Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Air ForceGates: Budget Cuts Shouldn’t Include More Big Weapon Systems
Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that while difficult cuts are inevitable in the defense budget, unneeded weapon systems already have been eliminated and major ones being developed are […]
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Air Force
House Poised For Defense Bill Debate
The House prepared to battle over the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine yesterday, as members proposed amendments to the policy-setting defense authorization bill the chamber will start debating today. […]
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CongressHill Casts Wary Eye On Post-EFV Plans
The heads of a Senate panel grilled naval officials about plans to cancel the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) last week, as the House prepares to debate a defense […]
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Air Force
Senators Want To Study Alternatives To F-35
The heads of a Senate panel called yesterday for examining alternatives to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as Pentagon officials acknowledged the program’s current costs are too high. Pentagon acquisition […]