dec 19, 2014 - Phase 2
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"Following Russia’s February 2014 invasion of Crimea, section 1608 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 15 NDAA), Public Law 113-291, was enacted to prohibit the Department of Defense (DoD) from procuring launch services that involved the use of rocket engines designed or manufactured in the Russian Federation. The Atlas V launch system uses the Russian-designed and manufactured booster engine (RD-180). Per the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and as amended in 2016 and 2017, the EELV program is transitioning from the use of non-allied engines to the use of domestic alternatives."
https://www.afspc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/249026/evolved-expendable-launch-vehicle/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3979
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