The U.S. House Appropriations Committee report said the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the largest Pentagon weapon program ever, would lose $1 billion in 2013 -- and four jets. (Lockheed Martin)
U.S. House Report Lists Multitude of Weapons Programs Sequestration Would Hit -- Defense News
F-35, Stryker, Tanker and New USAF Bomber Among Systems Projected To Feel Cuts.
Unless lawmakers find a way to prevent a $53 billion cut to planned defense spending for 2013, the U.S. military services would be forced to buy fewer F-35 fighters, Stryker vehicles and Army helicopters, says a House panel. What’s more, the pending cut could jeopardize the Air Force’s plans for new tanker and bomber fleets.
The report, released Oct. 9 by House Appropriations Committee (HAC) Democrats, offers the first projections of how many big-ticket weapon systems the armed services likely would cut under the first tranche of a decade-long spending cut.
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My Comment: Apparently sequestration cuts will be far worse than what has been projected.
Update: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Clapper: Sequestration disastrous for intelligence programs -- CNN
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