U.S. Defense Secretary Proposes Increase to Budget

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has proposed an overall increase to the 2010 defense budget but has also suggested cuts to several weapons programs in an effort to shift spending goals.

Gates unveiled a $543 billion budget that placed an emphasis on healthcare funding for military personnel as well as investments in civilian staffing.

The defense secretary also proposed an end to the production of the F-22 fighter jet, a staple of the U.S. defense department since the Cold War. Gates has suggested a shift to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The proposal to cut the F-22 has worried its manufacturer Lockheed Martin which has said nearly 100,000 jobs could be at stake if production is cut.

Also on the chopping block is the construction of the latest presidential helicopters, the VH-71, which has fallen several years behind schedule.

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