HEADLINE NEWS
U.S. EYES LAUNCHERS WITH NO MIL SPECS
WASHINGTON Industry expects this week to pore over a U.S. Air Force request for proposals for updated U.S. launch vehicles that contains no military specifications or standards. Dropping mil specs is one of the novel aspects of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, a dual-use effort intended to advance objectives that are disparate, but ones the Clinton Administration hopes will fit together nicely.