Warner Opposes DOD Cuts: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R-Va.) and five of his colleagues have expressed their ire over the expected $32 billion defense budget cut for 2007-11. The six on Dec. 16 sent a letter to President Bush outlining their opposition to ending the “modest” growth that, over the past few years, has helped the military recover from the “procurement holiday” of the 1990s.
The Pentagon is making progress developing a new target round for test the effectiveness of U.S. missile defenses. Contractor Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of a redesigned vehicle Jan. 8.
