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Army

Italy Will Hold U.S. Financially Accountable For Any MEADS Withdrawal, Minister Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

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If the United States does not provide funding to complete the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) design and development ( D&D) phase, Italy will hold it financially accountable, the Defense Minister last week wrote in a letter to the Secretary of Defense and the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. The U.S., German and Italian anti-missile development program would provide mobile, 360 degree protection against current and future air, tactical and ballistic missile…

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Congress

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