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German Defense Minister Sees Counsequences If MEADS Funding Lost

Friday, July 20th, 2012

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There could be “unintended consequences” if the United States unilaterally withdraws from funding the proof of concept of the trilateral Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), according to German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere. In a July 9 letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, de Maiziere thanked him for his continuous support of the MEADS program, but said for program partners Germany and Italy, completing the proof of concept phase is an “essential basis for our future air defense as…

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