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MEADS Program Momentum Continues Toward Fourth Quarter Intercept Test

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

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Congress has sent President Barack Obama a 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 (Defense Daily, March 22). MEADS was envisioned to provide an advanced, mobile 360 degree coverage system, initially designed as a successor…

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

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