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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Meads Radar Piques Army Interest, Though Funds Are Lacking


Though money is scarce in the near-term, there may be hope yet for Lockheed Martin to sell at least a portion of the Medium Extended Air-Defense System (Meads) to the U.S. Army.

The 360-deg. surveillance radar from the tri-national air and missile defense program is the takeaway that has the nearest-term potential for infusion into the U.S. Patriot/PAC-3 arsenal.

At the 15th Space and Missile Defense Conference here, Brig. Gen. Ole Knudson, program executive officer for missiles and space, said he feels the surveillance radar is the most compelling piece of the system for U.S. applicability.

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