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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Poland May Join Mobile Anti-Missile System, Finmeccanica Says
Poland may join a multinational mobile anti-missile program that the U.S. plans to withdraw from, said Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chairman of Finmeccanica SpA, one of the companies involved in the system’s development.
The U.S. has said it wants to terminate its role in the Medium Extended Air Defense System, or Meads, when the current development phase ends in 2013. The seven-year old, $4.2 billion program is a joint effort of the U.S., Italy and Germany involving a consortium of companies led by Lockheed Martin Corp. including Rome-based Finmeccanica.
“The Italian Ministry of Defense wants to save the program,” Guarguaglini said in an interview at the Paris Air Show yesterday. “Maybe we have Poland” joining the system, Guarguaglini said, adding that talks are underway with the country.
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