With cannon plan shot down, Elgin officials, US. Sen. Jim Inhofe will reload
Dennis Morris, president of BAE Systems, Armament Systems, presents U.S. Senator James Inhofe with a photo of the XM-1203 Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon parked outside the U.S. Capitol during dedication ceremonies for the BAE Systems Initial Facility building at the Fort Sill Industrial Park in Elgin on Aug. 25, 2008. Looking on at right is Elgin Mayor Larry Thoma. Photo by Paul B. Southerland
WASHINGTON — Oklahomans in Congress reacted harshly Monday to Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ plans to cancel a proposed Army cannon that was to be partially assembled in Elgin.
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AT A GLANCE
PENTAGON OUTLINES DEFENSE CUTS
The nation should stop pouring billions into futuristic, super-expensive F-22 jet fighters, pull the plug on new presidential helicopters and put the money into systems U.S. soldiers can use against actual foes, Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared Monday. Major overhaul plans laid out by the Obama administration’s Pentagon chief would slash several giant weapons programs — and thousands of civilian jobs that go with them.
Programs facing cuts
• The F-22 Raptor, the military’s most expensive fighter plane at $140 million apiece.
• A new fleet of Marine One presidential helicopters — with a price tag of $13 billion.
• A $160 billion Army system of combat vehicles, flying sensors and bomb-hunting robots.
• Plans to build a shield of missile interceptors to defend against attacks by rogue countries.
• A new communications satellite.
• A program for a new Air Force transport plane. The Associated Press
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