The Air Force defended its attempt to stop purchasing a variant of the Global Hawk drone before frustrated lawmakers Thursday. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) member Jim Moran (D-Va.) quizzed service leaders about why they haven’t purchased three final Global Hawk Block 30s, as directed by the panel. The Pentagon annoyed lawmakers last year when it proposed killing the variant of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] unmanned aerial vehicle. Military officials argued the Block 30 variant of the multi-version aircraft will…
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