New Delhi can buy from the capital of Russian rocket engines RD-180, which is currently exported to the USA, said the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin.
many times before it was declared about the interest of India to the Russian engines, but the real model is not known.
The RD-180 shipped in the US for twenty years, the last contract was signed until 2021. Whether to continue the interaction on these motors depends on, will the United States replace them.
on the RD-180 American Atlas-3 and Atlas-5 has completed more than 80 flights. In total, according to the manufacturer, NPO Energomash, Washington got 116 of these engines.
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