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UPDATE 2-Gates finding $78 bln more in Pentagon cuts-lawmaker Thu Jan 6, 2011 1:48pm EST * $78 bln to go toward reducing deficit * Lockheed's F-35 programs to be restructured * General Dynamics' amphibious craft axed * Lawmakers ultimately hold the purse strings * Defense shares up slightly (Adds further detail from congressional briefing) WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to $78 billion in budget cuts over five years that would go to deficit reduction, an amount beyond $100 billion in internal savings that will be redirected to other military programs, a top lawmaker said. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard McKeon, speaking to reporters on Thursday after a briefing from Gates, said the new cuts were more dramatic than defense companies had previously been bracing for. "I'm not happy," McKeon said. Congress ultimately controls the Defense Department's budget and may not support the cuts. The Arca index of defense stocks .DFII was up 0.6 percent in early afternoon trade. Gates began his quest for $100 billion in internal savings last May to ensure funding for troops and modernization. Reuters reported earlier this week that Gates was under pressure from the White House to find additional savings. The additional $78 billion in cuts means that more weapons programs could go on the chopping block, as Gates tries to cancel lower-priority contracts and trim overhead costs. Gates is scheduled to brief reporters later on Thursday about the cuts. Lawmakers often block administration efforts to cancel pricey weapons programs since they provide high-paying jobs in their home districts. For instance, the Pentagon has tried for five years to cancel an alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that is being developed by General Electric (GE.N) and Britain's Rolls-Royce (RR.L), but lawmakers have refused to kill the program. Lawmakers are already signaling their concerns about the latest Gates plan, especially a move to terminate the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, a 40-ton amphibious landing craft being developed by General Dynamics Corp (GD.N). ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
