Nobody knows for sure how the federal fiscal crisis might influence future defense spending.
The plane would be too expensive, for one thing, and it may not best meet Japan's future defense needs.
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In assessing prospective cuts and future defense programs and force structures, particular attention must be paid to preserving an effective technology base.
The expectation appears to be that, by so doing, Commerce will effectively enjoy primer inter pares status in future defense cooperation and similar negotiations.
Even as it vastly improves the defenses of gulf states, though, the administration is carefully calibrating Middle East arms sales to assure they do not impair the future defense of Israel.
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Liang said only that China was "studying" Mr. Gates's request for a deeper strategic dialogue, and declined to agree on specific dates for future defense talks, saying only that they would occur in the first half of 2011.
Despite uncertainty over the future defense budget and the possibility of sequestration, and after a recent scandal that led to the resignation of CEO-elect Chris Kubasik, Lockheed managed to deliver a decent fourth quarter on Thursday.
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And on top of all of this is the threat of future defense cuts that would be triggered by the budget control act's sequester mechanism in the event that the joint committee, which Frank mentioned I happen to serve on, doesn't come up with a spending reduction package that Congress can pass.
Finally, the above discussed levels of federal spending, deficits and debt include sharp reductions in future federal defense spending.
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The particular focus was the role long-range manned bombers could -- and should -- play in future American defense strategies.
This is not to argue that there should be no future cuts in defense spending.
Clearly, investors are signaling doubts about the future of the defense sector.
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Some of the Members participating in the hearing saw the necessary corrective step to be to ensure that Commerce was included in future negotiations on defense sales.
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The thinking was that cyber threats would keep proliferating for the foreseeable future, and defense companies were more likely to have the necessary clearances and market knowledge to compete in cyberwarfare than outsiders like Google or Microsoft.
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If confirmed for his position, Lynn probably would have a large say in the future of the missile defense system.
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But the future shape of the defense business still depends on who wins or loses competitions to build big-ticket weapons.
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There was nothing really future oriented in his defense of the path he has been pursuing over the past four years.
The Center also recommends legislation to require the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense on future East-West decontrol actions proposed by the Commerce Department.
Despite recent setbacks, the company that Phebe Novakovic will take over on January 1 is better positioned for the future than many of its defense-industry peers because it generates a quarter of corporate revenues from the prestigious Gulfstream business-jet line, which does not depend on the Pentagon for sales.
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Such efficiency can only be realized if planners can receive -- and bank on -- a reliable projection of the Defense Department's future spending stream.
Taking effect on March 1, 1986, the GRH sequester reduced the future growth rate of non-defense federal spending by 4.3%, and of defense spending by 4.9%.
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Its founder and president is George Brill, 36, who quit working as an aerospace engineer at McDonnell Douglas in 1991 when defense cuts put his future there in jeopardy.
In fact, DefCon's species of armchair hackers are more of a distraction for law enforcement than a real menace, says Jim Christy, director of future exploration at the Department of Defense's Cyber Crime Center.
Obviously, this is a nightmare for military planners and anyone in the defense industry trying to project future cashflows.
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Aerospace and defense stocks face an uncertain future with looming cuts to the Pentagon budget and the spiking yields show the uncertainty.
He is opposed to efforts by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to control future Pentagon spending.
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It has to, since softening demand from the U.S. military for its ground vehicles has combined with steep cuts in British defense spending to create a hole in future revenue projections that must be filled.
The more draconian the U.S. defense cuts, the more important it will be to maintain vigorous research and development programs and to avoid critical shortfalls and bottlenecks in defense production capacity as vital hedges against future security threats.
Ironically, the more draconian the U.S. defense cuts, the more important it is that we maintain vigorous research and development programs and avoid critical shortfalls and bottlenecks in defense production capacity that constitute vital hedges against future security threats.
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