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Ending F-22: $2.9B, Laser Aircraft Savings: $214M, Cutting Wasteful Defense Spending: Priceless
Christina Bellantoni | October 28, 2009, 11:47AM
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The White House sent TPMDC some figures detailing the savings from the waste the Obama administration slashed from the Pentagon budget.
We detailed the cuts earlier, since President Obama will use them as an example of how "change" has come to Washington.
More information is here, but the list of cuts and their savings provided by an administration aide is after the jump.
Terminates the F-22 program: Savings - $2.9BTerminates Transformational Satellite: Savings - $768M
Terminates the VH-71 program: Savings - $750M
Reduces Aircraft Carrier Rebuild Schedule: Savings - $727M
Terminates Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle: Savings - $633M
Reduces Ground Based Midcourse Defense Program: Savings - $504M
Terminates the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program: Savings - $387M
Terminates the multiple kill vehicle (MKV): Savings - $283M
Cancels the second Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft, and refocuses the ABL program as a technology research effort: Savings - $214M
Terminates Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR-X) Helicopter: Savings - $144M
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Indie Pro
October 28, 2009 11:50 AM
Thank you Obama!
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Indie Pro
October 28, 2009 11:52 AM in reply to Indie Pro
though terminating "Combat Search & Rescue". I hope this is a redundant system or something. I believe this is the program that rescues downed pilots isn't it?
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Redshift
October 28, 2009 1:13 PM in reply to Indie Pro
Based on some quick Googling, CSAR-X is a specific search-and-rescue helicopter, so this isn't about terminating combat search and rescue programs in general.
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Indie Pro
October 28, 2009 1:51 PM in reply to Redshift
thanks
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Connor
October 28, 2009 11:50 AM
It says a lot about how much our country has changed in the past 4 years when a Democratic president can safely boast about Defense cuts and not be accused of being anti-American and whatnot.
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Redshift
October 28, 2009 1:16 PM in reply to Connor
Oh, I'm sure he will be, as long as Fox is on the air. But I don't think such accusations will be effective (or feared), which is indeed a big change.
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johnmccsf
October 28, 2009 12:09 PM
Still can't believe we dumped the F-22
The advertising was overwhelming...not just Lockheed TV and on line media but in MOVIES fer crissakes
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VivaAmerica!
October 28, 2009 12:12 PM
Yeah, but ___________________________________
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Dorn76
October 28, 2009 12:25 PM in reply to VivaAmerica!
This is a drop in the bucket compared with what we are still spending in blood and treasure in Iraq and Afganistan.
Good start though.
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Beagle
October 28, 2009 2:04 PM
Is [LIE]berman OK with these spending cuts?
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