U.S. Defense Industry Prepares For Tough Times

U.S. Defense Industry Braces For Leaner Times -- Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. weapons makers told investors this week that they are doing all they can to prepare for leaner U.S. defense budgets, including redoubling their efforts to cut costs, drum up export sales and sell more goods to commercial clients.

Industry executives and Pentagon officials say they are still sorting out the potential impact of an additional $600 billion in defense cuts over the next 10 years, on top of some $489 billion in cuts already being absorbed.

Even if those additional cuts can be averted, as Republicans hope, the industry is facing pressure on profit margins and a dearth of new programs, industry executives and analysts agreed.

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