What US Defense Programs Will Be Cut

The Spy Plane Program Costs have Doubled in Ten Years

New Spy Drone Shows the Kind of Contracting that Might Get Cut -- Time

This is the Global Hawk, the super-high-flying spy drone that is supposed to replace the aging U-2. (Not the band, though Bono is aging.)

The New York Times had an interesting piece on the new $12 billion drone program this week. It notes that costs of the program have doubled in the past 10 years. Each one of these things, which can fly at 60,000 feet, now costs $218 million bucks.

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My Comment: I suspect that this will be one of many programs that are going to be cut in the next few years.