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new weapons systems stories: 4 news summaries

Gates' Pentagon Budget Overhaul Hits Heavy Resistance

Congressmen fly to defend pet weapons

Apr 7, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates talked tough yesterday in proposing to cut six major weapons systems from the Pentagon budget, and members of Congress wasted no time in talking tough right back, suggesting that the battle to refocus spending could meet major resistance. “This budget represents an opportunity, one of... More »

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Robert Gates • Lockheed Martin • military spending • new weapons systems • Saxby Chambliss

Gates Poised
to Cut Pricey Weapons

He's ready to
steer Pentagon to
'Wal-Mart approach'

Dec 10, 08 4:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Armed with Barack Obama's endorsement, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is poised to change the Pentagon's pricey weapons priorities, reports the Los Angeles Times. Gates is expected to carve into expensive pending programs like the Army's $160 billion Future Combat Systems plan and high-tech fighter jets in favor of cheap, low-tech... More »

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Pentagon • Robert Gates • MRAP • counter insurgency • new weapons systems • F-22 fighter jet

 Army to Speed High-Tech
 Gear Into Combat 

New weapons could hit Iraq, Afghanistan by 2011

Jun 27, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Army has moved up the timetable for its high-tech weapons program, hoping to get new devices into the field by late 2010, 5 years ahead of its original schedule, Popular Mechanics reports. It’s also shifting focus away from conventional warfare tech like tanks and artillery and toward... More »

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Robert Gates • robots • drones • weapons • Future Combat Systems • new weapons systems

 Pentagon Big Guns Late,
 Way Over Budget 

Overruns hit $295B, says GAO report

Apr 1, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some 95 of the Pentagon's biggest weapons systems are a total of $295 billion over budget and arrive an average of 2 years late, according to the Government Accountability Office. But GAO auditors say the Pentagon is getting sloppier, not better, reports the Washington Post. "It's taking longer and... More »

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Pentagon • Lockheed Martin • Government Accountability Office • Future Combat Systems • Pentagon waste • new weapons systems • Littoral Combat Ship • Joint Strike Fighter

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