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Congress

Panetta, Kendall Request MEADS Support From Key Senators

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall have written key senators asking for their support for Fiscal Year 2013 funding to complete U.S. obligations in the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. There have been a recent series of letters from U.S., German and Italian leaders in support of the program. MEADS is a tri-national effort among the United States, Germany and Italy, led by prime contractor MEADS International,…

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