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MEADS Preparing For Early November Intercept Test

Gally Articola

Friday, October 25th, 2013

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The major event for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Proof of Concept--an intercept flight test--is on track for early November, executives said. “This is one of the key tests of the Proof of Concept,” Gregory Kee, general manager of the NATO MEADS Management Agency (NAMEADSA), told Defense Daily. The test was designed and approved to show the system fully meets the capabilities agreed to by the tri-national program partners in 2011. The United States, Germany and Italy are running…

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