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Air Force

Pentagon Unveils Budget Cuts In Opening Salvo With GOP

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, January 27th, 2012

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Pentagon leaders proposed multiple weapons-program changes yesterday--including cutting F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement, cancelling block 30 Global Hawk drones, and delaying the new ballistic-missile submarine--in the opening salvo of a battle with congressional Republicans over defense budget cuts. Additional weapon-system proposals include retiring cargo aircraft, cutting Navy shipbuilding, and cancelling plans to upgrade Humvees. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters that President Barack Obama’s $525 billion fiscal year 2013 defense budget proposal will include these and other equipment changes per…

Congress

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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Space

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