Pentagon plans $30 billion in cuts

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Pentagon plans $30 billion in cuts
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Big News Network.com Tuesday 4th January, 2005

The Pentagon is going to cut $30 billion from its six-year spending plan, according to Defense Department documents.

The cut is significantly lower than expected last week, when newspapers reported a pending $10 billion a year cut.

The reductions include taking $10.5 billion from the Air Force's F/A-22 fighter, cutting the buy from 277 aircraft to 180; two ships from the Navy's new destroyer program, saving $2.5 billion and slowing the buy of the V-22 Osprey, a savings of $1.5 billion, among other cuts. The plan also calls for the retirement of the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier in 2006, reducing the fleet of carriers from 12 to 11.

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Wheres those Billions missing on the books??? What about those Wolvie!!! I love that its 30 Billion such a number!!!

[Florida_Geek]

1. Down 5 Bill a year

What a deal

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2. not Late Breaking News

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