The US is searching for an opportunity to get rid of the Russian rocket engines at launch military satellites, but until then, until I found a replacement, said on the last working day of the week, the head of the program of the Pentagon for the purchase of arms Frank Kendall.
" We have profound reasons to abandon the existing dependencies, if We can do that. We would like to do it, " said Kendall." We until didn't invent exactly how to do it, " he admitted, RIA " news " referring to Reuters. According to the Agency, the United Launch Alliance has enough engines for launch planned for the next two years. NPO " Energomash " supplies in the U.S. rocket engines RD-180, around which in the last period has started a real fight inside the United States: on the background of punishment, adopted concerning Russia in connection with the events in Ukraine, defined by the American organization has decided to improve their situation, achieving a ban on deliveries of Russian products. However, it was to replace the RD-180, which is installed on the American boosters Atlas-5, they in fact have nothing, and in early may the authorities of the USA has asked its own court to lift the ban on the purchase of Russian engines. The development of the rocket engine instead of the Russian RD-180 can cost US in 1, 5 billion dollars. Funds for development of the engine has already allocated the Committee on military power of the United States Senate.

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