Air Force jockeys for battle management platform in JSTARS recap

By Leigh Giangreco / November 25, 2015 at 9:00 AM
As the Air Force attempts to firm up its requirements for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization, the service is battling against the larger Defense Department enterprise on the appropriate platform for the system, according to the Air Force's outgoing acquisition executive. Although the Air Force has touted JSTARS for its battle management command-and-control capabilities, the other services view its primary role as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. That would open up the JSTARS recapitalization effort to...

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