El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos va a anunciar recortes al Pentágono, debido a la presión de congresistas republicanos. Algunos de los recortes afectan importantes programas como la compra de nuevos blindados para los Marines, lo que afecta a la española Santa Bárbara. Otro programa que podría verse afectado sería la versión de despegue vertical del F-35 para los Marines.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is taking bold steps to try to spare the Pentagon from painful budget cuts, as newly elected tea party activists storm Capitol Hill pledging that no government program — even those for the troops — should be considered sacrosanct.
Gates was expected to announce Thursday that he would cancel a $13 billion plan to buy the Marines new armored vehicles from General Dynamics Corp. that can quickly ferry troops from ship to shore while under fire. Other cost-cutting measures were planned as well, including the delay of the Marine version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to defense analysts familiar with the plan.
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