U.S. Navy says all weapon programs under budget reviews

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said all Navy and Marine Corps weapons programs were being examined for possible cuts or cancellation if mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts remained in effect in coming years.

"Everything's got to be on the table. There are no sacred cows now," Mabus told military officers at the National Defense University in Washington. "No matter how well we do it, they're going to be incredibly hard choices."

Mabus urged lawmakers to give the Pentagon the flexibility to make choices about implementing $500 billion in cuts over the next decade.

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