Robert Gates News
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Lockheed Martin Corp. lost $31.5 million of a possible $52.5 million in U.S. payments last year because its F-35 fighter failed to meet three milestones, according to Pentagon data.
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The Pentagon is challenging lawmakers not to pull apart its $525 billion proposed budget as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta went to Capitol Hill to make the case for reduced spending linked to a new military strategy.
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The Pentagon’s proposed $525 billion budget for fiscal year 2013 would seek the most savings on weapons by reducing purchases of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the military’s costliest program.
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told lawmakers he is “acutely aware” of the “many challenges” in production and testing facing Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fighter, the military’s costliest weapons program.
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pledged to contribute a U.S.-based Army brigade to a quick- reaction NATO force, as he sought to reassure European allies amid cuts in American troops on the continent.
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President Barack Obama, offering an election-year prescription to spur the economy, said the wealthiest Americans should pay more taxes in the name of fairness, to bring down the deficit and ensure those trying to make ends meet don’t have to “make up the difference.”
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates burst out of his office in mock horror.
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Iran is furnishing new, more deadly weapons to Shiite Muslim militias targeting U.S. troops in Iraq as part of a pattern of renewed attempts to exert influence in the region, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
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Lockheed Martin Corp. will win backing from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for the F-35B, the most complex model of the fighter jet, a U.S. official said.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates , an early voice of caution on U.S. military involvement in Libya, defended President Barack Obama ’s decision to join the air campaign in an appearance on Capitol Hill.
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