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LM: National Armaments Directors approve MEADS program continuation plan

Rome, Italy - An amendment that funds two flight intercept tests

The National Armaments Directors of Germany, Italy and the United States approved a contract amendment that funds two flight intercept tests of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The amended contract also provides for a Launcher Missile Characterization Test and a Sensor Characterization Test before the MEADS Design and Development contract ends in 2014. The program remains within the...

fra/pec - 1135311
Rome, Italy, 11/04/2011 13:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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