Senior acquisition officials from the United States, Germany and Italy last week approved a plan to bring the development of the Medium Extended Air Defense System to an end within two years following the U.S. decision in February to quit the program, according to U.S. government and industry officials. Endorsement of the national armament directors, or NADs, comes after the lower-level MEADS board of directors approved the "Increment 1" plan in March, as Inside the Army reported last month (ITA,...
