3 Programs That Lose Out In Obama's Defense Budget

F-35

From Popular Mechanics:

The Obama administration released its budget and strategy documents this week, spelling trouble for some military programs. Not that many are at risk of cancellation, though: The $708 billion 2011 Pentagon budget is $18 billion higher than 2010's. (It calls for $33 billion in supplemental funding for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, something candidate Barack Obama railed against during his campaign.) Still, Gates and Obama took some programs to task, and killed one outright. Here's a rundown of some of the losers.

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My Comment: Of the three programs, the F-35 is the most worrisome. A $300 billion program, it better get its act together.