France — David E. Meadows

“When Meadows's men set sail, it's sure to be a mission like no other.” -- W.E.B. Griffin
 
Over the waters off the Ivory Coast, a routine exercise turns into a mysterious disaster, when a flight of F-22 fighters simply vanishes. Someone has gotten hold of an experimental weapon being developed by the American Missile Defense Office -- and all signs point to the French.
 
And when a secret mission to destroy the weapon goes wrong, it leads to a covert battle along the coast of Africa that could bring the world to war.
 
Praise for David E. Meadows:
“On a par with Tom Clancy.” -- Milos Stankovic
 
“Not only does the author know his subject but [his] fiction could readily become fact.” -- John Tegler, host of the syndicated television show, Capital Conversation