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Republican Mitt Romney would accelerate spending on new Navy warships, cut the Pentagon's civilian workforce and speed up development of new weapons systems if he wins the 2012 presidential election, two advisers said on Thursday.
Dov Zakheim, who was Pentagon comptroller under President George W. Bush, and his son, Roger Zakheim, who is on leave as deputy staff director of the House Armed Services Committee, sketched out Romney's priorities at a meeting with reporters.
They said he would fund 15 warships a year -- up from nine in the latest request from the Obama administration -- as early as 2015; focus on development of a new bomber, and continue work on the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Romney insisted during the first presidential debate with President Barack Obama that he would increase military spending, but big weapons makers like Lockheed, Boeing Co, and Northrop Grumman Corp are anxiously awaiting details.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/us-usa-campaign-romney-defense-idUSBRE89A1PC20121011
Dov Zakheim, who was Pentagon comptroller under President George W. Bush, and his son, Roger Zakheim, who is on leave as deputy staff director of the House Armed Services Committee, sketched out Romney's priorities at a meeting with reporters.
They said he would fund 15 warships a year -- up from nine in the latest request from the Obama administration -- as early as 2015; focus on development of a new bomber, and continue work on the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Romney insisted during the first presidential debate with President Barack Obama that he would increase military spending, but big weapons makers like Lockheed, Boeing Co, and Northrop Grumman Corp are anxiously awaiting details.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/us-usa-campaign-romney-defense-idUSBRE89A1PC20121011