AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday was set to unveil a “fundamental shift” in the country’s military spending with recommended cuts in major weapons programs despite signs of stiff opposition from Congress and industry lobbyists. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday was set to unveil a “fundamental shift” in the country’s military spending with recommended cuts in major weapons programs despite signs of stiff opposition from Congress and industry lobbyists. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will unveil recommendations for the 2010 defense budget Monday that could include cuts to some major weapons programs, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will unveil recommendations for the 2010 defense budget Monday that could include cuts to some major weapons programs, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Many major US weapons programs are running over budget and lagging behind promised production schedules, a report by an independent US auditor said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Nearly 70 percent of the Pentagon’s 96 major weapons-buying programs were over budget in 2008 for combined cost growth of $296 billion above original estimates, congressional auditors said in an annual report released on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Senior Pentagon officials have had to promise they will keep the details of the US military budget secret as the Defense Department prepares to make tough cuts on weapons programs, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Hi-tech fighter aircraft, new warships and missile defense projects are all potential targets for big cuts in the US defense budget, as the American military faces a new era of limits under President Barack Obama. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Hi-tech fighter aircraft, new warships and missile defense projects are all potential targets for big cuts in the US defense budget as the American military faces a new era of limits under President Barack Obama. Read the rest of this entry »
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