Defense Department acting acquisition chief Frank Kendall has proposed altering plans for the remaining work on the Medium Extended Air Defense System program to reduce cost, raising the specter of early termination, according to defense officials. "DOD's plan is to discuss the potential for a re-scoped MEADS proof of concept that will demonstrate key system technologies and achieve delivery of technical data at a reduced funding level," Pentagon spokeswoman Cheryl Irwin wrote in an email to Inside the Army ,...
