Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Budget Cuts’

Pentagon to weigh Super Hornet fate

Pentagon to weigh Super Hornet fate

Pentagon leaders will determine whether the Navy will buy more Super Hornet fighter jets as part of a sweeping review of strategy and military capabilities, according to a Navy budget official.
The Navy and Marine Corps have a growing strike fighter shortfall –at the latest count at about 243 fighter jets over the next decade, according [...]

Obama cuts target $465M GE-Rolls Royce engine

Obama cuts target $465M GE-Rolls Royce engine

The Pentagon will scrap $465 million in funding for the Joint Strike Fighter alternative engine in a move sure to roil supporters in Congress.
President Obama singled out the elimination of the engine’s funding in remarks Thursday on the budget, which proposes $17 billion in cuts. About half of those cuts come to defense programs, most [...]

Defense Secretary Gates proposing deep cuts to several major weapons programs

Defense Secretary Gates proposing deep cuts to several major weapons programs

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is proposing deep budget cuts to severl major weapons programs.  This includes the F-22 fighter jet, a new satillete system and a search and rescue helicopter.
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