UPDATE 1-ULA needs relief on Russian engines before GPS launch bid -CEO
October 02, 2015 at 11:42 AM EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla./WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, on Friday said it would not bid in a U.S. Air Force competition to launch a GPS satellite unless it received some relief from a ban on use of Russian rocket engines.