U.S. Department of Defense budget for the next 5 years, 78 billion U.S. dollars to be cut
6, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told some members of Congress, intends to cut the defense budget the next 5 years, 78 billion U.S. dollars.
Under the mitigation scenario, the U.S. military to cancel the purchase of a new type of amphibious combat vehicles, stop the development of a missile system, F-35 fighter project restructuring.
AP U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard McKeon and other members on the same day cut the defense budget introduced the program to listen to Gates.
prejudice the interests of arms dealers
last May, Gates proposed revocation of the Joint Forces Command, cutting at least 50 general-level military positions and 150 senior civilian positions, to the 5 years to save 100 billion U.S. dollars spending money for these grass-roots units, and weapons research and development, and procurement.
some of the Members to listen to the briefing said that the 100 billion U.S. dollars, some will be used to develop a new long-range bombers, buy F/A-18 attack aircraft, and UAV-based combat, upgrade radar systems and the purchase of warships.
the 100 billion U.S. dollars belonging to the "internal economy" does not involve national defense budget cuts, and 78 billion U.S. dollars directly Kanxiang defense budget cutting plan. This means that the U.S. armed the system will cancel the large R & D projects.
McKeon said that large cuts in military industry than expected, "I am unhappy."
However, Congress will ultimately determine the size of the defense budget, so this reduction programs may not be approved.
defense reduction program is expected to have been the strong opposition of some members of Congress, especially those business interests of his constituency will be damaged military members. U.S. Department of Defense intends to cancel the previous F-35 fighter engine production project alternative, take 5 years to lobby Congress, but without success.
also disarmament 4.7 million
However, according to Gates said, the Pentagon must end, "stop spending money" culture. "9.11" terrorist attacks, the Department of Defense to protect national security grounds, regardless of the cost costly sets of weapon systems developed, resulting in a lot of waste.
Reuters business people for the message to the military source reported that the U.S. defense budget for fiscal year 2012 will be 554 billion U.S. dollars, less than 12 billion U.S. dollars initially envisaged.
Gates said on the 6th, as part of a program of national defense spending cuts, the Pentagon intends to disarmament from 2015 up to 4.7 million, of which 2.7 million reduction in the Army, the Marine Corps to cut 15,000 2 million people.
