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US Sen McCain presses Air Force, Pentagon for answers on Russian engines

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee today increased pressure on the Pentagon and the Air Force to justify continued use of Russian rocket engines for US satellite launches, demanding answers to detailed questions by February 22.
Senator John McCain asked Air Force Secretary Deborah James and Pentagon chief arms buyer Frank Kendall to explain the continued payment of a large launch support contract to a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, despite the presence of a certified competitor, Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX.
He also pressed for answers about why the US government is continuing to deal with the Russian firm that builds the Russian RD-180 rocket engine after organizational changes that put it under the control of Russian individuals that are subject to US sanctions.
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