Think Tank Calls for Naval-Air Focus, Weapons Cuts
Source: Defense Daily
Journalist: Emelie Rutherford
Original Post: Think Tank Calls for Naval-Air Focus, Weapons Cuts
Type: News Article
Project(s): Asia-Pacific Security , Diplomacy and Development, Iraq, Middle East, Special Operations Forces, Twenty First Century Strategic Environment, U.S. Military Forces and Operations, U.S. National Security and Defense Policy
People: Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel, The Honorable Michèle Flournoy, Travis Sharp
Journalist: Emelie Rutherford
Original Post: Think Tank Calls for Naval-Air Focus, Weapons Cuts
Type: News Article
October 10, 2011 — A top Washington think tank is calling on the Pentagon to prioritize naval and air forces during upcoming budget cuts, while controlling requirements for new systems, focusing investment on weapons research, and cutting big-ticket programs.
These overarching recommendations apply to four different Pentagon budget-cutting scenarios--which vary by the size of potential future spending reductions--detailed in a report the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) unveiled last Friday.
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Related:Project(s): Asia-Pacific Security , Diplomacy and Development, Iraq, Middle East, Special Operations Forces, Twenty First Century Strategic Environment, U.S. Military Forces and Operations, U.S. National Security and Defense Policy
People: Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel, The Honorable Michèle Flournoy, Travis Sharp
