
The U.S. Air Force, which recently announced plans to nix a replacement for its aging E-8C JSTARS ground-surveillance aircraft, is not pulling the plug on the program just yet.Facing congressional opposition to its proposal, the Air Force said Feb. 13 that it intends to continue reviewing industry bids for the replacement plane at least until the matter is resolved. The three competitors for the “recapitalization” effort are Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC]. “The Air Force is continuing with…