Senate calls on Air Force to examine JSTARS rapid acquisition program office

By Leigh Giangreco / May 24, 2016 at 10:40 AM
Senate authorizers have called on the Air Force to deliver options to accelerate the recapitalization of its Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System fleet, including alternatives that would push initial operational capability two years ahead of the service's schedule. The Air Force originally projected the JSTARS recapitalization program's initial operational capability for fiscal year 2024 and full operational capability by FY-27, but service officials revealed plans in March to move the program's IOC from FY-24 to FY-23, Inside the Air...

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