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 is designed to replace Patriot systems in the US and Germany as
well as the Nike Hercules system in Italy. It will protect ground forces and fixed
installations against attack by current and next-generation airborne threats, such
as aircraft, missiles and unmanned air vehicles. The total system is designed for
rapid airlift deployment and ground mobility.
Lockheed Martin's (lockheedmartin.com)
business in Syracuse, NY, is responsible for the new truck-mounted surveillance
radar for MEADS and has selected SprayCool technology to cool electronics in the
radar platform.
