6 on Orbital ATK's fourth Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA. Photo: ULA.

Russian sanctions are not impacting the Defense Department’s ability to acquire Russian-developed rocket engines it uses in launch, the Pentagon’s acquisition czar said Tuesday.Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) Frank Kendall said DoD is waiting for the Treasury Department’s final decision on whether acquiring RD-180s violates sanctions against Russian government figures, but he said “as far as we can tell,” in consultation with Treasury, sanctions do not affect access to the RD-180. Senate Armed Services Committee…

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