U.S., European Officials to Discuss Fate of MEADS at NATO Meeting

By Sebastian Sprenger / October 20, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Defense acquisition chief John Young is slated to meet with senior German and Italian officials in Brussels tomorrow to discuss the fate of the trilateral Medium-Extended Air Defense System program. Young and his counterparts, Tjark Happach and Gen. Gianni Botondi, are expected to gather on the sidelines of a Council of National Armaments Directors meeting at NATO headquarters in the Belgian capital, attended by the defense acquisition chiefs of all alliance members. The trilateral meeting follows assurances by Young to...

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