Intelligence and U.S. military missions in space was in jeopardy.

At the Pentagon advocate the easing of sanctions against Russia and insist on the need to permit the purchase of rocket engines in Russia, reports The New York Times.

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the fact that because of the sanctions the U.S. military has banned the purchase of Russian rocket engines, so necessary to perform launches of military and intelligence satellites into space.

Ban is in effect for only five months, but the Ministry of defence of the USA insist on mitigation. Military claim that Russian engines they will be needed for several more years, otherwise they will face the problem of holding the most delicate  military and intelligence missions in space. About this in his letter to the congressmen wrote to the Director of National intelligence of the country James Clapper and Secretary of defense Ashton Carter.

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we will Remind that the Russian research and production Association "Energomash" has adapted the rocket engine RD-180 for use in a series of missiles Atlas, produced by the Alliance Lockheed Martin-Boeing. the

This engine was used for 54 runs the latest version of rocket Atlas V for commercial missions of NASA and military purposes. The announcement made by United Launch Alliance (a joint venture owned by Lockheed Martin and Boeing) States that the RD-180 "technologically reliable engine".

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