Italy Joins Germany in Fight for Lockheed Missile System
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Italy has joined Germany to press U.S. Defense Department officials to fight congressional efforts to cut funding for Lockheed Martin Corp.’s anti-missile system, known as the Medium Extended Air Defense System.
Defense panels in the U.S. Senate and the House have voted to cut the Pentagon’s $406.6 million request for Meads, which is being developed in partnership with Germany and Italy. The Senate Armed Services Committee in June eliminated the entire request, while the House of Representatives approved cuts of $149.5 million as part of its version of the 2012 defense authorization and defense appropriations bill.