Russia plans to sell 19 rocket engines to the US
The Energomash scientific production complex in 2017 plans to sell 19 rocket engines to the United States. The General Director of the enterprise, Mr. Igor Arbuzov said.
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| Russian RD180 rocket engine. |
"In 2017, we plan to sell 11 RD-180 engines (for Atlas rockets) from United Launch Alliance (ULA) and 8 RD-181 engines (for Antares boosters) from Orbital ATK," Arbuzov said.
The Pentagon and the US Senate have declared it necessary to reject Russian rocket engines. According to the Federal Space Program for 2016-2025, Roscosmos plans to sell foreign companies a total of 30 RD-180 engines and 60 RD-181 engines.
According to Sputnik
