Department of Defense Undersecretary Ashton Carter has told Congress that it would keep working on Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk reconnaissance drone even though it’s way over budget. He notified Congress on Tuesday that the program was essential to national security and that there were no alternatives that would meet the department’s requirements for less money.

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