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Army

Down To The Funding Wire, Italian Defense Minister Urges SecDef Support

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

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In a letter this week to U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Italian Defense Minister Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola urged an effort to continue funding the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The MEADS program is in financial jeopardy. Di Paola writes: “Three committees have zeroed the expected U.S. financial contribution for the year 2013 and this virtually means the termination of the Program even before the conclusion of the internationally agreed Design and Development (D&D) phase.” The U.S. defense budget…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

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