MEADS MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM UNDERGOES MANAGEMENT OVERHAUL

/ November 19, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Medium Extended Air Defense System management has been reorganized less than two weeks after the national armaments directors from the United States, Italy and Germany reaffirmed their commitment to the program. The newly installed managers of both the industry group that leads MEADS' development as well as the NATO agency that steers the government's participation have 120 days to rebaseline the program's cost and schedule and tackle some of its management problems, according to industry sources. At an Oct. 21...

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