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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Pentagon budget seeks to kill 7 arms programs

EA-18G GrowlerThe Pentagon's fiscal 2011 budget continues the Obama administration's drive to get "the most bang for the buck" by terminating seven major weapons programs and shifting resources to focus on emerging threats.

Draft budget documents obtained by Reuters show the Pentagon will again propose halting Boeing Co's C-17 transport plane and a second engine for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jet -- two programs on its kill list last year that were revived by lawmakers during the budget process.

This year, the Pentagon is also targeting the costly development of a new Navy cruiser and a replacement for the Navy's aging EP-3 intelligence aircraft. The Pentagon says it will use enhanced Navy destroyers to fill any resulting capability gap from losing the new cruiser.

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