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Army

DoD Certifies Funds For MEADS Proof of Concept Completion

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

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Funding is available to complete the design and development Proof of Concept of the U.S.-German and Italian missile defense effort, the Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System (MEADS), Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel wrote to his counterparts in Germany and Italy. However, in his April 8 letter Hagel wrote, “the funds provided for MEADS are subject to a reduction of less than 10 percent through the sequestration currently affecting our FY 2013 funds.” Hagel waited to write until DoD fiscal…

Budget

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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