USAF EELV Procurement Plan Riddled With Pitfalls.

The article focuses on the plan of procurement of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELV) by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) needed to maintain superiority in space. Topics discussed include public-private partnerships for the development of new rockets and engines by a combination of private and government funding; 500 million dollars given by USAF to the aerospace firms Boeing and Lockheed for development work; and competition from new aerospace firms such as SpaceX and Blue Origin.