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Lawmakers Want Air Force To Speed Up JSTARS Recapitalization

Pat Host

Wednesday, April 20th, 2016

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Lawmakers Want Air Force To Speed Up JSTARS Recapitalization

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft. Photo: Air Force.

House authorizers want the Air Force to accelerate the development, procurement and fielding of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization program.The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) tactical air and land forces subcommittee said in its mark released Tuesday that it is concerned that a protracted acquisition program will result in a multi-year capabilities gap, which will leave combatant commanders without an acceptable level of ground moving target indicators and battle management command and control (C2) capability. The…

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