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Poland Considers MEADS As It Seeks Modern Air/Missile Defense System

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, November 15th, 2013

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A senior delegation from Poland attended the Nov. 6 tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successful dual intercept of simultaneously attacking air-breathing target and a tactical ballistic missile in the New Mexico desert, officials said. Poland plans to procure a modernized air and missile defense capability and the MEADS system or elements of it could become part of it. In March, a senior defense official said it planned to spend about $10 billion for modernizing air defense, and about…

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