De Maiziere Testifies At Bundestag Euro Hawk Hearings

BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 31: German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere arrives with commission chairwoman Susanne Kastner to testify at the Bundestag commission hearings over the Euro Hawk defense contract on July 31, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The German government cancelled the military drone project, which has already consumed EUR 562 million (USD 739 million) due to complications with domestic flight certification. The parliament is expected to interview military and government officials as well as senior executives from Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. (EADS), producers of the drones, on the matter before reporting its results in September. The affair has put pressure on German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere prior to federal elections scheduled for September. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)