Deadline Day for White House Sequestration Plan
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Today is the deadline for the White House to detail how the budget will be cut under sequestration, UPI reports. The Pentagon’s top arms buyer says program managers should prepare for an 11 percent cut under sequestration, according to DoD Buzz.
Is the Triton BAMS drone heading to Guam? Defense Tech reports on the possibility.
Boeing gets $21.1 million more from NAVAIR for the procurement of aircraft armament equipment for the Super Hornet and Growler aircraft.
Further cuts could make the Pentagon re-think its wariness about mergers, Aviation Week reports. The magazine also says that the U.S. will still have to cut some programs and research budgets, even it sequestration is avoided.
Sixty-six countries are now eligible to buy American drones, according to Aviation Week. However, AOL Defense warns that a Romney win in November could doom the Obama administration’s export reforms.
