Budget Briefing

By John Liang / January 26, 2012 at 7:26 PM

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is right now briefing reporters on the Pentagon's fiscal year 2013 budget request. Our coverage so far:

In White Paper, Pentagon Lays Out Key Budget Decisions

DefenseAlert, Jan. 26, 2012 -- The Defense Department's $525 billion fiscal year 2013 budget request cuts F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement quantities, reduces funding for the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle program because of a delay caused by a contract dispute, and curtails the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Elevated Netted Sensor System due to concerns about its cost and operational mobility, states a DOD white paper released today.
DOCUMENT: DOD White Paper

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