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Space

MEADS Program Submits Life Cycle Cost Estimate

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Monday, September 27th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt 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. MEADS is a mobile, 360-degree coverage system that would replace Patriot…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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