Just 7 months ago, Deputy Secretary Carter certified in writing to Congress that the Global Hawk system was 'essential to national security,' there was no other acceptable capability to meet the requirement, and that the Global Hawk was $220 million cheaper per year to operate than the U-2.
Wicker questions the inconsistency in the Global Hawk's importance and cost-effectiveness.
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