The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is setting up a battle with its House counterparts over the RD-180 as it banned use of the Russian-developed rocket engine beyond those permitted in National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.The SASC bill summary, released late on May 12, said once those nine RD-180s are expended, the Air Force would be authorized to use only launch vehicles that do not require engines designed or manufactured in Russia. The HASC…
SASC Bill Caps RD-180 Purchases, Sets Up Potential Battle With HASC
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Rich Abott
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