03.06.2005, 16:23
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Zitat:$3.4B Development Contract Signed for MEADS
MEADS ConceptDID has covered the political controversy in Germany over its participation in the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS program), which aims to produce a successor to the Nike Hercules and Patriot air-defense missiles that can provide area defense against both future aircraft and ballistic missiles.
The German government finally gave their clearance on April 20, 2005, and now MEADS International (MI) has formally signed a definitized contract to design and develop the tri-national MEADS with the USA and Italy. The contract value is approximately $3.4 billion for the program's design and development (D&D) phase, and extends the period of performance of a previous letter contract that was awarded to MI by the NATO MEADS Management Agency (NAMEADSMA) in September 2004.
MEADS International is a joint venture of MBDA Italia, EADS/LFK in Germany, and Lockheed Martin in the US. [...]