U.S. Air Force prioritises investment in JSTARS programme
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The U.S. Air Force is now courting enthusiastic interest from the world’s leading aerospace firms, having allocated $70 million in the FY 2015 budget request for a next-generation replacement to the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS).
Current plans are to bring the new surveillance aircraft into operation by 2022. At present, the JSTARS fleet is comprised of 16 E-8C aircraft (11 operational) based on a modified Boeing 707-300 airframe, each equipped with long-range...
