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Boeing Bloodied As Gates Proposes Slashing Missile Defense Programs In Budget Proposal

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Boeing ABL: No More Planes; Boeing GMD: No More Interceptors; Boeing EMD: Coasting On Old Funds Gates Plan Cuts 14 Percent Of MDA Funds; Aegis-Standard Missile Program Does Well, As Does THAAD System; Lawmakers Worried Just after North Korea yesterday demonstrated a vast advance in its long-range missile capabilities, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates today unveiled a budget plan that would freeze, slash or effectively terminate several missile defense programs, including the main protection against long-range missiles. But Gates said…

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