MEADS International submitted final proposal to Germany for its new air defense missile system 11810161

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MEADS International submitted final proposal to Germany for its new air defense missile system
Lockheed Martin from U.S., with MBDA Germany and Italian Company Leonardo submitted the final proposal to Germany to develop Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). Germany last year chose the MEADS, made by MBDA and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), over Raytheon Co's (RTN.N) Patriot system.
     
Lockheed Martin from U.S., with MBDA Germany and Italian Company Leonardo submitted the final proposal to Germany to develop Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). Germany last year chose the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), made by MBDA and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), over Raytheon Co's (RTN.N) Patriot system. MEADS mobile launcher unit at MSPO 2014, defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland.
     
In June 2015, Germany has selected the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) for its missile defense needs over the Patriot.

On 28th September 2016, MBDA Deutschland GmbH submitted its proposal for the development of TLVS, Germany’s future ground-based air defence system, to BAAINBw (the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support).

“The offer presented to BAAINBw is the result of a detailed analysis and negotiation process with our partners and suppliers. It is based on the RFP (Request for Proposal) we received at the end of February 2016 and forms the basis for negotiations with the German customer”, said Thomas Gottschild, Managing Director of MBDA Deutschland.

Poland has also showed interest for the MEADS (Medium Extended Air Defense System), MEADS International has teamed with Poland’s Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) to bid external link external link on the country’s Wisla air defense program and related opportunities.

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is a ground-mobile air and missile defense system intended to replace the Patriot missile system through a NATO-managed development. The program is a tri-national development of the US, Germany, and Italy.

MEADS is a mobile Air and Missile Defense System that is easily transportable, tactically mobile and uses the hit-to-kill PAC-3 MSE Missile to defeat tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft, providing full 360-degree engagement. Proven hit-to-kill technology provides the best defense against tactical ballistic missiles (TBM) armed with weapons of mass destruction.

The MEADS systems uses the PAC-3 MSE missile. The ‘hit-to-kill’ PAC-3 Missile is the world’s most advanced, capable and powerful theater air defense missile. It defeats the entire threat spectrum of tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs) carrying weapons of mass destruction, advanced cruise missiles and aircraft.