Germany Selects Meads Over Patriot

Credit: Lockheed Martin
LONDON—Germany has thrown the Medium Extended Air Defense System (Meads) a lifeline by selecting it over Raytheon’s Patriot to form the backbone of Germany’s ground-based air defense. The move which comes four years after the United States decided not to procure the system, will see Meads replace...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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