Video: Military & Aerospace Electronics editor gives his take on the 2012 DOD budget request

Video blog -- Military & Aerospace Electronics editor John Keller is getting nervous about proposed cutbacks in U.S. military research and development in the 2012 DOD budget. After a decade of overseas military operations, it may be high time to refill the technology pipeline.

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