With pressure mounting from Congress, Air Force officials said they could accelerate the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program, though risk remains with the platform’s radar integration. During a House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing Wednesday, House representatives grilled Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh and Secretary Deborah Lee James over the prolonged recapitalization effort. Although the service is not seeking new technology for the battle management command-and-control (BMC2) platform, James maintained the integration of radars on...
