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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Germany Won't Pursue MEADS Military Project - Defense Ministry
Germany won't pursue a multi-billion dollar military defense project known as the Medium Extended Air Defense System, or MEADS, after its partner the U.S. also pulled out of the program, a spokesman for the country's defense ministry said Wednesday, confirming a press report in Financial Times Deutschland.
MEADS is an air and missile defense system supposed to protect troops from shorter-range ballistic missiles, low-flying cruise missiles and enemy aircraft. It was set to replace the Patriot missile-defense system.
The Pentagon and its European partners have been weighing the fate of the program amid the U.S. defense secretary's drive to cut costs.
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