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Air Force Requests Info For Replacement Atlas 5 Engine
schwit1 (797399) writes The U.S. Air Force on Thursday issued a request for information from industry for the replacement of the Russian-made engines used by ULA's Atlas 5 rocket: "Companies are being asked to respond by Sept. 19 to 35 questions. Among them: "What solution would you recommend to replace the capability currently provided by the RD-180 engine?" Air Force officials have told Congress they only have a broad idea of how to replace the RD-180. Estimates of the investment in money and time necessary to field an American-built alternative vary widely. Congress, meanwhile, is preparing bills that would fund a full-scale engine development program starting next year; the White House is advocating a more deliberate approach that begins with an examination of applicable technologies. In the request for information, the Air Force says it is open to a variety of options including an RD-180 facsimile, a new design, and alternative configurations featuring multiple engines, and even a brand new rocket. The Air Force is also trying to decide on the best acquisition approach. Options include a traditional acquisition or a shared investment as part of a public-private partnership. [emphasis mine]"
The Atlas 5 is built by Lockheed Martin. This is really their problem, not the Air Force or ULA. In addition, the Air Force has other options, both from Boeing's Delta rocket family as well as SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
The Atlas 5 is built by Lockheed Martin. This is really their problem, not the Air Force or ULA. In addition, the Air Force has other options, both from Boeing's Delta rocket family as well as SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
The Republican House Appropriators Add More F-35s for 2015
The House Appropriations Committee has included funding for 38 of the fifth-generation fighters, FOUR MORE than the Defense Department requested for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1
The SECOND time in the last 4 years the House GOP gives the Pentagon MORE than they asked for.
(So much for fiscal responsibility. Politicians keep beating their chests claiming they don't overspend. It's always the other guy that's the problem.)
Top War Contractors Among The Nation's Wealthiest
There's the top 1% of wealthy Americans (bankers, oil tycoons, hedge fund managers) and there's the top 0.01% of wealthy Americans: the military contractor CEOs.
Politicians keep beating their chests claiming they don't overspend. It's always the other guy that's the problem.
Actually that is misspelled - it is supposed to be "don't bury the lede".
The site you've linked to also misspells it as "lead" - and the person who runs that site markets herself as a "writing coach and business writer".
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