09/04/07 05:31:33 ZA8u/A7I
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Gates announces major cuts in defense budget By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes Tuesday, April 7, 2009
ゲーツ国防長官、軍事予算の削減計画を発表(スターズ＆ストライプス、部分抜粋)
F-22生産停止、未来戦闘システムの見直し、VH-71ヘリコプター計画の廃棄、DDG－1000の価格削減
Gates said he would eliminate the $11 billion VH-71 Presidential Helicopter program, end production of the F-22
Raptor at 187 aircraft, negotiate less expansive ways to build three DDG-1000 destroyers and drop the $87 billion
vehicle portion of the Army’s Future Combat Systems program.
特殊戦闘部隊の増員、サイバー機密保護要員の増員、契約社員の正規雇用者への置き換え
The military’s special operations forces ranks will be increased by nearly 3,000 next year, and the Pentagon will
triple the number of students in its cybersecurity programs. And Gates announced plans to hire up 30,000 new
government employees to replace contractor slots over the next five years, 13,000 in 2010 alone.
通常戦闘へのプロジェクト予算＝50％、非正規戦闘へのプロジェクト＝10%、両用プロジェクト＝40%
He estimated that about 10 percent of the total figure will go toward irregular warfare projects, 50 percent for
conventional warfighting, and 40 percent dual-purpose programs.
将来的に空母を12→10に削減、CGXクルーザー計画の停止
The budget also plans to hold the Navy’s future aircraft carrier fleet at 10, down from the current 12. That was
one of several major cuts for the Navy, including a halt to the CGX cruiser program and a delay in production of
an 11th Landing Platform Dock Ship.
ミサイル防衛関連では地上ベースのインターセプター・システムの見直しを行う
Gates said that the missile defense program will also see cuts while officials re-evaluate ground-based interceptor
systems.
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