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MEADS Program Momentum Continues Toward Fourth Quarter Intercept Test

Monday, April 1st, 2013

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President Barack Obama signed the continuing budget resolution that includes defense appropriation funds to complete the Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System (MEADS) Proof of Concept (PoC) under development by the United States, Germany and Italy. Congress passed the Continuing Resolution March 21 to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. MEADS was envisioned to provide an advanced, mobile 360 degree coverage system, initially designed as a successor to the Patriot Weapon System. “We’re…

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HASC’s Final FY ‘27 NDAA Expands Systems Eligible For Multi-Years, Includes LTAMDS, IBCS, ARRW

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HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

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Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

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Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]