Pentagon Selects Prime Contractor for MEADS Program
;The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) and NATO Medium Extended Air Defense System Organization (NAMEADSMO) announced the selection, by a tri-national source selection committee, of MEADS International as the prime contractor for MEADS. MEADS International is a joint venture comprised of Lockheed Martin of the United States, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG of Germany, and Alenia Marconi Systems of Italy. ;MEADS is a transatlantic cooperative effort between the United States, Germany, and Italy to develop an air and missile defense system that is tactically mobile and transportable. It will be capable of countering tactical ballistic missiles and air-breathing threats, including cruise missiles. MEADS will improve the limited area defense of vital assets, both civilian and military, as well as provide capability to move with and protect the maneuver forces. ;MEADS will provide coalition forces with a system capability that is currently not available: a weapon system that can be deployed where it is needed with the versatility to provide force and asset protection during all phases of military operations. It will be employed either in combination with other systems as part of an integrated air defense, or individually in stand-alone operations. ;NAMEADSMO is made up of a steering committee consisting of one representative each from the U.S., Germany, Italy, and the NATO MEADS Management Agency (NAMEADSMA), located in Huntsville, Alabama.
Pentagon Selects Prime Contractor for MEADS Program
