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MEADS Program Submits Life Cycle Cost Estimate

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Friday, September 24th, 2010

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MEADS International has turned in the Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) to the three partner nations--the United States, Germany and Italy--contending owning the systems is less expensive than the current air and missile defense systems the nations now deploy. The LCCE is a required part of the Critical Design Review, much of which was successfully completed in August (Defense Daily, Aug. 27). MEADS is a mobile, 360-degree coverage system that would replace…

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