The House Armed Services Committee's mark of the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill takes a strong stance against the Air Force's plan to use FY-17 funds to broaden the scope of its RD-180 engine replacement effort. The mark, released April 25 , seeks to block the service from spending any FY-17 funds to "develop or procure a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure." It also attempts to restrict the service from using any past...
