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6, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at a news conference at the Pentagon delivered a speech Xinhua / AFP

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates 6 told some members of Congress,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], intends to cut the defense budget the next 5 years, 78 billion U.S. dollars.
Under the mitigation scenario, the U.S. will cancel the purchase of a new type of amphibious combat vehicles, stop the development of a missile system, F-35 fighter project restructuring.
than expected

U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard McKeon and other Members on the 6th to cut the defense budget introduced the program to listen to Gates.
last May, Gates proposed revocation of the Joint Forces Command, cutting at least 50 general-level military positions and 150 senior civilian positions in the 5 years to save 100 billion U.S. dollars spending money with these at the grass-roots units, and weapons research and development, 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,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], upgrade radar systems and the purchase of warships.
the 100 billion U.S. dollars belonging to the \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, \
However, Congress will ultimately determine the size of the defense budget, so this reduction programs may not be approved.
defense budget cuts hurt the interests of arms dealers, are often victims of military enterprises in which the constituency voted against the motion.
cancel the project

cut 78 billion U.S. dollars if the program is approved, a number of weapons programs will be affected, including the \
Gates 6, with respect, intends to cancel the purchase of \
this \Tank weighs 40 tons, can carry 17 fully armed soldiers, from the coast at 30-40 km away from landing ship, launched in landing operations. Gates believes that this is no longer suitable for future large-scale high-tech combat vehicles, combat environment, because many countries have the ability to attack the landing craft parked in offshore and other large ships.
In addition, the U.S. military intends to reduce the next 3 to 5 years to buy F-35 fighters, because the development process in which many delays. The U.S. military also intends to cancel a Raytheon missile systems and equipment R & D projects.
end of the \
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.
However, according to Gates said, the Pentagon must end, \\
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 originally 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,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 2 million people.
(This article Source: Modern Express)
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