KHIMKI, Moscow region. May 15 (Interfax-AVN) - A leading Russian manufacturer of liquid propellant rocket engines, Energomash, is carrying out a contract on delivering RD-180 rocket engines to the U.S., and the U.S. is accurately paying for the engines delivered and has not signaled its intention to sever the contract, Energomash CEO Vladimir Solntsev said on Thursday.
"There is a schedule of deliveries of engines. We are supposed to manufacture five engines and deliver them to the U.S. this year. We have everything well-adjusted here in technological, technical, and production terms, and everything is working. I don't see any problems from this point of view. I think we'll honor all of our obligations," Solntsev said at a ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of Energomash's foundation.
"The American side is fulfilling its obligations on financing the contract, and we are fulfilling our obligations," he said.
It was reported earlier that the U.S. might stop buying Russian rocket engines as a sanction for Russia's stance on Ukraine.