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Global Hawk Termination Scrutinized On Hill

Friday, February 17th, 2012

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House lawmakers who craft the defense budget are voicing concerns about the Pentagon’s proposal to cancel a variant of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey appeared before the powerful House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) yesterday for the third day of hearings on the $525.4 billion defense budget the White House proposed on Monday. HAC-D Chairman C.W. “Bill” Young (R-Fla.) expressed concerns about the $487…

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Congress

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