The Department of Defense is complying with congressional direction to transition national security launch activity from vehicles that use Russian-made rocket engines to those which use a domestically produced engine by the end of 2022.
Senator Shelby discusses the transition from Russian-made to American-made rocket engines.
Share
More from Richard Shelby
As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.
The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.
A lot of people, including this Senator, believe that the request is not enough considering the problems in the world.
Other voices in this conversation
