Continuing to fund the trinational Medium Extended Air Defense System "makes no sense," according to Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK). "Last year, this committee unanimously agreed to get rid of the funding for MEADS, but you have now presented again in your budget to fund it -- almost a half a billion dollars," Begich said during a March 29 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to confirm a number of Defense Department appointees, including Frank Kendall to become Pentagon acquisition chief. "It...
